Birmingham-based Propel Dance, the UK's first and only professional wheelchair dance company, is bringing its new show Momentum to mac Birmingham on Wednesday 11 November.

Following investment from Arts Council England, Momentum is Propel Dance's biggest tour to date - a dynamic showcase of seven short works that puts professional wheelchair dance centre stage.

Featuring solos, a duet and a quartet, Momentum blends contemporary dance with para dance sport technique to create work that is joyful, powerful and technically exciting.

The Birmingham performance will bring together Propel Dance, local inclusive community dance group Freewheelin’ and Montpellier-based guest artist Nathan Waye, in a varied programme celebrating disability dance at both professional and community level. Freewheelin’ and guest artist Nathan Waye will perform alongside Propel Dance as part of an evening that showcases different voices, styles and experiences of disability dance.

The five-strong Propel Dance company includes returning dancers Rebecca Fowler from Birmingham, and Lauren Russell, alongside new young dancers Katie McConnell, Jay Whitehead, and Poppy Jones who represent the next generation of disabled dance artists.

Propel Dance is the UK's first and only professional wheelchair dance company and has previously been featured on Channel 4. The company's work combines contemporary dance and para dance sport techniques, creating ambitious, high-energy performances that challenge perceptions of what wheelchair dance can be.

Momentum shows at Midlands Arts Centre on Wednesday 11 November. Tickets can be booked at propeldance.uk