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The Founder

Cécile AVIO

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Founder of HandiDanse Adaptée Inclusive® (1992)
Honorary President of the HandiDanse Adaptée Inclusive® Federation

Technical and Artistic Director of the Federation

In charge of teaching and technical aspects of the Federation's training courses and shows
Speaker at conferences - forums - dance and disability conservatories
Founder of La Rencontre Nationale HandiDanse® and the National HandiDanse Competition
State-approved dance teacher (Ministry of Culture)
Choreographer of the Cécile AVIO Company
Administrative and artistic director of the Caudry Dance School (2005-2016)
National Technical Advisor for Handisport Dance - Creation of HandiDance Practice at the FFH (2002-2004)
Assistant Director to Monique LOUDIERES (Star dancer with the Paris Opera)
(Ecole Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, Assistant to Mrs Monique Loudières) 2003-2004

Cécile AVIO was appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite au titre du 1er Ministre au titre de l'Associatif by decree of the President of the Republic on 29 May 2019.

Cécile Avio has been recognised for her distinguished merit, demonstrating her attachment to the values of the Republic and, more specifically, for the work she has been doing for some thirty years in the field of disability.

This distinction recognises her investment in her Dance and Disability training and her involvement in transmitting the values of solidarity and inclusion of disabled people throughout France and internationally. 

Cécile AVIO was honoured by the French Ministry of Sport and Paralympics in 2023 with the Bronze Medal for her commitment to associations.

The Board of Directors

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Emilie VERRONNEAU

President

Elise LAURENT

Pierre MILON

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Sandrine BOUCAUT-SAMUT

General Secretary

Célia MACABRE

Denise LECOINTE

Domitille VERHEYE

Caroline TOURNEBISE

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Elisa RASZKA

Treasurer

Julie
MARTY

Brigitte VERNES

The Mission Managers

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Emilie VERRONNEAU

President

Dancer and Animator
HandiDanse Adapted Inclusive®

Training assistant to Cécile AVIO

Specialized Technical Educator

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Baptiste
AVIO

Development Manager

Inclusive Adapted HandiDanse Animator

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Michel NALEZNIAK

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Blandine
DASSONNEVILLE
DE SAINT ANDRIEU

Co-Founder of FHDAI

AVIO® Method Professor

Responsible for the Training Commission

Ballroom Dance Teacher

Educational assistant to Cécile AVIO

AVIO® Method Professor
Trainer of AVIO Trainers

AVIO Trainer

Responsible for administration and the AVIO training commission

State-certified dance teacher

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Amandine
LENFANT

Training and Human Resources Officer

The Training Committee

The role of the Training Committee is to deal with all questions relating to the various federal training courses, certifications and titles.

It is within it that decisions relating to the development and improvement of these different subjects are taken.

Cécile
AVIO

Emilie VERRONNEAU

Michel NALEZNIAK

Sandrine
BOUCAUT-SAMUT

Blandine
DASSONNEVILLE
DE SAINT ANDRIEU

Natacha
SCULIER-BLOQUET

Domitille VERHEYE

The Improvement Council

The role of the Improvement Council is to bring together different professionals from the medical and medico-social fields in order to conduct studies on the evolution of several issues with the aim of optimizing the interventions and training of the HandiDanse Adaptée Inclusive® Federation.

Cécile
AVIO

Founder of the Fédération HandiDanse Adaptée Inclusive® 

Emilie VERRONNEAU

President of the Fédération HandiDanse Adaptée Inclusive®

Pierre
MILON

Specialized Technical Educator

Yssoufi
ATTOUMANI

Director of EHPAD

Thierry
AWNER

IEM Director

Physiotherapist

Domitille VERHEYE

Federal Reference for Psychomotor Disability

Manon PEMJEAN

Nurse

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