Warriors Beyond War

We aim to enhance and enrich the lives of wounded, ill and injured active duty and veteran service members of the U.S. Ending the stigma through dance

With a special focus on the positive effects of dance, we provide dance instruction & social activity as recreational therapy to reduce the su***de rate & enhance the lives of active military, veteran & the 1st responder community Armed Forces through a unique program incorporating therapeutic social dancing with a variety of music and professional instruction.

03/14/2024

🐈 Kitten Yoga? Sounds like a perfect match! If you are in the Hinsdale IL area May 5th come try sometime new as the Hinsdale Humane society celebrates military appreciation month.

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02/21/2024

Join Chicago Veterans for a Night of Fun and Games at Stay and Play Game Cafe! Indulge in amazing Puerto Rican cuisine while having fun playing board games with fellow U.S. Military Veterans tomorrow. This is such a fun event and great opportunity to meet fellow local veterans. Sign up here:

Veterans Game Night! Join Chicago Veterans for a Night of Fun and Games at Stay and Play Game Cafe!

02/06/2024

Come out Feb 15-18, to support one of our longest supporter & sponsor: The Chicago International Salsa Congress as they host their annual dance congress filled with Salsa, bachata, Latin Hustle, West Coast Swing and more! Wether you want to watch or participate, there is something for everyone as the weekend has daily classes, performances and social dancing, dance contests & even a movie screening.

Get more information about the schedule & ticket options here: https://chicagosalsacongress.com/

01/30/2024

Calling all woman veterans, active duty service members, retirees and reservist to come out for a night of sisterhood, dance and mock-tails along side Chicago Veterans, the Travis Manion Foundation & Warriors Beyond War on Friday Feb 23rd. Early registration is recommended as we are expected to reach capacity.

Register here 👉🏼 https://bellydancewbw.eventbrite.com

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Our Story

The founder of Warriors Beyond War was also the Executive Director for the now dissolved Soldiers Who Salsa organization based out of San Diego. Although both organizations serve(ed) a similar mission, the Executive Director having served in the U.S. Marines for 14yrs with a brother in serving in the Police department & another as a Fireman, he understood that both veterans and first responders share many common experiences. He realized the opportunity to serve not only more wounded veterans, but similar warriors such as our nation’s first responders. Additionally, while serving overseas in Iraq, the E.D lost 14 amazing Marines who were KIA. He knows the importance of ensuring that not only they are not forgotten, but their families as well. Once the newly appointed Board director decided to dissolve SWS, The E.D saw an amazing opportunity to move his resources and headquarters to Chicago, IL, continue the mission that Soldiers Who Salsa was founded on, but implementing the above changes, to become a much more inclusive organization, have a more therapeutically focused program and maintain a very active organization. This is what lead Warriors Beyond War to be founded. Although the organization is based out of Chicago, our focus is on being a national organization. In addition to our dance program we create and take part in various events, dance and non-dance related programs and activities as well as veteran focused and non veteran focused events to ensure our alumni have many opportunities to come together as a family and be in a safe environment of bonding, camaraderie and healing. Currently, thanks to the amazing donations from people like you, we are looking at opportunities to expand in new parts of the country to reach more of our wounded warriors.