Rx Ballroom Dance provides free virtual ballroom dance group instruction to anyone diagnosed with a neurological or neurodegenerative disease, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and dementia. During ...
Neil Godick learned six months ago that he has Parkinson's disease, but he says he wears his "diagnosis as a badge of honor." Still, Godick, 84, also has had a series of falls. As part of his ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — When someone has Parkinson's disease, there are challenges to everyday movement. That's why the Grand Rapids Ballet is getting people with the disease to dance. "Working with ...
A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and Balettakademien Stockholm found that performing in a dance company and being involved in its activities play a significant role in the identity ...
A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and Balettakademien Stockholm found that performing in a dance company and being involved in its activities play a significant role in the identity ...
An Emory University professor is teaching adapted tango dance classes to veterans living with Parkinson's disease, helping them reclaim their lives. Dr. Madeleine Hackney recently completed a clinical ...
The CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Dance Studies and Health Science programs teamed up this semester to offer a class designed to help students understand Parkinson’s disease from both a dance and ...
Dance therapy, sometimes referred to as dance/movement therapy or DMT, is a mental health treatment that uses dance and other forms of physical movement to improve someone’s emotional and ...
Parkinson’s disease music therapy is backed by peer-reviewed science: external rhythm bypasses the brain’s damaged timing circuit, improving gait velocity by 15-20%. Ahead of its TIFF premiere Sept.
During the pandemic, Rx Ballroom Dance has had to move its classes online. The nonprofit provides free ballroom dance group instruction to anyone diagnosed with a neurological or neurodegenerative ...