Add to ORKGa renowned modern dance company, developed dance classes for persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD), friends, and family. In 5 years, classes have increased from 2 to 9 participants once a month, to weekly classes of 20 to over 30 participants. Professional dancers teach the classes in a large dance studio with live piano accompaniment. This article explains the rationale of dance for PD, describes teaching methods, and includes participants ’ observations. Perceived benefits noted by 15 participants with PD to a validated questionnaire are discussed. Key words: dance
Therapeutic dancing has been advocated as an effective adjunct to conventional physical therapies fo...
Recent studies suggest dance may be able to improve motor and non-motor disabilities in Parkinson's ...
BACKGROUND: Clinically, individuals diagnosed with Parkinson disease (PD) present several symptoms t...
Individuals diagnosed with PD experience balance and movement difficulties, as well as cognitive and...
Individuals with Parkinson´s disease (PD) mainly suffer from motor impairments which increase t...
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects mobility and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), through a neur...
abstract: While growing up, I was placed into dance classes, dance started out as a hobby, but as I ...
Introduction: Dance can reduce motor symptoms in persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the...
Aim\ud \ud - To evaluate the impact of a pilot Dance for Parkinson’s program on balance and gait in...
Background: A recent systematic review of a wide variety of dance interventions for people with Park...
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that does not have a cure. Symptoms include ...
This poster presents the implementation of a community-based dance program for individuals diagnosed...
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative movement disorder of the central nervous system. Thi...
SummaryTherapeutic dancing has been advocated as an effective adjunct to conventional physical thera...
I chose to examine the effects of different styles of dance on individuals with Parkinson’s disease ...
Therapeutic dancing has been advocated as an effective adjunct to conventional physical therapies fo...
Recent studies suggest dance may be able to improve motor and non-motor disabilities in Parkinson's ...
BACKGROUND: Clinically, individuals diagnosed with Parkinson disease (PD) present several symptoms t...
Individuals diagnosed with PD experience balance and movement difficulties, as well as cognitive and...
Individuals with Parkinson´s disease (PD) mainly suffer from motor impairments which increase t...
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects mobility and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), through a neur...
abstract: While growing up, I was placed into dance classes, dance started out as a hobby, but as I ...
Introduction: Dance can reduce motor symptoms in persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the...
Aim\ud \ud - To evaluate the impact of a pilot Dance for Parkinson’s program on balance and gait in...
Background: A recent systematic review of a wide variety of dance interventions for people with Park...
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that does not have a cure. Symptoms include ...
This poster presents the implementation of a community-based dance program for individuals diagnosed...
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative movement disorder of the central nervous system. Thi...
SummaryTherapeutic dancing has been advocated as an effective adjunct to conventional physical thera...
I chose to examine the effects of different styles of dance on individuals with Parkinson’s disease ...
Therapeutic dancing has been advocated as an effective adjunct to conventional physical therapies fo...
Recent studies suggest dance may be able to improve motor and non-motor disabilities in Parkinson's ...
BACKGROUND: Clinically, individuals diagnosed with Parkinson disease (PD) present several symptoms t...
