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The English National Ballet Helps People With Parkinson's
Published: 09/27/2011 by English National Ballet
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| Dance for Parkinson's |
English National Ballet invites people with Parkinson's, their carers and family memberes to our studios in Kensington, to explore dance and movement activities with specialist dance artists and live musical accompaniment. Discover English National Ballet’s repertoire in a creative, stimulating and friendly environment. These sessions are specially designed to bring people with Parkinson's, their carers and families together in a unique dance experience. Weekly classes introduce participants to movement and dance principles which can improve balance, co-ordination, flexibility and confidence. Anyone is welcome to join in this unique opportunity to express yourself artistically and engage with English National Ballet. The classes give participant's the chance to meet new people in an enjoyable, social environment; with the opportunity to work at your own level, share experiences through dance and explore new approaches to movement. “[it was a] strange and moving experience of sitting really close to professional ballet dancers....I was struck by how ballet movement was such a rich means of communication, an eloquent, lyrical language – ‘poetry in motion’, which seemed particularly well suited to portraying love.” "Dancing like this is helping me to get Mr Parkinson's out of the driving seat of my life" Anon, Dance for Parkinson's Participant's This term, Participants have discovered the sparkling age of Hollywood with a series of Dance for Parkinson's sessions based on the glittering production, Strictly Gershwin. Read more... We were also pleased to present the findings of a research study commissioned by English National Ballet and conducted by Roehampton University into the benefits of dancing for Parkinson's; English National Ballet Dance for Parkinson's: An investigative study. More details can be found here Please contact Danielle Jones on 0207 581 1245 or danielle.jones@ballet.org.uk for more information on any aspect of Dance for Parkinson's and for details of how to get involved. For information on other Dance for Parkinson's classes and Mark Morris Dance Group; Dance for PD(R) click here Dance for Parkinson's is funded by Westminster City Council. |
