DanceVision and The Parkinson Alliance have announced a pre-holidays series of special dance classes: Princeton Dance for Parkinson’s.
People with Parkinson’s disease, their caregivers, partners and friends will get a chance to participate in a specialized Princeton Dance for Parkinson’s for six Wednesdays from Nov. 16 through Dec. 21 from 1 to 2:15 p.m. at PDT Studio in Forrestal Village, Plainsboro.
Classes for walk-ins are $10 per person. If a caregiver or spouse or partner participates it is only an additional $5. Special discounts for six-class package are $55 and for caregiver $25 for six-class series. Participants do not need dance experience, all levels are welcome and can start anytime in the series.
Marie Alonzo Snyder, Linda Mannheim and Debra Keller, all three experienced dance instructors who were trained by the Mark Morris Dance Group teachers of Dance for PD®, will take turns co-leading the 75-minute class. Participants will explore elements of modern dance, ballet, social dancing and repertory from each of the choreographers in an non-pressured environment that features live musical accompaniment.
Princeton Dance for Parkinson’s classes are based on the dance classes for PD started at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn in 2001 and have since been replicated in more than 40 other communities around the world. Classes are appropriate for anyone with PD, no matter how advanced. No prior dance experience is necessary.
The Parkinson Alliance has offered to match grants received by DanceVision Inc. earmarked for Princeton Dance for Parkinson’s for the express purpose of continuing this program.
To register, participants should call (609) 520-1020. Pre-registration is required due to limited space. DanceVision is at PDT Studio at Forrestal Village, 116 Rockingham Row, in Plainsboro.
