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Dance with PD
1st and 3rd Fridays 1:30-2:30 pm
Registration not required
Carepartners welcome to attend
No charge
Lead teacher: Carol Kaminsky
Fitness Center
David Posnack Jewish Community Center
5850 Pine Island Rd
Davie, FL 33328
Call 954-434-0499 or email Audrey for more information
Daytona area (T)
Dance for Parkinson’s
Port Orange: Mondays 1:00-2:00 PM
Port Orange YMCA
4701 City Center Parkway
Port Orange, FL
386-760-9622
Deland: Wednesdays 12:30-1:30 PM
Deland Family YMCA
761 E. Int’l Speedway Blvd.
Deland, FL 32124
386-736-3000
Edgewater: Wednesdays 1:15-2:15 PM
Southeast Volusia YMCA
148 W. Turgot Ave.
Edgewater, FL 32132
386-409-9622
Ormond Beach: Thursdays 1:00-2:00 PM
Ormond Beach YMCA
500 Sterthaus Drive
Ormond Beach, FL
386-673-9622
Classes are offered free of charge, and are underwritten by the Parkinson’s Association of Greater Daytona Beach.
All registrants will be able to participate at one or more venues, and caregivers will be welcome to attend and participate at no extra charge.
Presenting organizations: Ormond Beach Family YMCA, Port Orange Family YMCA, Parkinson Association of Greater Daytona Beach (PAGDB).
Teachers: Priscilla Harrell (team leader), Jen Moore, Gabriela Trotta (Port Orange class); Janelle Neal (team leader), Dinah Gill, Gwen Gerhardt (Ormond Beach).
To register, please call the closest YMCA or Bev Johnson 386-738-9622 ext. 313 or visit vfymca.org
For more information: call (386) 676-6375 or email Vince Kinsler, President of the PAGDB.
Please watch this video about the launch of classes in Daytona Beach.
Bonita Springs (T)
Parkinson’s Dance
Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00 am-12:15 pm
Weekly, starting March 15–please call ahead to confirm
No charge
Sponsoring organization: United Arts Council of Collier County, Parkinsons Association of South Florida
Lead teacher: Isabel Castro with Doug Carman, accompanist
Dance styles/techniques/content covered in class: ballet, jazz , improvisation and partner dancing
Bonita Springs YMCA
27200 Kent Road (off Terry)
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
For more information: call Isabel at (239) 297-2352
Fort Myers (T)
Parkinson’s Dance
Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00–11:15 am
Weekly, starting October 12, 2010; please call ahead to confirm.
No charge
Sponsoring organizations: Hope Hospice
Lead teacher: Isabel Castro, with Doug Carman, accompanist
Dance styles/techniques/content covered in class: ballet, jazz, improvisation and partner dancing
Summerlin and Bass Rd.
Fort Myers, FL
For more information: call Isabel at (239) 297-2352
Gainesville
Dance for Life
Mondays 1:00-2:15 pm
Weekly 12-week sessions
Drop-ins welcome
No charge
Sponsoring organizations: University of Florida Center for the Arts in Healthcare, Shands Arts in Medicine, University of Florida Movement Disorders Center.
Lead teacher: Lauren Arce
Dance styles/techniques/content covered in class: Modern dance, various social dances, and a little ballet
University of Florida McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion, room G-10
http://www.shands.org/aim/Dance_parkinsons.html
For more information: call (352) 733.0880
South Miami- Dade (T)
Parkinson’s Dance
Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, 1-2pm
No charge
Sponsoring Organization: Park Optimist’s Group
St Matthew Episcopal Church
7410 Sunset Dr.
Miami, FL 33143
For more information: contact Audrey wood by phone at (305) 243-1061 or by email
Naples (T)
Parkinson’s Dance
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00–2:15 pm
Weekly, starting October 2010–please call ahead to confrim
No charge
Sponsoring organization: United Arts Council of Collier County, Parkinsons Association of South Florida
Lead teacher: Isabel Castro with Doug Carman, accompanist
Dance styles/techniques/content covered in class: ballet, jazz , improvisation and partner dancing
Fleishman Park Recreation Center
For more information: call Isabel at (239) 297-2352
Orlando (T)
Dance for Parkinson’s
First Thursday and third Friday of each month 1:00-2:15 pm
Please call for information about class fees.
Sponsoring organizations: Florida Hospital Neuroscience Institute’s Parkinson’s Outreach Center, Rollins College
Lead teachers: Dr. Robert Sherry and Robin Wilson
Florida Hospital Seventh Day Adventist Church
2800 N Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32804
For more information and registration: call (407) 303-5295 or email fh.parkinson@flhosp.org
Port St. Lucie (T)
Dance for Parkinson’s Class
Mondays 10:30-11:45 am
$5 suggested donation per class (no one turned away for inability to pay)
Teachers: Joette Giorgis and Bette Cushman
Holy Family Church
2330 Mariposa Ave.
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
For information: contact Joette Giorgis by email or phone (772) 905-8156.
Sarasota (T)**
PD in Motion
Wednesdays (starting August 1)
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Lead instructor: Lynn Hocker
Styles taught: modern, jazz, bellydance
Sarasota Ballet Downtown
10 Lemon Avenue (just north of Eileen Fisher)
Sarasota, FL 34236
Please contact Lynn via email or call (941) 586-5349 for more information.
Download the flier.
Sarasota (T)
DANCE for Parkinson
Tuesdays 10:30 -11:30 AM
Free of charge
Lead teacher: Leymis Bolaños Wilmott, assisted by members of Fuzión Dance Artists
Styles taught: Fuzión Dance – a blend of Contemporary dance styles and movements from the African Diaspora specifically the Caribbean.
Musicians: Jahrel Thompson or Scott Blum
Location: Parkinson Place
5969 Cattleridge Blvd, Suite 100
Sarasota, FL 34232
For more information, please call 941-870-4438 or visit Parkinson Place or Fuzión Dance online.
Sarasota (T)
The Parkinson’s Dance Club
Tuesdays from 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm
Lead teacher: Wendy Canning
Styles taught: Ballroom-based class, with ballet, jazz, tap, African dance, and modern dance.
Location: The First Baptist Church
1661 Main Street
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Phone: (941) 400-7207