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Audio: Please click on the photo to the right to hear Michael Brookes (in foreground of photo) speak to WNYC’s Brian Lehrer about his experience as a member of the Brooklyn Parkinson Group taking Dance for PD classes at the Mark Morris Dance Center.

Flagship program

Video: My Father, My Brother, and Me on PBS Frontline (Dave Iverson, director)

Reasons for Hope on PBS Frontline (an update by Dave Iverson)

Video: Inspiring Dancers on Better TV

Video: Dance Helps Parkinson’s Patients Harness Therapeutic Power of Movement on PBS NewsHour (by Special Correspondent Dave Iverson)

Audio: Parkinson’s Patients Find Grace in Dance on National Public Radio

Getting Their Groove Back, With Help from the Magic of Dance in The New York Times

Dance Class ‘Uplifting’ for Parkinson’s Patients in USA Today

Finding New Life Through Movement in Neurology Now

They dance for their health, and to defeat dreaded Parkinson’s Disease in New York Daily News

People with Parkinson’s Discover the Joy of Dance in Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Newsletter

Mark Morris Dance Group Reaches Out in The Hill

Mark Morris Dance Class Aids Parkinson’s in New York Daily News

Dance for Parkinson’s Disease Comes to the Bay Area in Berkeley Daily Planet (reprint from Michael J. Fox Foundation newsletter)

Neuroscience 2008 in Neuroscience Quarterly

Dance Begins with a Cognitive Act for Professionals and Parkinson’s Patients in Dana Foundation Newsletter

The Benefits of Dance for People with Parkinson’s Disease in SmartMoney.com

Dance Therapy for Parkinson’s at Livestrong.com

Audio: Parkinson’s patients find relief through dance: an interview with Jill Sonke, from the University of Florida Center for the Arts in Healthcare Research and Education on WUFT-FM

Video: Dance Parkinson’s Away on ABC 12

Dance for Parkinson’s Disease in Dance Informa

Video: Dance for PD Classes Make Bronx Debut on Bronx 12

Dance for PD Training Workshops

Dance for Parkinson’s Disease Teacher-Training Workshop in Dance Teacher Magazine

Pas de Deux with Parkinson’s in Dance Studio Life

Intercession Course Explores Dance for Parkinson’s Patients in Rollins College News

Video: Dancing Their Way to Relief on Channel 20 Gainesville

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Abingdon, PA

Video: People with Parkinson’s Revel in Dance Class Made for Them (Newsworks)

Berkeley/Oakland, CA

Video: Rockridge Studio Helps People Cope with Parkinson’s Through Dance (Oakland North)
Dance for Parkinson’s Disease Comes to the Bay Area (Berkeley Daily Planet)
Parkinson’s disease patients find rare physical freedom in Berkeley-based dance classes (San Jose Mercury News)
Video: Parkinson’s patients benefit from dancing (ABC7 News)

Billings, MT

Video: Parkinson’s Dance Classes (KULR8.com)

Birmingham, AL

Dance for PD classes set to begin at Alabama Ballet facility (Birmingham News)

Bloomington, IN

Parkinson’s patients take to dance floor (Journal Gazette)

Broomfield, CO

Dance adds rhythm, grace to Parkinson’s therapy (Broomfield Enterprise)

Camden, ME

Keep on Dancing (Press Herald)
Dancing with Parkinson’s at Hutchinson (Waldo Village Soup)
Video: Easing the Burden: Parkinson’s Disease (Maine Public Broadcasting)

Chicago, IL

Video: Parkinson’s Dance (WebMD)
Video: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Dance for Parkinson’s class (CBS 2 News)
Video: Dancer-turned-doctor starts classes for Parkinson’s patients (ABC 7)

Cincinnati, OH

Audio: Dancing with Parkinson’s (WVXU)

Cleveland, OH

Parkinson’s Boot Camp highlights the benefits of exercise in managing the disease (The Plain Dealer)
Patients with Parkinson’s disease get better with dance lessons, especially the tango (Cleveland.com)

Columbia, MD

Dance program brings joy to participants with Parkinson’s (Explore Howard)

Croydon, UK

Surprisingly, dance addresses symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (JTBC News Korea)
Download an English translation of JTBC News article

Daytona, FL

Getting Back In Step (News Journal)
Parkinson’s in the Park to spark awareness, hope (News Journal)

Denver, CO

Stimulation Through Dance Movement: Breaking the Boundaries of Illness (PR Web)
Dance for Parkinson’s bring the healing power of dance (Denver Post)
Parkinson’s Patients Find Strength, Joy in Dance Class (The Denver Channel/ABC 7 News)
Rhythm and Grace (Personal blog)

Duluth, MN

Teacher’s passion for dance benefits Northland residents with Parkinson’s disease (Duluth News Tribute)

Edinburgh, UK

Parkinson’s sufferers refusing to dance to the tune of crippling disease (Edinburgh Evening News)

Emory, VA

Video: Parkinson’s dance class (WCYB Channel 5)

Freiburg, Germany

Schönheit. Anmut. Freude (Badische Zeitung)

Gainesville, FL

Audio: Parkinson’s patients find relief through dance: an interview with Jill Sonke, from the University of Florida Center for the Arts in Healthcare Research and Education (WUFT-FM)

Hamilton, Ontario, CA

Video: A therapy for Parkinson’s you wouldn’t expect (CHCH News)
Dance for Parkinson’s Program launched in Hamilton (CBC News)

Indianapolis, IN

Dance Program for Those with Parkinson’s (IndyStar.com)

Keene, NH

Aspiring dancers learn their moves (Keene Sentinel)

Lancaster, PA

Classes help those with Parkinson’s find joy in movement (Lancaster Online)

London, UK

Ballet school takes steps to help sufferers of Parkinson’s (London Evening Standard)
Dance for Parkinson’s (LondonDance.com)
Dance classes for Parkinson’s Sufferers (Wimbledon Guardian)
Ballet Therapy for Parkinson’s Sufferers (Channel 4 blog by Matthew Cain)
Can Dancing Help to Tackle Parkinson’s? (Daily Express)
English National Ballet helps Parkinson’s patients (BBC)
Video: A pas de deux with Parkinson’s (Euronews)

Longmont, CO

Longmont a Select City for Creative Parkinson’s Disease Dance Class (Times-Call)
Video: Longmont Parkinson’s Dance Class (Times-Call)

Los Angeles–Pasadena, CA

Dancers Move Beyond Parkinson’s At Lineage (Pasadena Weekly, Arroyo)

Los Angeles–Venice, CA

Video: Dancing Through Parkinson’s (CBS 2)

Manhasset, NY

Video: A Dance for Life

Meadowview, VA

Park Parkinson’s at the Door (Herald Courier)

Middletown, CT

Parkinson’s Dance Class Helps Keep Things Moving (Record Journal)

Minneapolis, MN

Small Steps (Minnesota Medicine)

Missoula, MT

Dance, art, more promote Parkinson’s outreach at Missoula conference (Missoulian)

New London, CT

Retired professor brings dance class for people with Parkinson´s Disease to Connecticut College (Connecticut College News)
Therapy Dance Class Focuses On Getting People With Parkinsons Moving (Norwich Bulletin)
Video: Dance Offers Powerful Treatment for Parkinson’s Patients (NBC Connecticut)

Omaha, NE

A Step in the Right Direction (Omaha World-Herald)

Orlando, FL

Video: Parkinson’s Dance in Central Florida (Fox 36)

Orleans, MA

Helping Jane Regain Her Rhythm (Inspire–Boston Medical Center newsletter)

Petaluma, CA

Parkinson’s Sufferers Find Support, Community in Group (Petaluma Patch)

Philadelphia, PA

Plymouth Meeting girl honored for fundraising efforts for Parkinson’s Council (Montgomery Media News)
CHI hosts Dance for Parkinson’s (South Philly Review)
For people with Parkinson’s Disease, dancing a ‘liberating’ experience (Milestones)

Port St. Lucie, FL

Dance class helps people with Parkinson’s disease (TC Palm)

Princeton, NJ

Parkinson’s Patients Move to Music In Classes Held at Princeton Studio (Town Topics)

Providence, RI

Shall We Dance (Blog)

Pune, India

Video: Dance for Parkinson’s Disease- Hrishikesh Pawar
Healing Through Dance, Drama, Music & Art (DNA: Daily News & Analysis)
Doctor on the Dance Floor (Times of India)
I was born to dance and heal (Femina)
They gave up big salaries to do good for the world (Rediff Business–India)
Art-based therapies help improve mental health (Times of India–Pune)

Richmond, VA

Richmond Parkinson’s Dance Project (SE PADRECC News–The Newsletter of the Veterans Health Administration’s Southeast Parkinson’s Disease Research Education & Clinical Center at McGuire VAMC)

Rye, NY

Rye dance class offers freedom of movement to Parkinson’s patients (LoHud.com)

Salisbury, MD

Boomers and Beyond: Living with Parkinson’s Disease (Delmarva.com)

San Francisco, CA

Freedom from Parkinson’s on dance floor (San Francisco Chronicle)

Sarasota, FL

August kicks off new dance class for Parkinson’s patients (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Parkinson’s Disease Patients Turn to Dance (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

Seattle/Puget Sound, WA

Dance program helps slow Parkinson’s symptoms (Mukilteo Beacon)
Island Group Brings National ‘Dance for PD’ to Vashon (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber)
Dance class helps Parkinson’s patients use movement as a strategy (Seattle Times)
Video: Dance for Parkinson’s Project (Seattle Times Media)
Free-flowing Therapy (The Sequim Gazette)
Parkinson’s, MS dance class topic of support group (Peninsula Daily News)

Spartanburg, SC

Ballet Spartanburg Reaches Out (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)