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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: Dance for PD on New York Viewpoint (ABC 7)
Audio: How The Dance Floor Is Helping Those With Parkinson’s Disease on Central Time (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dance is just what the doctor ordered in The Guardian
Video: Ballet for PD on Good Day NY (Fox 5)
Charities Kick Off Experiments With Google Glass in The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Google funding Ft. Greene studio’s Parkinson’s-dance app in The Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn dance group wins Google Glass app contest in Crain’s New York Business
Audio: Dance Returns The ‘Joy Of Movement’ To People With Parkinson’s on NPR Weekend Edition Saturday
A new Google Glass App uses augmented reality and dance to help Parkinson’s sufferers (Fast Co. Create)
Video: Save the last dance for Google Glass in Parkinson’s Life
DT Notes: MMDG wins Google Glass contest in Dance Teacher Magazine
Video: Dance helps people with Parkinson’s disease on NBC Nightly News (Chelsea Clinton reporting)
Figuring it out in Dance Gazette
Audio and video: Mark Morris Dance Group Reaches Out To C-U With Message Of Dance on WILL Illinois Public Radio (Jim Meadows)
Video: Parkinson Dance on BK Live
Video: Combating disease with dance: a new approach to Parkinson’s on CNN The Next List (Rebecca Bluitt)
Audio: Dance Helps Parkinson’s Patients Find ‘Grace’ on KQED Forum (Michael Krasny interviews Dave Iverson)
Audio: Dance for PD’s L’Allegro Movement Project on Brooklyn Independent Media
Teaching Dance: Community Outreach and Making Social Change in Dance Life blog
Networking and Global Impact in Going International blog
Dancing with Parkinson’s in Dance Teacher Magazine
Video: Dance to relieve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease on Al Jazeera Arabic (Raed Fakih)
Video: NY dance company promotes dance therapy for Parkinson’s disease patients on SBS
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: Dancing with Parkinson’s on VOA Urdu (Madeeha Anwar)
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
The Spillover Effect: My Brush with Broadway in Pro Bono Australia
Gentle Exercise in Neurology Now
Dancing By Chair: My Dance for PD Experience in Behind the Curtain (Susan McGreevy-Nichols)
Dance for Parkinson’s Disease Program in The World Dances
They dance for their health, and to defeat dreaded Parkinson’s Disease in New York Daily News
Dancing for Parkinson’s: Aesthetics, not Symptoms in exploredance.com
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
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
Former Mark Morris principal dances for Parkinson’s in The Lybbaverse
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
Dancing Their Way to Relief on Channel 20 Gainesville
Dansen tegen parkinson in Dagblad De Limburger
Affiliated Classes
Australia (various cities)
The power of movement – How dancing is helping people with Parkinson’s (HealthTimes)
We Think You Can Dance (spoonful)
Abingdon, PA
Video: People with Parkinson’s Revel in Dance Class Made for Them (Newsworks)
Amherst, MA
Hampshire College Student Dances for Parkinson’s (Hampshire College)
Anacortes, WA
DanceWorks offers class for people with Parkinson’s (Go Anacortes)
Ann Arbor, MI
Parkinson’s and Dance: New Partners (University of Michigan Health Blogs)
Atlanta, GA
Class in south Forsyth helps patients with Parkinson’s (Forsyth County News)
Arvada, CO
Audio: For Denver poet Wayne A. Gilbert, art is an escape from Parkinson’s (Colorado Public Radio)
Austin, TX
Video: Power for Parkinson’s in Austin (YNN)
Dance helps those with Parkinson’s slow the progression of the debilitating disease (Austin American-Statesman)
Video: Dance helps those with Parkinson’s slow the progression of the debilitating disease (Austin American-Statesman)
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: Dance for Parkinson’s (Billings Gazette)
They can’t walk very well, but they can dance (Billings Gazette)
Parkinson’s Dance Classes (KULR8.com)
Birmingham, AL
Dance for PD classes set to begin at Alabama Ballet facility (Birmingham News)
Bloomington, IN
Q&A with Alyssa Condotti on the Dance for Parkinson’s event (Indiana Daily Student)
Arts at Any Age: A college student who helps people with Parkinson’s Disease improve their mobility through dance (WFYI Indiana)
Dance Class Offers Physical and Emotional Benefits (Indiana Public Media)
Parkinson’s patients take to dance floor (Journal Gazette)
Video: Dancers with Parkinson’s Disease (IU HEALTH & Vitality)
Boca Raton, FL
Parkinson’s patients dance–and piroutte (Sun Sentinel)
Dancing past Parkinson’s (Palm Beach Post)
Boise, ID
How A Boise Dance Class Is Helping Parkinson’s Patients Find Therapeutic Movement (Jodie Martinson)
Ballet Idaho, TMP for Parkinson’s, K Flay New E.D., new program, new album (Boise Weekly)
Good Works: TMP dancer leads Parkinson’s program (IdahoBusinessReview.com)
Boston, MA
Video: Dance class aims to help those living with Parkinson’s Disease (NBC 7 News Boston)
Video: Urbanity Dance Builds Community Through Movement (Boston.com)
In Concord, dance therapist takes on Parkinson’s Disease (The Boston Globe)
Dancing On, Despite Parkinson’s (Jewish Journal)
Boulder, CO
Dance and Music Ignite at the Dairy (The Boulder Source)
Bremen, Germany
Audio and text: Tango trotz Parkinson (Radio Bremen)
Brisbane, Australia
STUDY SUPPORTS DANCE HELPS WITH PARKINSON’S (Dance Informa)
Dance study puts people with Parkinson’s on the front foot (MedicalXpress.com)
Parkinson’s disease symptoms eased by ballet (BrisbaneTimes.com.au)
Muhammad Ali in a tutu? We’d like to see that (UQ News)
Video: Dance therapy for Parkinson’s sufferers (7 News)
Audio: Dancing for Parkinson’s Disease (ABC)
Queensland Ballet passionate about new dance for Parkinson’s program (Brisbane Seniors)
Broomfield, CO
Dance adds rhythm, grace to Parkinson’s therapy (Broomfield Enterprise)
Buffalo, NY
A Former Ballet Dancer Making a Difference (WNY Health News)
Dance instructor recognized for work with Parkinson’s (Depew The Sun)
Give for Greatness recognizes Parkinson’s dance instructor (Ken-Ton Bee)
Dance classes put Parkinson’s Disease on ice, improves mood (South Buffalo Courier)
Dancing anyway! New class finds artist in everyone (Niagara Gazette)
Video: Good Neighbors: PD Dance (WGRZ Channel 2)
Video: ‘Moving Day’ draws thousands for Parkinson’s Event (WIVB Channel 4)
People with Parkinson’s discover joy of dancing (The Buffalo News)
Give for Greatness recognizes Parkinson’s dance instructor (Ken-Ton Bee)
Burlington, VT
Vermonters move to keep Parkinson’s at bay (Seven Days)
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Dance class helps engage those living with Parkinson’s (Cambridge Times)
Audio: Dance class for patients with Parkinson’s Disease (CBC Radio)
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)
Canberra, Australia
Dance for Parkinson’s group offering new lease on life through movement and music (ABC News)
Canberra dancer heads overseas to help people with Parkinson’s (Canberra Times)
Cultural program puts art in the community’s hands (The Canberra Times)
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)
Video: Patients battling Parkinson’s dance their way to healthier lives
Cleveland, OH
Parkinson’s Boot Camp highlights the benefits of exercise in managing the disease (The Plain Dealer)
Dancing with Parkinson’s Disease (JCC Annual Report)
Patients with Parkinson’s disease get better with dance lessons, especially the tango (Cleveland.com)
Yes…I Can (!) Dance brings about positive changes to people with Parkinson’s Disease (Cleveland.com)
Columbia, MD
Dance program brings joy to participants with Parkinson’s (Explore Howard)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Video: Nyt samarbejde: Parkinsonpatienter skal danse hos Tivoli (TV 2)
Croydon, UK
Surprisingly, dance addresses symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (JTBC News Korea)
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Dallas, TX
Video: Movement Therapy (TheaterJones)
Fighting Parkinson’s, With Dance (KERA News for North Texas)
Video: Parkinson Patients Still Dancing (Dallas Morning News)
Daytona, FL
Getting Back In Step (News Journal)
Denver, CO
Stimulation Through Dance Movement: Breaking the Boundaries of Illness (PR Web)
Parkinson’s Patients Find Strength, Joy in Dance Class (The Denver Channel/ABC 7 News)
Rhythm and Grace (Personal blog)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Care to Dance? (Gulf News People)
Movement is their Mantra (Khaleej Times Magazine)
Video: Giving sufferers of Parkinson’s more than just smiles (Splash Fashions)
Duluth, MN
Teacher’s passion for dance benefits Northland residents with Parkinson’s disease (Duluth News Tribute)
Durham, NC
Dance Class helps People with Parkinson’s disease (The Free Lance-Star)
Durham Dance Class helps People with Parkinson’s disease (The News & Observer)
Student Dancer Stretches Dance to Healthcare (Duke Today)
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)
Espoo, Finland
Parkinsonin tauti on vähennyslaskua, mutta tanssi on yhteenlaskua (YLE)
Eugene, OR
Video: Local Studio offers Parkinson’s Dance Class (Kezi 9 ABC News)
Dance for life: A local class give Parkinson’s patients room to move (The Register-Guard)
Flagstaff, AZ
PARKINSON’S DANCE FALA students partner with seniors for dance classes (Arizona Daily Sun)
Life in motion: New dance class helps people with Parkinson’s disease (Diandra Markgraf)
Freiburg, Germany
Schönheit. Anmut. Freude (Badische Zeitung)
Gainesville, FL
Video: Dance helps patients with Parkinson’s disease improve their mobility (WCJB-TV, ABC Channel 20)
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)
Georgetown, TX
Dancing to healthier lives (The Sun)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Combining dance and technology for Parkinson’s therapy (Daily News)
Innovative Ballet Program Benefits Those who Suffer from the Disease (Hamilton Community News)
Video: A therapy for Parkinson’s you wouldn’t expect (CHCH News)
Video: Dance for Parkinson’s Program launched in Hamilton (CBC News)
Hartford, CT
Video: Dancing With Parkinson’s (WTNH Connecticut News)
Heerlen, Netherlands
Care to Dance? (geZIEN news)
Houston, TX
Houston Ballet Hosts Dance for Parkinson’s (Houstonia)
Audio: Parkinson’s Patients Combat Symptoms Through Ballet on Houston Public Media
Jackson, MS
Steps in the Right Direction for those with Parkinson’s Disease (Millsaps College)
Jerusalem, Israel
Exercising Optimism (Jerusalem Post)
Keene, NH
Aspiring dancers learn their moves (Keene Sentinel)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
A Moving Experience (The Kingston Whig-Standard)
Lancaster, PA
Classes help those with Parkinson’s find joy in movement (Lancaster Online)
Lennox Head, NSW, Australia
Dance classes a hit for people with Parkinson’s Disease (The Northern Star)
Dancing for Parkinson’s (The Northern Star)
Lincoln, NE
Video: Dance for Parkinson’s comes to Lincoln (1011 Now)
Audio: An interview with Ruth Davidson Hahn (KZUM Lincoln) Start at 8:57
Taking on Parkinson’s one dance step at a time (Lincoln Journal Star)
Podcast: Former MMDG Company Member brings Dance for PD to Lincoln
Lincoln dance teacher leads class for those with Parkinson’s (The Daily Nebraskan)
London, UK
English National Ballet provides Dance for Parkinson’s classes, but more are needed (The Telegraph)
Dreaming with their feet (EPDA Plus–the publication of the European Parkinson Disease Association)
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)
Miami, FL
Dance, yoga, art — all help Parkinson’s patients keep moving (Miami Herald)
Middletown, CT
Parkinson’s Dance Class Helps Keep Things Moving (Record Journal)
‘Dancing For Joy’ In Middletown To Fight Parkinson’s Symptoms (Hartford Courant)
Minneapolis, MN
Local seniors use movement as medicine (Minnesota StarTribune)
Small Steps (Minnesota Medicine)
Missoula, MT
Dance, art, more promote Parkinson’s outreach at Missoula conference (Missoulian)
Nashville, TN
Video: Research reveals exercise slows progression of Parkinson’s (WBRC Fox 6 News)
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)
Dance classes at Conn College help those with Parkinson’s get moving (The Day.com)
Newport, RI
Two Step: Parkinson’s disease sufferers channel their inner Ginger Rogers to find flexibility and freedom of movement (Newport Life Magazine)
Northampton, MA
Dancing with Parkinson’s: How rhythmic movements help relieve symptoms (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
Ojai, CA
Video: Dancing Through Life, Dancing With Parkinson’s Disease (Our Ventura TV)
Omaha, NE
A Step in the Right Direction (Omaha World-Herald)
Focusing on dancing not disease (Omaha World-Herald)
Orleans, MA
Helping Jane Regain Her Rhythm (Inspire–Boston Medical Center newsletter)
Parry Sound, Ontario
Helping people with Parkinson’s by dance (parrysound.com)
Perth, Australia
Power of dance has positive effects on Parkinson’s (Community News)
Dancing a Step on Parkinson’s Journey (Parkinson’s Western Australia)
Petaluma, CA
Parkinson’s Sufferers Find Support, Community in Group (Petaluma Patch)
Philadelphia, PA
Dance classes help Parkinson’s patients stay limber (The Inquirer)
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)
Audio: People with Parkinson’s revel in dance class made for them (WHYY)
Phoenix, AZ
Audio: A Turn For The Better: Ballet Class Helps Parkinson’s Patients Connect Mind And Body(Arizona Public Radio)
Video: Dance for Parkinson’s Disease (AZ Family.com)
Video: Taking steps to fight Parkinson’s in Phoenix (ABC 15)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jews grapple with Parkinson’s, look to Israel, local sources for help (The Jewish Chronicle)
Porirua, New Zealand
Dancing their way to health (Wellingtonian)
Dance for Parkinson’s (Radio New Zealand)
Portland, OR
Dance for Parkinson’s Oregon (Oregon Jewish Life)
Keep Moving. Parkinson’s patients dance with renowned cellist, Alban Gerhardt (Ambit Magazine)
Port Macquarie, Australia
Dose of dance and all the right moves (Port Macquarie News)
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
Dance is therapy A film captures a dancer’s efforts to help those with Parkinson’s disease (LIVEMINT)
Healing Through Dance, Drama, Music & Art (DNA: Daily News & Analysis)
Doctor on the Dance Floor (Times of India)
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)
Living Well with Parkinson’s (Reader’s Digest India)
Queensland, Australia
Queensland Ballet workshop for Toowoomba (The Chronicle)
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)
Rockland County, NY
Unsung Heroes: Jim Evers found a Way to Help those who Love to Dance (Rockland County Times)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Audio: Dance helps Parkinson’s patients (DW: Spectrum)
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)
Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Parkinson’s Patients Dance for Pleasure and Health (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Program let’s Parkinson’s patients dance if they want to (Deseret News)
San Francisco, CA
Dance for Parkinson’s Disease Classes in Bay Area (San Francisco Chronicle)
Freedom from Parkinson’s on dance floor (San Francisco Chronicle)
San Rafael, CA
Parkinson’s Dance Project gets everyone up and moving (Marin Independent Journal)
Santa Cruz, CA
Dance for Parkinson’s Classes Show Promising Results (Good Times)
Dance for Parkinson’s Program (Aptos Times)
Santa Fe, Argentina
Bailar, una terapia útil para aliviar el Parkinson (UNO)
El arte como tratamiento para sanar enfermedades (negrowhite.net)
Sarasota, FL
Arts and Health Integration Work through Dance and Movement (Sarasota-Manatee Newsletter)
Video: Dancing with the pros (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
August kicks off new dance class for Parkinson’s patients (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Parkinson’s Disease Patients Turn to Dance (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
Danza experimental para los pacientes de Parkinson (SER Madrid Norte)
Seattle/Puget Sound, WA
Dancing gives patients a safe place to feel hopeful (PT Leader)
Lifting Mind, Body and Spirit through Dance for Parkinson’s (AgeWise King County)
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)
Movement, fun point of class for nervous system issues (Peninsula Daily News)
Video: The healing powers of creative dance (KING 5)
Shreveport, LA
Dancing with Parkinson’s bridges generations in Shreveport (WWNO)
Sioux Falls, SD
Video: A New Rhythm of Life: Battling Parkinson’s Disease Through Dance (KELO News)
Spartanburg, SC
Exercise and dance can help relieve Parkinson’s symptoms (Aiken Standard)
Ballet Spartanburg Reaches Out (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Spokane, WA
Celebrate Dance at Kress Gallery (Gonzaga University News)
Dances of Compassion (Gonzaga Bulletin)
Dance for Parkinson’s Builds Layers of Joy (Gonzaga: The Magazine of Gonzaga University)
Movement to make a difference (Gonzaga Bulletin)
Stanford, CA
Video: Parkinson’s Patients Take to the Dance Floor (ABC News)
Sun City, AZ
Dancing with Parkinson’s continues at Benevilla (YourWestValley)
Video: Dancing helps Parkinson’s Patients (NBC News National Report)
Sunnyvale, CA
The power of dance: Mind, body, emotion converge in Parkinson’s program (Los Altos Town Crier)
Dance for PD at the Parkinson’s Institute
Video: Dance for PD at the Parkinson’s Institute
Sydney, Australia
Dance: the new Parkinson’s remedy (News Corp)
Dance bringing benefits to those with Parkinson’s (Sydney Morning Herald)
Video: NY dance company promotes dance therapy for Parkinson’s disease patients (SBS)
Dance classes help Parkinson’s sufferers (St George and Sutherland Shire Leader)
Syracuse, NY
Video: Bridge Street: Parkinson’s Confrence 09-30-15 (LocalSyr)
Dance Classes Offered for People with Parkinson’s (Sarah Scalese)
Video: Special dance therapy helps local Parkinson’s patients (SYR.com News Channel 9)
People with Parkinson’s Find Relief on Dance Floor (Syracuse University Magazine)
Video: Staying Active with Parkinson’s (NCC News)
Toronto
Video: Dancing With Parkinson’s Class Gives Gift Of Movement (Huffington Post)
Video: Toronto project demonstrates healing power of arts (The Star)
Video: Canada AM: The healing power of dance (CTV)
United Kingdom (various cities)
Dancing proves a good move for people with Parkinson’s disease (The Guardian)
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Movement Workshop Offered for People with Parkinsons (News-Gazette)
The Music and Movement of People with Parkinson’s Disease (Daily Illlini)
Dance for Parkinson’s Gives Patients Medicine for the Soul (Daily Illlini)
Dance for Parkinson’s (The 217.com)
Voorhees, NJ
Fitness instructor inspires dancers with Parkinson’s Disease (Jewish Community Voice)
Waltham, MA
Dancing To Ease Symptoms Of Parkinson’s Disease (WCVB Channel 5)
Just the Right Moves (The Boston Globe)
Washington, D.C.
National Dance Day event at Kennedy Center highlights physical fitness, healthy lifestyle (The American Baazar)
Dance for Parkinson’s Disease: Movement as medicine (Washington Post)
Don’t Let Illness Take the Lead (Washington Post Express)
People With Parkinson’s Discover the Joy of Dance (PDF in the News, originally published in AARP Bulletin)
Video: If I Can’t Dance—Dancing with Parkinson’s Documentary (Lucy Bowen McCauley Dance + Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area)
Video: Dance helps lift people with Parkinson’s disease (UPI.com)
Pas de Deux with Parkinson’s: How dance teachers can help in the battle against a degenerative disease (Dance Studio Life)
Wilmington, NC
Dance, exercise classes help those with Parkinson’s disease (Star News)
Winston-Salem, NC
Improvisational dance class benefits people with Parkinson’s Disease (Kathy Norcross Watts)
The Art of Aging (WFDD)
Yellow Springs, OH
Calling on dance to fight Parkinson’s (Jenn Wheeler)
Dance for PD On Tour
Albany, NY
Mark Morris Dance Group offers free class for people with Parkinson’s (Times Union)
Austin, TX
Dance helps those with Parkinson’s slow the progression of the debilitating disease (Austin American-Statesman)
Birmingham, AL
Body and mind: Connecting dance and Parkinson’s Disease (The Birmingham News)
Boston, MA
BIDMC Hosts Dance for PD (BIDMC News)
Health At A Glance: Movement to Aid Parkinson’s Patients (Boston Globe)
Brookfield, WI
Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month is More Than the Disease (Moving Forward blog, Froedtert.com/Medical College of Wisconsin)
Exton, PA
Dancing with Parkinson’s (Daily Local News)
Flagstaff, AZ
Parkinson’s disease conference highlighted by Dance for PD creator and filmmaker (Arizona Daily Sun)
Guangzhou, China
Nangfang Hospital first in Asia to introduce dance as treatment for Parkinson’s disease (SouthCN.com)
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Oviedo, Spain
“La música en directo y los textos muy cuidados son fundamentales en el ballet” (La Nueva España)
New London, CT
Dance class brings joy to those with Parkinson’s (The Day)
Orlando, FL
Parkinson’s patients give dance a whirl
Orlando Dance for PD photo essay
Philadelphia, PA
Slide Show: Temple News photographs of Dance for PD Master Class
Phoenix, AZ
Dancing Away Parkinsons Disease (AZ Central.com)
Powys, Wales, UK
Video: Dance class benefit for south Powys Parkinson’s UK group (BBC)
Princeton, NJ
Every Move You Make: Bringing Dance to Parkinson’s Patients (West Windsor and Plainsboro News)
Tulsa, OK
Dance Class Beneficial to Parkinson’s Patients (Tulsa World)
Excerpt from MMDG company profile (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)
Wilmington, NC
Mark Morris Dance Taps Port City (Star News)
White River Junction, VT
People with Parkinson’s Disease Go with the Flow at Dance Class (Valley News)
Miscellaneous/unaffiliated classes
Costa Mesa, CA
Looking into the healing effects of music (Los Angeles Times)