Louisiana

(**) denotes charter affiliate program - (T) one or more teachers in this location have completed a Dance for PD training workshop. - ( Certified) denotes teacher is certified by Dance for PD®

Baton Rouge (T)

Dance for Parkinson’s – NCRH
Select Saturdays: 12/28, 1/18, 2/1, 2/15, 3/7, 3/21,4/4, 4/18
1:00-2:15 PM
Through support from the Parkinson’s Foundation, Dance for Parkinson’s-Baton Rouge classes are free for patients and caregivers.

Lead teacher: Susan Perlis
Sponsoring organization: Of Moving Colors

Neuromedical Center Rehabilitation Hospital
6th Floor Dining Room
10101 Park Rowe Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70810

For more information, please call (225) 338-0804.

Dance for Parkinson’s – St Paul
Thursdays
9:00-10:15 am
Through support from the Parkinson’s Foundation, Dance for Parkinson’s-Baton Rouge classes are free for patients and caregivers.

Lead teacher: Susan Perlis
Sponsoring organization: Of Moving Colors

St Paul Lutheran Church
2021 Tara Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

For more information, please call (225) 338-0804.

Metairie (T)

Metairie Dance for Parkinson’s
The program is currently offering classes online. Click here for more information.
No cost to attend
Registration is required

Lead instructor: Kelly Harp Haber
Supported by a community grant from the Parkinson’s Foundation, with additional support from the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s and the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust, through a community health partnership program between the New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) and the Jefferson Parish Department of Parks & Recreation, modeled after the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dance for PD® program.

Room 3 at Pontiff Playground
1521 Palm St.
Metairie, LA 70001
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For more information and to register, please contact Millette White-Lin at mwhite@nobadance.com or 504-522-0996 ext. 213. Click here for the class flyer.

New Orleans (T)

Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust Dance for Parkinson’s Program
Presented by the New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA)
Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30-11:30am (CST) via ZOOM
Ongoing
Free of charge; Registration is required

Instructors: Kelly Harp Haber and April Dayok

NOBA’s Dance for Parkinson’s Programs are made possible through lead sponsorship from the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust, with additional support from a community grant from the Parkinson’s Foundation.

For more information and to register for online classes, click here. Contact Millette White-Lin with any questions at mwhite@nobadance.com or 504-522-0996 ext. 213.

For more information and to register, please contact Millette White-Lin at mwhite@nobadance.com or 504-522-0996 ext. 213. Click here for the class flyer.

Shreveport

Dancing with Parkinson’s
This class is on hiatus until further notice.
For more information, please call (318) 675-6142.

To see a video about the class, please click here.

Ruston (T)

Dance with Parkinson’s
Wednesdays starting February 5
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Lead teachers: Gretchen Jones and Leaia Alsup

Lambright Sports and Wellness Center
921 Tech Dr
Ruston, LA 71270
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To learn more or to register, please call (318) 257-2514 or email parkinsonresourcecenter@latech.edu

For press about the program click here.