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\"DancingTake a cue from the Bee Gees\u2019 hit song and consider taking a dance class especially designed for people living with Parkinson\u2019s disease (PD). No need to mimic John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever<\/em>, these dance classes are modified to be safe and effective for their participants with PD, as well as their spouses or care partners, while offering the joy of dance and all the benefits of moving to music.<\/p>\n

AB (Alice Betty) Rustin has been taking a Sharing Dance for People with Parkinson\u2019s class at Canada\u2019s National Ballet School for three years now and a Dancing with Parkinson\u2019s class in the city as well. \u201cIt\u2019s always great to spend time with others with Parkinson\u2019s,\u201d says AB. \u201cAnd I feel better after a class. The movements are not as strenuous as in an exercise class. They are much more fluid. And, you\u2019ve got the wonderful music.\u201d (Watch CBC TV segment on dancing and Parkinson\u2019s here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Research indicates that dance is an effective, complementary therapy, for those living with Parkinson\u2019s disease, according to Rachel Bar, Manager, Health and Research Initiatives, at Canada\u2019s National Ballet School, in Toronto. \u201cMore than 40 research studies have established its benefits,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Indeed, several Parkinson\u2019s researchers funded by the Parkinson Canada Research Program<\/a>, have studied the benefits of dancing for people with Parkinson\u2019s, from symptom relief to improved mood and quality of life. One of these researchers Joseph DeSouza<\/a> conducts studies with participants at the Sharing Dance for People with Parkinson\u2019s class and Dancing with Parkinson\u2019s classes.<\/p>\n

Research on dancing and Parkinson’s shows that improvements in balance and gait last long after dance classes end. DeSouza also wants people to know that dancing has other positive benefits. \u201cAll the other dance classes that take place all over the world show that people feel better \u2013 they’re happier,\u201d DeSouza says. \u201cIt’s almost like a supplemental therapy that helps them cope with whatever they’re dealing with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Across the country, dance classes for people with Parkinson\u2019s are gaining in popularity and several Parkinson Canada local offices and support groups are coordinating such offerings with local dance education instructors and partners.<\/p>\n

In Saskatchewan, the Parkinson Canada Regina support group now offers a Creative Dance Movement for Parkinson\u2019s class with dance instructor Fran Gilboy, who completed initial specialty training with Sarah Robichaud of Dancing with Parkinson\u2019s in Toronto this past May. The support group first approached Gilboy last spring to offer a 30-minute dance class and then had her return for another session.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the first class, I was inspired by this group. After the second class, I was on my phone in the parking lot, trying to find a way to get funding to offer classes in an ongoing way,\u201d she says. The Regina support group applied for a grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board and was awarded a $9,400 grant to offer a program about twice a month from September through to April 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy heart strings were really pulled by this group,\u201d says Gilboy, who has long taught creative dance to both children and adults. \u201cThere is a whole different level of pleasure in teaching this Parkinson\u2019s group. There is the simple essence of joy in dance and other things just fall away. It\u2019s now my favourite class,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Another outcome of the Saskatchewan grant is the production of a short documentary video to use to fundraise for further grants and support and future marketing of the program. The video will be shown at a Parkinson Canada gathering of support group facilitators in Saskatchewan and accompany a lecture and demonstration at a Parkinson Canada education conference in Saskatoon in April.<\/p>\n

No experience is necessary and participants are encouraged to do what is possible for them on any given day.\u00a0 Offered this first year free of charge, the classes take place at the Sunrise branch of the Regina Public Library at 3130 Woodhams Drive. The class is open to people with Parkinson\u2019s, care partners, family members and friends. For more information, contact Rosemary Oddie at 306-585-0087 or email parkinsonsregina@gmail.com<\/a> or John Dawes at 306-584-3267 or email john.dawes@sasktel.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the Greater Toronto Area, Dancing with Parkinson\u2019s classes are offered in more than a dozen locations, including each Monday from noon to 1 p.m. in the conference centre at the Parkinson Canada Toronto office at 4211 Yonge St. north of York Mills. \u00a0Contact Naseem Jamal at 416-227-3377 or Naseem.jamal@parkinson.ca<\/a> to register.<\/p>\n

Across the country, check with your local Parkinson Canada office<\/a> for similar offerings or visit your local area\u2019s Parkinson Canada event calendar, accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s National Ballet School offers Sharing Dance for People with Parkinson\u2019s classes on Tuesdays and Fridays. You can find information about their program and other organizations offering dancing classes for people with Parkinson\u2019s at www.dancepdnetwork.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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