Celebration of Movement - Parkinson's Disease Foundation

Some people with Parkinson's disease report that dance eases their symptoms and allows them to live better with the disease. With this in mind, this year's Parkinson's Disease Foundation Gala, on May 12, 2009, at the Pierre Hotel in NYC, was themed a 'Celebration of Movement.'

The event included remarks from David Leventhal, Founding Teacher of the Mark Morris Group's Dance for Parkinson's Program, which is now viewed as a model for the Parkinson's community. He spoke about the program's exploration of the power of dance to alleviate the movement- related symptoms of Parkinson's. He noted, "As one of our Brooklyn participants says, 'When I'm in dance class, I don't have Parkinson's'...It's a wonder that we don't have more research about what actually happens to us when we dance...Of course, PDF is at the forefront of exploring this kind of research...the answers will no doubt provide rich benefits for all of us, but particularly for people with PD."

More info about the gala-
www.pdf.org/en/media_pr/release/pr_1242327877

More info about the Mark Morris Group-
www.pdf.org/en/resourcelink/view/resource/109

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• parkinson's disease
• parkinson's disease foundation
• dance and parkinson's

[skidisciple]

A very well made video, full of meaning.  Bravo for making and sharing it!