Dance for Parkinson’s
My dance for Parkinson’s classes are expressive and creative and promote feelings of freedom from the physical and social constraints of living with Parkinson’s. You can bring a family member or carer free of charge to share in the creativity and joy of moving in a friendly, supportive and safe environment.
The classes are designed to support health conditions, work as a preventative approach and improve mental health. Expect a relaxed, social and uplifting session with upbeat music, good company and targeted movement activities to improve general mobility.
A social and uplifting movement class designed specifically for the symptoms of Parkinson’s.
Expect a relaxed session with upbeat music, good company and targeted movement activities to improve general mobility.
Family and carers can attend for free (one carer per participant).
Classes are on Thursdays (term time only), 1.30 pm - 3 pm at The Point, Leigh Rd, Eastleigh SO50 9DE.
To book please contact me at:
Email: gabriel.galvez.prado@gmail.com
Call: 07440 419575
Cost: £5 (pay as you go) Carers welcome
This photograph was taken after an amazing session held by Tori Caine and myself in collaboration with Pauline McWilliams for my Dance for Parkinson’s group and kindly assisted by Kate Pike. We combined movement with singing and had the most joyful time. Pauline is trained in leading singing for people with different conditions. She starts with bespoke exercises to loosen up the body, improve lung health and strengthen the voice and she understands the sometimes unpredictable nature of Parkinson's.
Photo by kind permission Kate Pike
And finally a mention for Danielle Teale a founding member of Dance for Parkinson’s UK
Danielle is a founding artist of the English National Ballet (ENB) Dance for Parkinson's programme working with a team to design the ENB model, implement regional expansion of national hub classes, design and deliver artist’s training and mentor emerging artists. She continues to work as lead artist with English National Ballet on their successful Dance for Parkinson's programme.
Danielle co-designed the content and taught alongside a team of artists on the ENB Dance for Parkinson's CPD course and is involved yearly in the People Dancing summer school delivering workshops and co-teaching alongside David Leventhal of Mark Morris’ Dance for PD® programme. Danielle continues to mentor the artists for ENB Dance for Parkinson's programme and has been one of the first mentors on the Dance for Parkinson's Network mentoring programme for emerging artists in the field. She also offers a bespoke programme of mentoring and shadowing for dance artists and musicians.