Dance and people with Parkinson's

Case studies

Projects

Reading

Blog
Parkinson’s patients: Yes, we can dance
parkinsonsdance.blogspot.com

Presentation
By Amanda Fogg, Movement for Parkinson's, given at Dorset County Council's "Creative Care Conference" in July 2010, supported by the Arts and Health Dorset Network, and partnered by Dorset Loves Arts and Dorset Health and Wellbeing.
www.dorsetforyou.com/media.jsp?mediaid=153928&filetype=pdf

Blog
Parkinson's UK Forum: Dance?
www.parkinsons.org.uk/pdsforum/posts.aspx?forum=meet-and-greet&topic=dance

European Parkinsons Disease Association
What is Dance Therapy?
http://www.rewritetomorrow.eu.com/managing-your-parkinsons/quality-of-life/creative-therapies/dance-movement-therapy/dance-parkinsons/

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Classes and workshops for people with Parkinson's

A full listing of classes offered to people with Parkinson's (and their carers) can be found at
danceforparkinsons.org/find-a-class/class-locations

(Professional-level training is listed in Events & Training)

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Useful Contacts

The people who are listed here are happy for you to make contact with them directly to find out more about them and their work with people with Parkinson's disease.

Teachers and Classes

London

English National Ballet
www.ballet.org.uk
Danielle Jones (Learning & Participation Officer)
daniellejones@ballet.org.uk

Gemma Coldicott (Croydon, Surrey)
(Community Dance Practitioner)
gemmac2@hotmail.com

Katherine Rothman
(Programme Leader, Essential Alston, The Place)
Katherine.Rothman@theplace.org.uk

Musical Moving
www.musicalmoving.org
Joanne Duff (Ballet and allied dance forms)
joanne.duff@blueyonder.co.uk
Marina Benini (Dance Therapist)
mbenini@hotmail.com
Anna Gillespie (Musician)
abgillespie@googlemail.com

Tango for Balance
www.tangoforbalance.com
Anthony Howell

Bournemouth

Sophia Hulbert
(Neurophysiotherapist)
sophiahulbert@gmail.com

Cumbria

Cumbria Parkinson's Dance Collective
Daphne Cushnie (Neurophysiotherapist and Community Dance Practitioner)
daphnecushnie@talktalk.net
Melanie Brierley (Registered Somatic Dance Practitioner, ISMETA)
melaniebrierley01@btinternet.com

Devon

Tango for Parkinson's
www.learntotango.co.uk
Anna Leatherhead (Dance Teacher)
Dr.Ute Scholl (Dance Teacher

Dorset

Movement for Parkinson's (Weymouth)
www.movementforparkinsons.org.uk
Amanda Fogg (Community Dance Practitioner)
amandafogg@btopenworld.com

Scotland

Mo Morgan (Edinburgh)
(Community Dance Practitioner, ballet and allied dance forms)
momorg@hotmail.com

Supporting organisations

Ken Bartlett
(Creative Director, Foundation for Community Dance)
ken@communitydance.org.uk

Toby Beazley
(Executive Director, Dance Umbrella)
toby@danceumbrella.co.uk

Nick Ephgrave
(Information and Support Worker, Parkinson's UK)
nephgrave@parkinsons.org.uk

Researchers

Jill Bunce
(Research and practice dating from late '70s-'80s, Derby)
j.bunce@derby.ac.uk

Dr. Sara Houston
(Senior Lecturer, University of Roehampton, London)
sarahouston@roehampton.ac.uk

USA

Brooklyn Parkinson Group
www.brooklynparkinsongroup.org
Olie Westhiemer (Executive Director)
oliewestheimer@brooklynparkinsongroup.org

Dance for PD
www.danceforparkinsons.org
David Leventhal (Programme Manager and founding teacher)

Other organisations

Sing for Joy (a community choir for people with Parkinson's Disease, other neurological conditions, their friends and carers):
www.carolgrimes.com