Yorkshire Dance to celebrate Parkinson's Awareness Week with special new programme

By The Newsroom
Published 11th Apr 2018, 11:57 BST
Updated 11th Apr 2018, 13:01 BST
Yorkshire Dance will roll out a host of programmes to help benefit those affected by Parkinson'sYorkshire Dance will roll out a host of programmes to help benefit those affected by Parkinson's
Yorkshire Dance will roll out a host of programmes to help benefit those affected by Parkinson's
In honour of Parkinson's Awareness Week, Yorkshire Dance is calling for people living with Parkinson's to join them this weekend as part of an exciting new training programme.

The dance development organisation for Yorkshire will run a special Introduction to Dance for Parkinson's session on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 April at their home on Quarry Hill in Leeds city centre, from 2pm to 4.30pm.

The programme is designed for professional dance artists to learn how to structure dance classes for people living with Parkinson's, and is open for anybody affected by the condition to attend.

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Speaking of the new programme, Adie Nivison, project manager at Yorkshire Dance said: "We know through research and practice that dance can be extremely beneficial for people living with Parkinson's.

The Dance for Parkinson's sessions will take place on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 April at the home of Yorkshire Dance on Quarry HillThe Dance for Parkinson's sessions will take place on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 April at the home of Yorkshire Dance on Quarry Hill
The Dance for Parkinson's sessions will take place on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 April at the home of Yorkshire Dance on Quarry Hill

"This course aims to assist Yorkshire dance professionals in their work and naturally we want to involve the very people that will ultimately benefit to join us for part of the course."

Raising awareness for Parkinson's

Four taster sessions for people living with Parkinson's and their carers have already been delivered in Woodlesford, Moor Allerton, Otley and Middleton, and from May Yorkshire Dance will roll out a 12-week Dance For Parkinson's pilot programme in Leeds.