Moving with Grace: A Celebration of Movement, Science, and Art for the LBD Community

Award-winning Dance for PD® classes invite people with Parkinsonism (movement changes associated with PD and LBD) and their partners to explore movement and music in ways that are enjoyable, stimulating, and creative. This research-backed global program benefits anyone living with mobility concerns. No dance experience is required. Seated or standing, energizing and inspiring music guides participants as they discover diverse dance styles and practical movement methods that address balance, flexibility, and confidence.

This one-hour session will feature a discussion about the science and art behind the Dance for PD® program, followed by a seated (for safety) interactive session for participants and a question-and-answer session with the presenter.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. List the benefits of Dance for PD® for people living with Lewy body dementia and their care partners.
2. Describe what it feels like to participate in a Dance for PD®
3. Identify resources to support continued participation in the Dance for PD® program, either virtually or in-person in your community.

Let’s dance!  Register today at:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kvvmkUsdTJypKiieCRaSNQ

Presenter:  David Leventhal, founding teacher and Program Director, Dance for PD®, a program of Mark Morris Dance Group

About David Leventhal:  David Leventhal is a founding teacher and Program Director for Dance for PD®, a program of the Mark Morris Dance Group that has been used as a model for classes in more than 300 communities in 30 countries. He leads classes for people living with Parkinson’s disease around the world and trains other teaching artists in the Dance for PD® approach. He’s co-produced five volumes of a successful instructional video series and helped conceive and design Moving Through Glass, a dance-based Google Glass App for people with Parkinson’s. He’s received multiple awards for his work, including the 2016 World Parkinson Congress Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Parkinson’s Community, and has written extensively on the intersection of dance and Parkinson’s. As a dancer, he performed with the Mark Morris Dance Group from 1997-2011, appearing in principal roles in some of Mark Morris’ most celebrated works and receiving a 2010 Bessie Award for his performance career.