SINGING
Manhattan
CaringKind has a program called We Sing which offers favorite songs with live accompaniment. For information: 646-744-2900 or helpline@caringkindnyc.org
DANCING
Manhattan
Rhythm Break Cares – Their mission is to provide the restorative power of music, movement, and touch to older adults with dementia. Since 2009, they have utilized their love and knowledge of dance to improve the quality of life for those with all stages of dementia residing in the community or in a memory care facility. Their dance artists are professionally trained Ballroom and Modern dancers who have completed training to work with older adults with dementia. (646) 742-9014, rbcares@gmail.com, 1261 Broadway at 32nd Street, suite 309
Full Circle Dance – Ali Schechter offers a unique dance program “dedicated to sharing the life –affirming and therapeutic aspects of dance with elders and caregivers. Dance and movement provide relief in medical settings and beyond: reducing isolation, enhancing creativity, and generating energy for elders and caregivers. Ali’s high-quality programs build community, alleviate stress and promote wellness. www.fullcircledance.org email Ali at: ali@fullcircledance.org
Assorted Areas
Dance for Parkinson’s – Dance for PD® offers specialized dance classes to people with Parkinson’s, their families, friends and care partners in six locations around New York City. Dance for PD classes allow people with Parkinson’s to experience the joys and benefits of dance while creatively addressing symptom-specific concerns related to balance, cognition, motor skill, depression and physical confidence.
For information, go to: http://danceforparkinsons.org/find-a-class/class-locations/united-states/new-york or call the individual locations shown below. They also offer their
At Home DVD series available for purchase: 800- 957-1046 or at http://danceforparkinsons.org/at-home-dvd/at-home-dvds
AND. . . The best-selling Dance for PD® At Home series continues with a set of SEATED dances that sparkle with energy and imagination: http://shop.danceforparkinsons.org/Dance-for-PD-At-Home-DVD-Volume-2-DVD2.htm
Manhattan–West Side
Select Sundays 1:30-2:45 pm. Space is extremely limited; registration required. NO CHARGE
The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam)
To register: call (718) 218-3373
Manhattan–East Side
Select Fridays 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Space is extremely limited; registration required.
NO CHARGE
Ballet Academy East, 1651 3rd Ave
To register: click here or call (718) 218-3373
Brooklyn
Rhythm Break Cares – Their mission is to provide the restorative power of music, movement, and touch to older adults with dementia. Since 2009, they have utilized their love and knowledge of dance to improve the quality of life for those with all stages of dementia residing in the community or in a memory care facility. Their dance artists are professionally trained Ballroom and Modern dancers who have completed training to work with older adults with dementia. Judy Vigo: 718-230-1760 x51141, jvigo@bklynlibrary.org
Mark Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette Ave, Fort Greene: (718) 218-3373 or visit www.brooklynparkinsongroup.org.
Wednesdays 2:00-3:15 pm, with special choreography workshop until 3:40 pm
Drop-ins welcome. NO CHARGE
Queens
- Forest Hills – Second Friday of the month – Space is limited; registration required.
NO CHARGE
Bamboo Moves, 107-40 Queens Blvd. Suite 206, To register: call (718) 218-3373
- Bellerose – Dance for Neuromuscular Wellness (ages 59 and under)
Thursdays 1:00-2:00 PM – Weekly – Drop-ins welcome
Single class is $18; 14 week series: $210 ($15 per class)
RhythmZ Studio, 252-15 Union Turnpike, For information: call 516-369-0642
The Bronx
Monthly, select Mondays 2:30 – 3:45 pm – Space is limited; registration required.
NO CHARGE
- Bronx House, 990 Pelham Parkway South
To register: call (718) 218-3373
Select Thursdays 11:00 am – 12:15 pm – Space is limited; registration required.
NO CHARGE
- College of Mount St. Vincent, 6301 Riverdale Ave, Riverdale
To register: call (718) 218-3373
Long Island
Southampton – Get Up and Dance for Parkinson’s – Mondays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. NO CHARGE
Stony Brook Southampton, 39 Tuckahoe Road, Southampton – For more information, please call 631-259-1385 or visit www.hamptonsarts.org
Westchester and nearby Rockland County
RYE – Dance for Parkinson’s Disease
Wednesdays and Fridays – 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. – NO CHARGE
You do not have to be a Rye resident to become a member.
The Rye Arts Center, 51 Milton Road, Rye – Please visit the Rye Arts Center online for more information and to register.
WHITE PLAINS – Dance Party for Parkinson’s
Fridays starting April 1, 2016 – 6:30-7:30 pm
$15 per class OR $96 eight week session (non member)/ $86 eight week Session (Members). Couples or those with a caregiver that will be participating in the dance party: $20 per class (two people).
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital Sports Center, 785 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains
For more information, call 914-597-2805.
NYACK – Movement for Joy
Monthly, 2nd Monday of the month 1:00-2:00 pm
Registration preferred, drop-ins welcome; caregivers are encouraged to attend
By donation
Nyack Yoga, 42 Main Street, Nyack – For registration and information: call Jim Evers of Grassroots Community Service Projects at (914) 263-1164.
PEARL RIVER – Movement for Joy
Monthly, 1st and 3rd Fridays 10:30-11:30 am
Registration preferred, drop-ins welcome; caregivers are encouraged to attend
By donation
Nyemchek’s Dance Centre, 55 E. Central Ave, Pearl River – For registration and information: email rollcall99@hotmail.com or call Diane Discepolo at (201) 788-7897 or Nyemchek’s Dance Centre at (845) 735-1400.