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Dance for Parkinson's Online Learning Program

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This purchase option includes 12-months access to the Online Course and Qualification Approaches to Dance for People with Parkinson's - Level 4 Certificate offered through People Dancing.

This online course prepares dance practitioners for the practical, in-person introductory and advanced workshops that constitute the primary components of a comprehensive training programme. The eight-unit online course, developed by People Dancing, Dance for PD®, and Mark Morris Dance Group in association with the Dance for Parkinson’s Network UK, provides dance practitioners and others with core foundational knowledge about the safe, effective, and creative delivery of dance sessions for people with Parkinson’s.

The Level 4 Certificate Approaches to Dance for People with Parkinson’s is a single unit qualification that introduces dance artists to key issues about Parkinson’s that may affect people living with Parkinson’s who participate in a dance class. This qualification introduces dance artists to key issues that may have an impact on people living with Parkinson's who participate in a dance session and planning requirements for the delivery of a safe dance experience. It covers the following in relation to people living with Parkinson's: neurological changes that occur in the brain; potential physical and mental effects of Parkinson's on individuals; the potential impact of Parkinson's medication on a dance class participant; cueing techniques to support participation in dance practice; environmental considerations; structuring a safe participatory dance session.

Your access codes and instructions for the online course and assessment will be sent to you in two separate emails within 5 business days after the completion of your purchase. Please check your junk email folder in case it has been filtered - messages come from qualifications@communitydance.org.uk.

Why Choose Us?

From Seoul to Sydney, Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro, people with Parkinson’s and their families are experiencing the joys and benefits of dance thanks to Dance for PD®, a program of the Mark Morris Dance Group. Strong global demand has ignited program initiatives that deliver rigorous teacher training in seven languages and on six continents as well as an instructional media and digital streaming portfolio available to anyone with an internet connection or DVD player. Our 10 New York flagship programs embrace residents in all five boroughs and reach an ever-widening demographic that includes people under 60 with early onset Parkinson’s. The program collaborates with an enviable range of such academic, artistic and medical partners as Lincoln Center, Kaiser Permanente, Canada’s National Ballet School and Harvard Medical School. Recommended by medical professionals around the world, Dance for PD® plays a critical role in promoting opportunities for people with Parkinson’s to find empowerment, dignity and community through a creative, artistic and musical approach to living well.

“In the consultation room, I often get on mysoap box and give a little lecture about the importance of physical activity,social interaction, mental stimulation...and Dance for PD gives all three of those.