To view this eflier online, please click here Receive training in an acclaimed global program that shares the joys of dance with persons with Parkins

     

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Receive training in an acclaimed global program that shares the joys of dance with persons with Parkinson's disease.

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Dance for PD®

Training Workshops

Sydney | Brisbane

May 2013

Learn more and apply below!

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About Dance for PD® workshops

Are you a trained dancer or dancer instructor who is interested in making a greater impact in the community? Are you a therapist or movement practitioner who is excited to learn new techniques that expand and deepen your practice?

Our workshops are designed to enrich, inform and inspire a diverse group of individuals who want to introduce people with Parkinson’s to the joys and benefits of a customized dance experience. During Dance for PD® workshops, our specially-designed training modules, demo class and interactive sessions provide a wealth of information to experienced dance teachers and other interested participants.

Our Australian workshops are designed primarily for dance teachers, although therapists, yoga, fitness and Pilates teachers, group coordinators, Parkinson's community leaders, carepartners, allied health professionals and others are warmly invited to attend as Active Auditors through our Educational and Professional Enrichment program. More information is available below.

Since 2007, more than 350 people from 30 U.S. states and 9 countries have participated in Dance for PD® workshops, developed by the Mark Morris Dance Group and Brooklyn Parkinson Group in New York.

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Workshop details

The Sydney workshop will take place May 8 and 9 at Critical Path's Drill Hall. Sessions take place from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

The Brisbane workshop will take place May 11 and 12 at the studios of Queensland Ballet. Sessions take place 11:00 am - 7:00 pm on May 11, and 9:00 am - 6:00 pm on May 12.

Enrollment is extremely limited, and workshop places are available on a first preregistered first reserved basis. Our workshops tend to become fully subscribed very quickly.

"This workshop was completely satisfying, both on personal and professional levels. I thoroughly enjoyed each day's activities and the way in which [the trainer] conducted the discussions and experientials. His teaching ability is outstanding, along with his understanding of group process...I feel uplifted and inspired by all I witnessed..."
—2012 Trainee

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Tuition

US $225 (approx. AUS $218)
Member rate: US $200 (approx. AUS $195)
Complete your payment on or before March 20 and receive a 10% discount (application must be first be approved)

Tuition includes all printed materials and sessions, as well as a one-year Dance for PD® program membership, which provides special access to continuing education materials and tools (a US $45 value), as well as access to our international teachers' listserv.

On-site lunch will be available for an additional fee, or you may bring your own.

No payment is required to apply. Please click below to complete our application. We will notify you upon acceptance into the workshop and will include final registration and payment information at that time.

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More about the course

Our introductory workshop is specially designed to help you adapt your expertise to work effectively and comfortably with the Parkinson’s population under the guidelines and methodology of the Dance for PD® program. You'll cover special modules that focus on class structure, pedagogy and exercise design, and participate in a practicum class to develop class content and teaching techniques with founding teachers and other trainees, in addition to covering general modules about safety and working with Parkinson’s participants. Please click here for more information.

Although this workshop is specifically geared toward dance teachers, we welcome a diverse group of individuals who may be interested in the workshop for Educational & Professional Enrichment (EPE). In this workshop, you will attend as Active Auditors, participating in all group discussions and modules, while observing the teaching practicum and demo class on Day 2. The EPE program is designed to provide a comprehensive and intimate look at core components of the Dance for PD® program so that a wide variety of individuals without dance training or dance teaching experience can learn about our methods and benefit from our resources.

Our introductory workshops are non-certifying. Attendance at one of our introductory workshops is a prerequisite to qualify for our Dance Teacher certification program.

"This was an exceptional experience, and I feel priviledged to have had this opportunity! If all dance classes were this inspiring, educational and uplifting, everyone would dance!"—2012 workshop participant

Apply and pre-register today!

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About Dance for PD®

Dance for PD® offers dance classes for people with Parkinson’s disease in Brooklyn, New York and, through our network of partners and associates, in more than 100 other communities around the world. In Dance for PD® classes, participants are empowered to explore movement and music in ways that are refreshing, enjoyable, stimulating and creative. An on-going collaboration between the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Parkinson Group, the Dance for PD® program also provides teacher training and nurtures relationships among other organizations so that classes based on our model are widely available. The Dance for PD® method has been presented at the International Congress for Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders in Berlin (2005), the World Parkinson Congress in Washington, D.C. (2006) and at Neuroscience 2008 in Washington D.C. The program was recognized as a model program at the Society for the Arts in Healthcare’s annual conference (2010). The World Parkinson Congress in Glasgow featured a workshop on “Dance and Parkinson’s Disease” and demonstration classes (September, 2010), and a demo class was included at this year's Parkinson's Unity Walk in Central Park. Features about the program have appeared on PBS NewsHour, NPR, CBS, ABC, and Reuters, and in The New York Times and USA Today, among others.

For more information about Dance for PD®, please visit www.danceforpd.org.

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