School of Dance provides community classes for Parkinson's patients

November 30, 2010

The community is invited to participate in two dance-movement classes for Parkinson’s patients beginning Wednesdays Jan. 12 through April 27, 2011 at ASU SkySong in Scottsdale, Ariz. Claudia Murphey is an <a title="ASU School of Dance" href="http://dance.asu.edu/">ASU School of Dance</a> professor who leads the classes, which are designed for Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers.<separator></separator>Murphey created the Movement and Motion™ program, which explores a wide-range of physical experiences that take place seated in chairs, standing, moving, and stretching against a wall. The movements build strength, increase stability, expand range of motion, and improve Parkinson’s patients’ posture, while inspiring confidence and self-assurance. Movement and Motion™ has been offered since spring 2009 at ASU SkySong.<separator></separator>“Class participants have showed enormous progression after each 10-week session and have responded unanimously that the course improved their range of motion, gait, stability and their self-confidence,” Murphey says.<separator></separator>The Latin Salsa/Big Band class explores great dance rhythms like the Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Tango, Swing, and Waltz. Designed for both Parkinson’s patients and their partners, Latin Salsa/Big Band is a fabulous way to learn the latest social dances during a fun-filled class.<separator></separator>The Movement and Motion™ classes are free. The Latin Salsa/Big Band classes are $5 per session. For registration information, please visit: <a title="http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=904790 " href="http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=904790 ">http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=904790</a>.<… classes are held on Wednesdays starting Jan. 12 through April 27, 2011. Movement and Motion™ is held at 9:30-10:30 a.m. Latin Salsa/Big Band is held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Classroom locations are posted in the kiosk next to the elevator in the SkySong 1 building: <a title="http://www.skysongcenter.com/skysong1.html" href="http://www.skysongcenter.com/skysong1.html">http://www.skysongcenter.co…;. ASU SkySong is located at 1475 N. Scottsdale Rd. View a map and get directions at:<a title="http://skysong.asu.edu/events/maps" href="http://skysong.asu.edu/events/maps"> http://skysong.asu.edu/events/maps</a>.<separator></separator>For more information about the Parkinson’s dance classes and to see a video featuring Murphey, please visit: <a title="http://dance.asu.edu/research/parkinsons_project.php" href="http://dance.asu.edu/research/parkinsons_project.php">http://dance.asu… Kuo, <a href="mailto:Sunny.Kuo@asu.edu">Sunny.Kuo@asu.edu</a> (480) 965-1208 ASU School of Dance

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