Silver Chain Dementia Champions – September 9

Lifespan Dance was invited to the special gathering of four Silver Chain Centres at Bibra Lake Community Centre. We were delighted to be able to bring our dance skills for staff and residents and bus-drivers to share and enjoy! Thank you Mandy and Silver Chain, and congratulations on an extremely successful day!

  

Photos: Mandy – Silver Chain

Parkinson’s WA – Walk in the Park – September 13

This was a huge success this year with a record number of 500 registration and generous donations. For the 10th time in a row Lifespan Dance were invited to lead the warm-up, which was a delight indeed! I was joined by Ella and Cheryl (a fabulous pas de trois) and together we were able to help everyone move and stretch the lower leg muscles, and prepare walkers for a successful walk! Congratulations to the PWA Team.

Photos: Parkinsons WA

 

WA Ballet – Community Dress Rehearsal – MacBeth – His Majesty’s

We are so proud to be connected to the WA Ballet. As well as weekly classes in their beautiful studios, we are invited to attend performances. On September 3rd, 27 Lifespanners were able to attend the Community Dress Rehearsal of MacBeth. Thank you to April, Oliver and Access staff – you go above and beyond to make us feel welcome. The dance, the music, the theatre and the whole performance was spoken about in such delight hereafter – such a terrific way for us to stay connected to WA’s professional ballet company.

Photo: April – WA Ballet

AusArt Day – October 22nd 2026

We are delighted to be part of the national AusArt day, and will launch our 2027 Program fundraising campaign. With the support of Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) and our generous donors from across the country, we have maintained Artistic Programs for the last four years offering community classes, outreach classes, regional tours, mentoring, internships, new choreographic work, dance-film and performance opportunities. In 2027 we add an interstate performance in Sydney (January) to the program. Your donation is tax deductible and goes directly towards the Lifespan dance programs. If you would like to donate to the campaign – please click on the link here –https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000kdJLp/lifespan-dance-2027-artistic-program.

Seniors Week (WA) – November 10 – 17 2026

We love sharing dance in Seniors Week in WA! There are multiple Lifespan classes on offer throughout the week. Bookings are essential!

• Willetton Rostrata Family Centre – Monday November 9 – 10 – 11am – BOOKED OUT
• Carine Opalcare – closed session
• WA Ballet Studios – TuesdayNovember 10 – 1 – 2pm 
• Koorliny Arts Centre – Wednesday November 11 – 10 – 11am – Come & Watch Class & includes morning tea afterwards 
• Alchera Living – closed session
• Dalkeith Hall – Friday November 1 – 11 – 12noon 

Regional WA Touring – April 2027

Planning for the Regional WA Tour(April 10-18) have begun. We will be touring Perth to Albany leading Seated Dance classes with communities along the way. If you are based in the Peel, Southwest and Great Southern regions of WA and are interested to have/attend a class in your town and with your organisation, please reply to this email.

National Touring – January 2027

Lifespan Dance has been invited to perform ‘WHORL’ as part of the RAD Elevate Conference in Sydney, January 16-17, 2027. We will be seeking funds to bring dance artists from Perth – if you have been involved in previous performances of WHORL and would like to be considered to be part of the performances, please reply email. More information to come in the next (Bunuru) e-newsletter!

T-shirts 

We recently received news and photo of Lifespan dancer/volunteer/supporter Jac, wearing a T-shirt while dancing in a class led by Dame Darcy Bussell, in a chateau in France! Wonderful!

You never know where the Lifespan T’s will appear. Make sure you have yours! A new order of t-shirts (black & white) are in, so please let us know if you would like one ($20).

So far in 2026, Lifespan Dance provides dance classes to 171 people per week (average) through the delivery of our dance and health programs. Ausdance WA has shone a ‘Spotlight’ on Lifespan Dance in the recent July newsletter! Thank you Amy, Gary and the Ausdance WA team – https://www.ausdancewa.org.au

Lifespan Dance has received a second grant from the City of Canning Community Development Round, which provides the studio space (Rostrata Centre) for the Willetton classes, and we are delighted! And in more funding news for Willetton classes, we can announce a boost from our philanthropic donors John & Shelly Thompson to specifically support the teaching dance artist to lead ongoing classes. Thank you Shelley & John .  https://www.canning.wa.gov.au/events/lifespan-seated-dance-classes/

A wonderful meeting with Tanya, Coordinator/Physiotherapist at Osborne Park Hospital Parkinson’s Clinic – leading to a lovely conversation and an information exchange about movement, music, classes and future-focussed dance projects. Let’s stay in touch!

Community Classes

Term 3 classes are in full swing at Willetton, Maylands, Kwinana and Dalkeith.

We are committed to a two-teacher model in our Community Classes, which is a strong feature of the Dance for Parkinson’s classes and sustains a supported community of practice. The ongoing work of Lifespan Dance Community Classes happens due to the commitment and skills of fellow dance artists – Ella, Liz, Christine – and our superb volunteers – Cheryl, Kaitlyn and Jac. Together, we share professional knowledge, experiential learnings and workings in our dance/health space.  Our high quality community classes would not be possible without these wonder-women!

Community class with teaching artist Ella, Liz, Christine, and superb volunteer Cheryl, Kaitly, and Jac. Photo Credit- Alex K

Outreach Classes

Our outreach classes extend north, south, east and west.  The ‘compass’ of Outreach classes across Makuru has included Halls Head, Bellevue, Cottlesloe and Kinross.  We enjoy leading outreach classes in a variety of spaces and locations in aged care, independent living, cancer support groups, dementia groups and within wellbeing/health programs. We liaise with Wellbeing and Lifestyle Coordinators to better understand needs and circumstances, and we enjoy teaching familiar and new participating dancers. As the ‘preferred provider’ of dance classes in aged care, we continue to receive numerous requests for classes, demonstrations and as guest speakers. Please note bookings for 2027 will open in October.

‘Mercy Place’ Art Piece. Photo Credit: Paige G

New Short Film 

Working with videographer Lee Kennedy, Lifespan have created a (very very short 2minute) short film titled “threads”.  It is a short and beautiful black and white film set to music created by Louis Frere-Harvey and featuring some of the dancer from our classes. We are looking to screen it in some local, national and international short-film festivals. If you are interested in seeing the film, please email directly.

Still image from ‘Threads’ film

Dance for PD Australia Training  

Each year Lifespan Dance contributes towards WA-based dance artist to undertake the Dance for PD Australia training. Kaitlyn Abrams has recently completed her DP training, and is now being mentored to teacher-readiness. Kaitlyn has been extraordinarily generous in volunteering time over the last year, learning from the teachers and dancers, and it is a thrill to see her move into a Lead Teacher role in the coming months. We welcome you to the team Kaitlyn!

New Seated Dance Performance – Research & Development of ‘Weathering’

As part of a recent PhD research at WAAPA ECU, alongside 23 dancers, we were able to share a ‘draft’ version of a new seated dance performance, titled Weathering – with an invited audience. This work will be the third in a triptych of seated dance performances that Paige Gordon has choreographed in recent years – together with Wingspan and Whorl – and will be performed publicly at a later date.

Still image from the ‘draft’ version of a new seated dance performance – Weathering.

Stay well. All movement matters!

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14 October 2026 (Wed) | 2:00 – 5:00pm

Level 4, Innovation Quarter

160 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, NSW 2145

MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development

Attend in person or online. Register here.

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My Dance for PD journey began in Australia, where I was first introduced to the program and later volunteered in Dance for Parkinson’s Australia classes at Queensland Ballet, led by Erica Rose. Seeing participants express themselves.

Through music and movement, connect with one another, and experience the joy of dancing had a lasting impact on me.

What I learned at Queensland Ballet continues to shape the way I teach today. Treating each participant as a dancer, offering movement choices for different abilities, and using music, imagery and creativity to inspire movement are principles that remain central to my classes. Those early experiences became an important foundation for my journey as a Dance for PD teacher.

After returning to Korea, I continued my Dance for PD training and became the first certified Dance for PD teacher in Korea. Today, through Art in Movement, which I founded, I provide movement programs supporting the health and wellbeing of older adults and specialised dance programs for people living with Parkinson’s. I also offer recorded classes for Korean participants living overseas or those unable to attend in person.

Art in Movement is Dance for PD-based classes are now offered in hospitals and community organisations across several regions of Korea. It is very meaningful to me that the journey I began in Australia is now continuing and growing in Korea. I hope to keep connecting and sharing with Dance for PD teachers around the world while helping Dance for PD reach more people living with Parkinson’s in Korea.

Photo : Mina and her dancers in Korea! 

Photo: Mina Park, founder of Art of Movement and Dance for PD Certified teacher 

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Djilba season is here! Photo Credit: Paige G

Newsflashes……

So far in 2026, Lifespan Dance provides dance classes to 171 people per week (average) through the delivery of our dance and health programs. Ausdance WA has shone a ‘Spotlight’ on Lifespan Dance in the recent July newsletter! Thank you Amy, Gary and the Ausdance WA team – https://www.ausdancewa.org.au

Lifespan Dance has received a second grant from the City of Canning Community Development Round, which provides the studio space (Rostrata Centre) for the Willetton classes, and we are delighted! And in more funding news for Willetton classes, we can announce a boost from our philanthropic donors John & Shelly Thompson to specifically support the teaching dance artist to lead ongoing classes. Thank you Shelley & John .  https://www.canning.wa.gov.au/events/lifespan-seated-dance-classes/  

A wonderful meeting with Tanya, Coordinator/Physiotherapist at Osborne Park Hospital Parkinson’s Clinic – leading to a lovely conversation and an information exchange about movement, music, classes and future-focussed dance projects. Let’s stay in touch!

Community Classes

Term 3 classes are in full swing at Willetton, Maylands, Kwinana and Dalkeith. 

We are committed to a two-teacher model in our Community Classes, which is a strong feature of the Dance for Parkinson’s classes and sustains a supported community of practice. The ongoing work of Lifespan Dance Community Classes happens due to the commitment and skills of fellow dance artists – Ella, Liz, Christine – and our superb volunteers – Cheryl, Kaitlyn and Jac. Together, we share professional knowledge, experiential learnings and workings in our dance/health space.  Our high quality community classes would not be possible without these wonder-women! 

Community class with teaching artist Ella, Liz, Christine, and superb volunteer Cheryl, Kaitly, and Jac. Photo Credit- Alex K

Outreach Classes 

Our outreach classes extend north, south, east and west.  The ‘compass’ of Outreach classes across Makuru has included Halls Head, Bellevue, Cottlesloe and Kinross.  We enjoy leading outreach classes in a variety of spaces and locations in aged care, independent living, cancer support groups, dementia groups and within wellbeing/health programs. We liaise with Wellbeing and Lifestyle Coordinators to better understand needs and circumstances, and we enjoy teaching familiar and new participating dancers. As the ‘preferred provider’ of dance classes in aged care, we continue to receive numerous requests for classes, demonstrations and as guest speakers. Please note bookings for 2027 will open in October. 

‘Mercy Place’ Art Piece. Photo Credit: Paige G

New Short Film 

Working with videographer Lee Kennedy, Lifespan have created a (very very short 2minute) short film titled “threads”.  It is a short and beautiful black and white film set to music created by Louis Frere-Harvey and featuring some of the dancer from our classes. We are looking to screen it in some local, national and international short-film festivals. If you are interested in seeing the film, please email directly.

Still image from ‘Threads’ film 

Dance for PD Australia Training  

Each year Lifespan Dance contributes towards WA-based dance artist to undertake the Dance for PD Australia training. Kaitlyn Abrams has recently completed her DP training, and is now being mentored to teacher-readiness. Kaitlyn has been extraordinarily generous in volunteering time over the last year, learning from the teachers and dancers, and it is a thrill to see her move into a Lead Teacher role in the coming months. We welcome you to the team Kaitlyn!

Ageing Well Expo 

For the 6th year running, Lifespan Dance has brought a little ray of dance-sunshine to the Ageing Well Expo, Perth Convention Centre. We feature our dance & health programs and demonstrate by inviting many others to join in with us in a number of fun dance sequences. Always a popular element of the Expo program and always great to see dancers from different classes appear! So much fun – turn up the volume Todd!

Lifespan Dance at the Ageing Well Expo. Photo Credit: Chrissie

New Seated Dance Performance – Research & Development of ‘Weathering’

As part of a recent PhD research at WAAPA ECU, alongside 23 dancers, we were able to share a ‘draft’ version of a new seated dance performance, titled Weathering – with an invited audience. This work will be the third in a triptych of seated dance performances that Paige Gordon has choreographed in recent years – together with Wingspan and Whorl – and will be performed publicly at a later date. 

Still image from the ‘draft’ version of a new seated dance performance – Weathering. 

Dates for the Diary

Parkinson’s WA – Walk in the Park – Sunday September 13

A great day to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson’s WA. Lifespan has been invited to lead the warm-up this year, and we look forward to dancing with you onstage! 

Register for the event here – https://www.parkinsonswa.org.au/a-walk-in-the-park-2026

Stay well. All movement matters!

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Veronica Shum

City of Onkaparinga continues to support Moving Into Dance classes at Port Noarlunga Art Centre with this year being our 10-year anniversary. A couple of our original members are still dancing with us! Tammy Arjona and Jo Scott formed the group in 2016 with Juliette Griffen now part of the team. A new trial program has also started in Aldinga and in Victor Harbor with seed funding provided by The City of Victor Harbor. After a successful first 8-week block of classes, Fleurieu Chair-Based Dance – Victor Harbor has been renewed for a second 8-week block of classes, commencing in late July.

Tammy Arjona

Moving Into Dance Birthday Cupcakes

Tammy, Juliette & Dancers

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New creative pathways in Rockhampton and continued community connection in Yeppoon

Dance for Brain Health continues to flourish across Central Queensland, bringing movement, creativity and connection to dancers, carers, volunteers and community members.

Responding to a request by the Arts Director at Benevolent Living, we have introduced Dance for Brain Health for people living with diverse cognitive and physical abilities. Our first session welcomed 35 enthusiastic dancers, including one participant aged 105, supported by caring staff. It was a valuable opportunity to explore how the Dance for PD approach can be adapted to maintain its signature creativity, care and enjoyment across a very diverse range of functionality.

At the Rockhampton Museum of Art, a new arts-in-health dementia friendly experience is bringing together Dance for Brain Health and Art As We Age: Conversations in the Galleries. This innovative program was developed in partnership with the Engagement and Learning Team at RMOA and involves a dance movement class led by Alex Darnley- Stuart (Allegra Studios) followed by a seated session in a gallery where calm, collaborative and meaningful conversations about selected, themed artworks are facilitated by Dr Jeanette Neden (Dance Collaborations).

In Yeppoon, Dance for Brain Health continues to be deeply valued by dancers, carers, volunteers, the Council and the wider community. The classes offer much more than physical activity: they provide routine, joy, companionship and a strong sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose for everyone involved. Anecdotally, participants and loved ones have shared just how important these sessions are for mobility, mental wellbeing and social connection.

Together, these programs show how dance and the arts can support wellbeing, healthy ageing, community confidence and connection across rural and regional Queensland.

Jeanette & Alex

Art As We Age RMOA Photo by Mandy Dollery

Art As We Age RMOA Photo by Mandy Dollery

Dance for Brain Health RMOA Photo by Mandy Dollery

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Hilltops programs continue in the communities of Yass, Cootamundra and Young. All is well, with dedicated participants attending, and the group in Yass has started a Moving Well program shared recipe book!

Participants are now nearly 2 years in attendance, some in their 90s and still enjoying moving and connecting.

The online programs running through Dance4wellbeing have been growing into Aged Care through the Ciao Project. 8 homes attend each session simultaneously from across Victoria and NSW. Jess has been interactive with these sessions by not only dancing but including a little Banter and music request time, as well as sharing stories for residents.

The co-design research pilot – Keep Dancing is being trialled by the Whiddon group, has been successful so far, with a finalist nomination in the Future of Ageing AwardsHealth & Wellbeing category: https://insideageing.com.au/the-future-of-ageing-awards-2026-shortlist-has-been-released/

Jess is working with Jennie Hewitt, a physio and researcher looking at Strength and balance content within a dance program with great results so far in the initial stages. Jess also delivers a tailored dance program for Harden Grange Aged Care Community, which has been nominated as a finalist for Service Transformation.

Fingers crossed for Dance for Health & Wellbeing!!

Canberra recently hosted the Meaningful Ageing Australia event which Jess attended. The message being highlighted was putting our elders at the heart of care and programs that connect with seniors, particularly resonating with work in aged care and the new Sound Moves 55+ tailored offerings.

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We are pleased to confirm the standing ZESTup class continues in Term 3 taught by Debora and located at Gorman Arts Centre in D-Block Studio on Batman Street.

PLEASE NOTE THE ZEST PHONE NUMBER now returns to 0417 417 182 

TERM 3 DATES, 2026  

Classes at Greenway Views (Tuesdays @ 9.45am) and Hughes (Fridays @ 10am) and LDK Amberfield (Thursdays @ 10am,11am and 12pm – For residents only) continue throughout most of the school holidays – you are always welcome to join in and keep the inner dancer satisfied! Details here.

For those classes that follow school terms, we commence TERM 3 on –

MONDAY 20 JULY and conclude FRIDAY 25 September – a 10 week term.  

Note: the Araluen class on Tuesdays will now start at 11.15am.

CLASS THEME for TERM 3  :  COLOUR OUR WORLD     

This term we’ll be inspired by the theme of colour in music and movement. Don’t we just need a splash of colour on the wintery days! These different term themes really get us moving. 

TEACHING ARTISTS 

During Term 2 you will have met some new dance teaching artists in some of our classes, as some members of our ZEST team flew off for some long awaited cultural riches from the northern hemisphere.

Philip returns for Term 3.  

Jacqui will be away for the first half of Term 3, and her classes will be looked after by the ZEST Team plus Kirsty and Robyn.

Debora’s classes at the start of term 3, will be looked after by the ZEST Team plus Viv and Robyn.

The ZEST team is delighted to have the talents of the guest teachers Ruth, Kirsty, Robyn, Gretel, Amy and Viv, to bring their new dances to your classes.

CONGRATULATIONS PHILIP!

Philip has received an Ausdance ACT Honorary Life Membership in recognition of his extraordinary and long-standing contribution to Ausdance ACT and to the ACT dance community. Aren’t we lucky to have him!

ZEST CLASS AT THE ARBORETUM WINTER FESTIVAL

Monday 13 July 10.30 – 11.30

In the Margaret Whitlam Pavilion

Class to be taught by ZEST teaching artist Jane Ingall 

$20 for the 1 hour class

Booking is essential at the Humanitix Arboretum  Booking link.

SAVE THE DATE! THRFG PACT’s 40TH ANNIVERSARY

All members and friends of our Parkinson’s Dance Classes are cordially invited to attend this significant anniversary celebration onThursday 20th August 2026 3-5pm

At The Lodge Restaurant & Bar LDK Amberfield, 240 Cotter Road, Weston Creek

Please RSVP by 28 July to: NoShea@hospitalresearch.org.au or to Marcia: 0417 217 451.

A STELLAR LINEUP 2026

Dance Artist Liz Lea has again invited ZEST to join The Stellar Lineup dance performance program to be held at Belconnen Arts Centre on Friday 4 December at 7pm and Saturday 5 December at 3pm. There will be Rehearsals in October and November. Details will be provided when finalised. Hope you will consider being either a performer or an audience member for what is expected to be a fabulous showcase of the diversity and delight in dance in Canberra. 

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This dynamic pre-conference one-day gathering brings together dance artists, researchers, healthcare professionals, educators and community practitioners to explore the rapidly evolving field of Dance for Health. Participants will explore current innovations in Dance for Health research and practice, inclusive facilitation across populations and life stages, falls prevention through dance, and evidence-informed teaching strategies that support wellbeing, rehabilitation, creative aging, and community connection.

Designed as both a professional development opportunity and a community-building forum, the gathering invites participants from around the world to share knowledge, test ideas, deepen practice, and contribute to a more connected global Dance for Health network. Whether you are new to the field or an experienced practitioner, this event offers a rare opportunity to learn, exchange, and imagine what comes next.

Stay on for the first day of the IADMS Annual Conference (Thursday 24 September) to engage in more Dance for Health sessions.

Registration: 

IADMS members: $150 USD/approx. $210 AUD before July 24 | $220 USD/approx. $308 AUD after July 24

Non members: $220 USD/approx. $308 AUD before July 24 | $275 USD/approx. $385 AUD after July 24

Co-presented by the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS), Dance for Parkinson’s Australia, and Dance for PD.

Location

The Australian Ballet, 2 Kavanagh Street, Southbank, Victoria 3006, Australia

About Dance for PD®

The Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dance for PD® program invites people with Parkinson’s and their families in more than 500 communities and 31 countries around the globe to experience the joys and benefits of dance while creatively addressing symptom-specific concerns related to balance, cognition, motor skill, depression and physical confidence.

Through its innovative, internationally-replicated in-person and online classes, acclaimed teacher training program, and high quality media resources, Dance for PD​’s fundamental working principle is that professionally-trained dancers are movement experts whose knowledge about balance, sequencing, rhythm and aesthetic awareness is useful to persons with PD. In class, teaching artists integrate movement from modern, ballet, tap, folkloric, traditional, improvisation, and social dancing, along with choreographic and cultural repertory to engage participants’ minds and bodies and create an enjoyable, social environment for artistic exploration.​​

Dance for PD has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Dance Magazine, The Guardian and hundreds of other publications,​and has been honored by several local, national and international awards, including the Parkinson Awareness Award, Alan Bonander Humanitarian Award, and the Sapolin Public Service Award from the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities.

Evidence from more than 55 peer-reviewed scientific studies from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Italy and Germany serves to underpin the effectiveness and benefits of the Dance for PD teaching practice and suggests that dance provides a range of benefits, including improved walking and short-term mobility, enhanced quality of life and self-efficacy, and improvements in mood and social inclusion among people with Parkinson’s.

Dance for PD, which began in 2001 as a collaboration between MMDG and Brooklyn Parkinson Group, leverages technology—online classes, on demand resources, and training and a popular instructional At Home video series—to make the program more available to its diverse and expanding network of constituents around the globe.

About IADMS

Australia’s national ballet company, The Australian Ballet is one of the world’s leading ballet companies and has been inspiring and delighting audiences since 1962. Enriched by the talent and passion of the dancers, The Australian Ballet is committed to bringing the joy of ballet to audiences both at home and abroad. Representing a uniquely Australian style that is athletic, authentic, bold and expansive, The Australian Ballet continues to captivate and amaze audiences worldwide. Alongside its performances, The Australian Ballet supports education, community engagement, and access initiatives that bring dance to people of different ages and backgrounds. It also plays an important role in nurturing Australian choreographers, dancers, musicians, designers, and creative teams.  

About Dance for Parkinson’s Australia

The Dance for Parkinson’s Australia (DPA) program started through an initial Dance for PD® presentation at the National Parkinson’s Conference in Brisbane in 2012. Since then, DPA Director Erica Rose Jeffrey, PhD, has worked with the dance and Parkinson’s communities to share the joys of dance classes for people with Parkinson’s. Working with Dance for PD® founding teacher and Program Director David Leventhal, the first Australian teacher training workshops were offered in May of 2013 in Sydney and Brisbane at Queensland Ballet. Dance for Parkinson’s Australia offers dance classes for people with Parkinson’s disease in ACT, Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, and Victoria.

DPA provides high quality services to people living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), partners, carers, friends, and the broader community of seniors. 2023 celebrated ten years of delivering the program, classes and workshops in Australia.

Partnerships and connections have been developed across the arts and health sectors and include the Opera Australia, Queensland Ballet, DanceNorth, the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Dance Company, Belconnen Arts Centre, Arts Health Network Queensland, Arts Health Network NSW/ACT, Ausdance, MADE Tasmania, the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, state Parkinson’s organisations, and leading neurologists and researchers.

Dance for Parkinson’s Australia (DPA)  is a public benevolent institution and charity with DGR status

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Join us for a vibrant day of movement, music, connection, and shared learning with the Dance for Parkinson’s Australia network. The workshop will include an inclusive improvisation session with Rebecca Barnstaple (Canada), a class planning workshop with David Leventhal (USA), and an afternoon immersion in The Classics Series with Paris Wages, Katrina Rank, and community members. Participants will explore how refined, creative approaches support artistry, accessibility, confidence, and joy. The workshop is a rich, practical, and inspiring gathering for teachers, artists, facilitators, and anyone invested in creative movement for people living with Parkinson’s.

Prerequisite: a Dance for Parkinson’s/Dance for PD introductory training workshop.

Registration: 

We’re offering three tiers ($40/$65/$85 USD which is $58/$94/$122 AUD) – please select the level that feels comfortable and appropriate for you. Your registration in any amount helps cover our costs.

Co-presented by Dance for Parkinson’s Australia and Dance for PD, in association with The Australian Ballet.

Location

The Australian Ballet, 2 Kavanagh Street, Southbank, Victoria 3006, Australia

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