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Tapping, swaying or marching to a beat might not sound difficult to most of us, but for those suffering from Parkinson\u2019s<\/a>, the physical stiffness and difficulty with balance that are hallmarks of the disease can make independent movement extremely challenging.<\/p>\n

Parkinson\u2019s is a neurological disorder that can cause tremors, shakiness, stiffness, loss of coordination and impair a person\u2019s ability to walk and stay balanced. Dance for Parkinson\u2019s<\/a>, a partnership between the Houston Area Parkinson Society<\/a> and Houston Ballet<\/a>, gives participants a chance to build physical strength and move confidently in dance class.<\/p>\n

Krissy Richmond, a former principal dancer with the Houston Ballet, became the\u00a0founding instructor for Houston\u2019s Dance for Parkinson\u2019s class in 2009 at the urging of Houston Ballet\u2019s now executive director, Jim Nelson<\/a>, whose father had just been diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take the structure of a warm-up from a regular class, but do the basics in a chair so our students don\u2019t have to think about balance,\u201d Richmond explained. \u201cIt is remarkable how much you can accomplish in a chair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the one-hour class, students perform variations of tap, ballet and modern dance\u2014using arm movements that combine snapping, tapping and twisting to warm up every muscle before standing to do barre work.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re warming up certain areas in the body to get students prepared to engage\u00a0their muscles so it\u2019s not such a foreign thing when they stand up,\u201d Richmond said. \u201cThen we go to the barre, we do pli\u00e9s and test their balance, and then we do across-the-floor work. The class builds so they are not taken off guard as far as their balance goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each week, 15 to 25 individuals with Parkinson\u2019s attend the class; all present with differing degrees of the disease. Instructors tailor the lessons to make them safe for students to move independently.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn any ballet class you go to, you would do several turn combinations, but turns are not a thing we do in this class,\u201d said Jennifer Sommers, Dance for Parkinson\u2019s instructor and director of education and community engagement at Houston Ballet. \u201cWe do change the facing of the room\u2014we go from traveling from the east side of the room to the west side. If you turn too much \u2026 there is a chance for getting your feet tangled up or tripping, so we always try to have that forward pathway to turn around.\u201d<\/p>\n

The class stimulates participants\u2019 cognitive abilities by prompting them to learn movement combinations and remember fellow class members\u2019 names.<\/p>\n

Although most individuals with Parkinson\u2019s are diagnosed around the age of 60, the class has no age limit\u2014participants are encouraged to bring friends and loved ones to dance along with them.<\/p>\n

Ten years after its inception, Dance for Parkinson\u2019s is the founding program of a full adaptive dance suite offered by Houston Ballet, which modifies dance for populations with specific needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talk about the physical and cognitive benefits of the class, but you cannot underestimate the social impact of the class as well,\u201d Sommers said. \u201cWe get together and we have fun. We are learning together. We are not a community of people who have Parkinson\u2019s\u2014we are a community of people who dance and move together every Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n

To participate in Dance for Parkinson\u2019s, which is free, contact the Houston Area Parkinson Society at 713-626-7114 or visit hapsonline.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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