These exercises are taken from the Dance for Parkinson’s classes in New South Wales devised and delivered by Teaching Artists in Australia. They were filmed in December 2019 at the Hannaford Centre in Sydney and were inspired in part by ideas of summer and Australian themes.
Safety First
Before you start dancing, please note.
Introduction: Dance for Parkinson’s Australia 00:59
Session 1: Seated Reach Grab In 04:50
Session 2: Seated Hand and Finger Articulation 04:56
Session 3: Seated Feet and Lower Legs Warm up 04:47
Session 4: Seated Slow Folk Dance 04:56
Session 5: Seated Australian Landmark Improvisation 04:47
Session 6: Seated Australian Lifesaver dance 04:56
Session 7: Standing and Seated –Plié and Weight Shift 04:47
Session 8: Standing and Seated Heel Toe Polka 04:56
Session 1B: Curve Reach Spirals and Torso Warm-up 04:56
Session 2B: Seated Movie Star Swimming Dance 04:56
Session 3B: Getting Dressed Up 04:56
Session 4B: Seated Cowgirl/boy Boots Dance 04:56
Session 5B: Seated “My Country Sequence”
Session 6B: Seated “My Country Sequence” Close up
More videos coming soon…
You assume all risks of injury as a result of engaging in any dance activity. Dance for Parkinson’s Australia is not responsible for any injury sustained by you during the course of any dance activity.
Exercises devised and demonstrated by: Catherine Goss, Jessica Conneely and Erica Rose Jeffrey
Dancers and volunteers: Kerry, Kay, Paul, Judy, Fran, Susan, Christine, John, Paul, Arthur, Sue, Tricia, Gordon
A big thank you to Sunsuper-Dreams for a Better World and the Mazda Foundation for your support of our programs and development of online resources.
