Recently, I asked fellow dancers on Facebook for a one-word self-assessment of the first class they ever taught. “Chaotic,” “humbling” and “copycat” were just some of their responses. I was not surprised. For my first-ever class, intermediate ballet for my fellow college students in 2011, I was armed with little more than my own experiences […]
Who wants free dance classes?!? New York City Dance Week, a citywide annual nonprofit project of Tendu Inc., brings awareness to dance by partnering with almost 40 studios to offer hundreds of free (yes FREE!) and discounted classes, June 15–24. Participating schools this year include Mark Morris Dance Center, Peridance Capezio Center, Arthur Murray NYC […]
Program director David Leventhal (right) dances with a Dance for PD participant. It’s official—research confirms that dance is highly beneficial for people suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Twelve participants completed two 75-minute dance classes a week for eight weeks. None had tried dance before. By the study’s end, they showed improvement in overall movement, walking ability […]