About the Class
Monday 13th September – Sunday 13th December
Age: 16+
£5.50 - Single Class
This class is also available to book as a course!
Teacher - Jen Cunningham
Live Music - Robert Briggs
Movement and exercise classes for people living with Parkinson’s, their carers and families. These classes are led by trained dance artists and accompanied by live music. They are open to all, and no previous experience is required. Exercises—which are all adaptable to individual needs—are designed to support flexibility, gait and balance and to encourage fluid movement. The classes also include some voice exercises/singing and finish with socialising, where you can enjoy tea and a chat.
If you have not attended a Dance for Parkinson's class at Dance Base before, please contact engagement@dancebase.co.uk before booking a place in the class.
Meet the Teachers
Jen Cunningham
As a freelance dance artist, she has worked with choreographers Jack Webb, Lucy Boyes, Ruth Kent, Ian Spink, Keren Rosenberg, Brigid McCarthy and has performed nationally and internationally on various projects directed by All or Nothing, Rob Heaslip (max.IMEALLdance), Oceanallover, Mark Murphy and Flesh Collective.
She has taught contemporary technique and creative skills across Scotland in schools such as Fife Academy of Performing Arts (FAPA) and Torry Academy in Aberdeen; has been a team teacher for Dance for People with Parkinsons since 2012, recently taking on the role as lead teacher for the classes.
In October 2013 she became a part of Flying High, a Creative Futures funded initiative set up by Jennifer Paterson of All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre and August 2014 she received professional development funding to attend the European Aerial Dance Festival in Brighton.
Throughout the summer of 2014 she worked with Glasgow Youth Dance Company (GYDC) as rehearsal director for The Gadfly Project directed by Rob Heaslip as part of GO Dance 14 and was a Dance Captain for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony.
How to prepare
Wear comfortable clothing and footwear.
Your teacher will advise you if you need to bring anything with you for the next class.
And don’t forget your bottle of water!
Join us in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket for Dance for Parkinson’s.