About the Class
This course will run from Wednesday 29 April - Wednesday 1 July.
Age:16+
£55 - 10 Week Course
Want to try it out or attend to fit your schedule? This course is also available to book individually as a class – subject to availability.
Teacher: Jen Cunningham
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.
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
Dance for Parkinson’s classes are open to all. Our studios are accessible by a lift, and there is seating available in the main foyer as you wait for the class to start. On arrival you will be greeted by our staff alongside our lovely team of volunteers.
Join us in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket.