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“Everyone is beautiful in the ballet.”
The truth of that line is being demonstrated over and over again at English National Ballet — not just onstage but in classes for Parkinson’s patients.
According to the website Ballet.org, “Dance for Parkinson’s extends opportunities for people with Parkinson’s, their carers, friends and family members to engage in artistic dance activity inspired by the repertoire and within the professional environment of the dance studio.
“Regular weekly classes in London are based at our studios in Kensington. Our programme provides an insight into the way a production is put together with opportunities to meet our dancers and musicians, see rehearsals and English National Ballet performances.
The ballet did make me urgently want to move more, and move better and hinted at how this might be possible. – Participant, Dance for Parkinson’s London …
“English National Ballet is proud to be part of the Mark Morris Dance Group Dance for PD membership programme and the Dance for Parkinson’s UK.” More at Ballet.org/uk.
The initiative receives significant support from the P H Holt Charitable Trust, D’Oyly Carte Foundation and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
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