IN THE MEDIA
NEWS, RADIO & PRESS
Connecting seniors across the country through free online dance classes, and the importance of dance for cognitive function.
PLAY AUDIO : CBC News, April 28, 2020
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Bringing seniors out of isolation and fostering connection through free online dance classes!
PLAY VIDEO : Global News, April 20, 2020
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In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sarah Robichaud has created an online platform for dance and movement. Dancing with Parkinson’s Canada is now offering free on-line live dance classes through Zoom, seven days a week. Their mission is to keep seniors active, connected, and engaged while social-distancing. Susan Hay has the story.
Our Founder Sarah helps out a First Nation Community with Dance! Pikangikum First Nation Intergenerational Dance Project
READ ARTICLE: Toronto Star, June 7, 2017
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In the 2017 School Year our director Sarah Robichaud took many of the DWP methods to a very underserved First Nation community in crisis. The result was a stunning performance for the community on June 7th, 2017. The piece was based on the personal stories of the seven sacred teachings.
Breaking down barriers through dance for people living with Parkinson’s.
PLAY VIDEO: Global News, March 1, 2017
Dancing with Parkinson's helps people find joy in what their bodies can do. Dance is becoming more widely accepted in the medical community as complementary intervention to pharmacological pursuits. Dance has the ability to uplift spirits, work the body and mind, and connect humans. Susan Hay from Global News has more.
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The National: New research suggests that dancing improves movement control for people with Parkinson's disease.
Intergenerational Dance Project on CBC
CTV Canada AM Segment
6 Canadians who are making a difference
READ ARTICLE: Canadian Living Magazine, March, 2016
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"These six Canadians are improving the lives of people in their communities and beyond, one inspiring idea at a time."
Ontario Brain Institute Evaluation Video
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"Can dance be an effective therapy for Parkinson's disease? Dancing With Parkinson's creates and delivers an artistic movement intervention to positively affect the physical and emotional well-being of people living with Parkinson's disease. Through evaluation, they will demonstrate the efficacy and impact of this weekly dance program for people with Parkinson's disease."
Former Metro Morning Host Andy Barrie battles Parkinson’s with brain surgery
READ ARTICLE: Toronto Star, September 19, 2014
"Parkinson’s left him “like a marionette with the strings cut. You just slump there.” But deep brain stimulation dialed back the clock on his disease..."
Dancing with Parkinson's in Motion
Director: Adnan Saciragic
Editor: Micha Pichlkastner
Music: Suzanne Maizarz
Luminato Festival Performance
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DWP partners with inner city school to perform Mark Morris Dance Groups L'Allegro as part of the Luminato festival.
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How the L’Allegro Movement Project has helped Parkinson’s patients through dance
READ ARTICLE: Globe & Mail, June 18, 2013
Among the dancers are 34 elementary school children and 14 people who have Parkinson’s Disease.
CTV NEWS PROFILES DWP
Paula Chan visits a DWP class at the Markham Movement disorder clinic.
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CBS EARLY SHOW PROFILES DANCING WITH PARKINSON'S
CBS Early Show special segment on DWP. Host Erica Hill spends the day with the dwp dancers, teachers and volunteers and experiences first hand the transformation and celebration of movement in the dance class.
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MAKING LIGHT OF A HEAVY BURDEN
READ ARTICLE: Toronto Star, June 2009
A touching Toronto Star article profiles a DWP dancer and his spouse sharing their positive outlook in dealing with Parkinson's Disease as a team.
CBC DOCUMENTARY "DANCING WITH PARKINSON'S"
DWP dancers are profiled from their first class in March 2008 until their performance at the Luminato Festival workshop.
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CBC radio broadcaster Andy Barrie shares his insight into the benefits of Dancing with Parkinson's.
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GETTING THEIR GROOVE BACK
READ ARTICLE, Globe & Mail, March 3, 2008
"From the gym to the ballroom, personal trainer Sarah Robichaud shows Parkinson's patients like Andy Barrie how the tango and waltz can loosen muscles and lift spirits, Sarah Hampson reports..."
BREW GOODER AWARD
City TV, Breakfast Television and Maxwell House, April, 2008
Sarah Robichaud and Dancing with Parkinson's was awarded Breakfast Television's Brew Gooder award sponsored by Maxwell House. Five hundred dollars in prize money was donated to Habitat for Humanity on behalf of Dancing with Parkinson's Inc.
ON THE MARK: WHY MARK MORRIS CONTINUES TO MOVE US
READ ARTICLE: NOW Magazine, June 2008
NOW Magazine profiles the Mark Morris Dance Group's collaboration with the Dancing with Parkinson's program as part of the Luminato Festival.
DANCING WITH PARKINSON'S (PDF)
VIEW PDF: LiveWire Newsletter, June 2008
Writer Carolyn Jackson recounts her experiences in the Dancing with Parkinson's class.
DANCING WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE, (PDF)
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Behavioural Neurology International Video Teleconference presentation by Sarah Robichaud and Tiffany Chow, MD.