Gathering practitioner and participant perceptions of dance for people with Parkinson's
By Melanie Brierley, 2021
Fellow’s Profile
Fellow’s Profile
Gathering practitioner and participant perceptions of dance for people with Parkinson's
2014
North West
I am a dance and health artist, researcher and trainer at Conscious Bodies. A Fellow of 2014 (Arts and Older People), I specialise in dance for people living with Parkinson's, with a focus on one-to-one and group work in community groups, people's homes, gardens and places of personal connection. Through my Fellowship, I explored dance and Parkinson's practice with companies and individual practitioners in New York and California.
I am specifically interested in somatically informed, one-to-one, co-creative and home-based dance practice as a unique response to supporting health and self-care in the Parkinson's community.
I am also a recipient of the Lisa Ullmann Award (2012), the Rebecca Skelton Research Award (2013) and the Stanley J Wertheimer Fellowship Program at Dance for PD (2012).
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