Circle Dancing in Dementia Care
Research into brain fitness in older adults indicates the importance of:
All of this describes DANCE!!! Joie de Vivre Folk Dancers bring scientifically sound, socially engaging, fun-packed movement and dance classes to your facility. See details here. The following are quotes from Oliver Sachs' 2008 book, 'Musicophilia':
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Special Needs and Folk Dance
I am eager to bring the joys and rewards of folk dance to groups of individuals with special challenges such as:
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Testimonial for Susan Barker, Folk Dance Instructor:
“I first met Susan when I joined one of her classes with a resident of mine who has middle stage dementia and wanted to dance. I must admit, I ended up having just as much fun as she did! Susan is enthusiastic, outgoing, fun and a fabulous instructor. Her music is so varied, with dances from around the world and steps that we all catch onto right away. Our relationship continued when she brought “Chair Folk Dance” to our Dementia Day Away Program - our clients loved the music, were able to follow the steps very well and everyone had a fun filled time! In fact, in both experiences I had dancing with seniors, it brought back so many memories and inspired lots of reminiscing! One of our clients, who was a dance instructor himself, even demonstrated a Russian Folk dance while holding onto two chairs to kick up his legs!! Any organization or agency would benefit greatly by adding Susan and her folk dance classes to their program!
Jennifer Dare
Program Facilitator
Day Away Program
Abbotsford at The Glebe
“I first met Susan when I joined one of her classes with a resident of mine who has middle stage dementia and wanted to dance. I must admit, I ended up having just as much fun as she did! Susan is enthusiastic, outgoing, fun and a fabulous instructor. Her music is so varied, with dances from around the world and steps that we all catch onto right away. Our relationship continued when she brought “Chair Folk Dance” to our Dementia Day Away Program - our clients loved the music, were able to follow the steps very well and everyone had a fun filled time! In fact, in both experiences I had dancing with seniors, it brought back so many memories and inspired lots of reminiscing! One of our clients, who was a dance instructor himself, even demonstrated a Russian Folk dance while holding onto two chairs to kick up his legs!! Any organization or agency would benefit greatly by adding Susan and her folk dance classes to their program!
Jennifer Dare
Program Facilitator
Day Away Program
Abbotsford at The Glebe
Thank you Susan. You have the uncanny ability to make me feel more positive about my challenged brain and coordinating??? feet.
S.K.
Participant in dance class for people over a 'certain age'.
S.K.
Participant in dance class for people over a 'certain age'.