Dance program, aims to entertain, ease Alzheimer's
Memories may fade, but the recollections of music and dance last the longest.
That’s the belief behind the Joy through Dance program being started by St. Barnabas Memory Care Services. It will try to bring some new steps to residents at St. Barnabas’ Washington Place in Richland Township, Allegheny County.
Through a partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association and the Pittsburgh Ballroom dance group, St. Barnabas Memory Care will launch three months of ballroom dancing lessons for residents.
Skilled ballroom dancers who have been trained in dealing with Alzheimer’s and related dementias will lead residents through the steps of the tango, the rumba and the waltz, as well as other dances.
Pittsburgh Ballroom members were at Washington Place last week to introduce the program and demonstrate some of the dance moves the 13-week program will introduce. The program will end with a March 2 dance recital.
This is an excerpt from a larger article that appeared in Sunday’s Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read more about the program and how it helps.
