Dancing with Parkinson's

Dancing with Parkinson's - us Project

Community

We are a community based dance project serving the greater Las Vegas Parkinson's community, in the Dance for PD® approach. Our mission is to improve the lives of people with Parkinson's disease through our dance classes, while operating with the highest standards in arts education.

Dance as Art for those with Parkinson's disease

We welcome those with PD, along with their caregivers, to attend and participate in our classes. In a joyful environment, celebrate life by dancing and moving together, with a Dance for PD® Certified Teacher. To learn more about our classes, scroll on down!

Events for Parkinson's and Dance

Along with regular dance classes, some of our dancers have participated in the Dancing with Parkinson's NV video project, danced a creative chair tango at the Cleveland Clinic and created a special dance video called the "Crane Dance" for the World Parkinson Congress in Kyoto, Japan.

Inspired by the beauty of our Las Vegas Parkinson's dancers, Pamela Lappen choreographed, "C'est Notre Temps" (It's Our Time), that premiered at the 2019 Dance in the Desert Festival.

(Photo Credit: Richard Brusky)

Your Support is Needed

Your support and contributions will help the Dancing with Parkinson's-us Project to meet our operational goals.

Thanks to our fiscal sponsor Art Without Limits a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization your generous donation will fund the Dancing with Parkinson's - us Project.

Click on the donation button below to make your donation.

Or, if you prefer to make a donation by check, please mail your check to:

Art Without Limits

816 Chelham Way

Santa Barbara CA 93108

Checks are made payable to Art Without Limits and earmarked:

Pamela Lappen/Dancing with Parkinson's-us. Thank you.

Make Your Donation Today

We appreciate your support for our work and look forward to becoming more engaged with our Las Vegas community.

For a complete list of our operational needs, please email us at: dancingwithparkinsons.us@gmail.com

Thank you,

Pamela and Dancers

About Us

Pamela Lappen, Dance for PD® Certified Teacher, M.A., UCLA, Dance and Education and B.F.A. U.W. - Milwaukee, Dance and Theatre Performance

Since 2010, Pamela has been working with the Parkinson's community and her work with the Parkinson's community has received support from the Parkinson's Foundation, the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. A dance educator who has taught at universities, colleges, high schools, professional dance schools, as well as dancing professionally, Pamela's primary focus is to enrich the quality of life for those with PD through the art of dance.

Come Learn with Us

Participants should experience an improvement in their thinking as we build stamina, flexibility, postural stability, coordination, confidence, and social relationships with partners, in a fun and supportive community.

Come Dance with Us

In an environment that focuses on art, wellness, and creativity, come and experience the essence of movement - joy!