“You need to know that you are not alone”: the sustainability of community-based dance programs for people living with Parkinson’s disease
Cultivating multiple funding sources; forging strategic connections with local Parkinson's organizations and arts institutions; building a critical mass of facilitators and administrators with diverse skillsets; offering hybrid online delivery where possible; and ensuring that the dancer experience is low-pressure, varied, and enjoyable can support the long-term sustainability of dance programs for people living with Parkinson's disease.
Authors
- Amanda M. Clifford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0917-419X)
- Morgan Senter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-1369)
- Orfhlaith Ní Bhriain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2093-9694)
Institutions
- Royal Irish Academy (IE)
- University of Limerick (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2472053
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Impact of Dance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12