Dance with Parkinson's Gloucestershire

30/04/2026

Please note there will be no Winchcombe class running on the bank holiday - Monday 4th May. Thank you.

19/03/2026

19/03/2026

Want to know more about what our classes look like? ITV West Country News cameras came along to our Tewkesbury class recently and you can hear our dancers explain just what the sessions mean to them.

24/02/2026

As part of the national Let's Dance campaign, Dance with Parkinson's is inviting new dancers to the Winchcombe class for a free trial. Dance is good for your physical, mental and social well-being all at once. It engages so many different parts of the brain at the same time - listening to music, remembering different sequences and interacting with other dancers too.
Join us on Monday 9th March at Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe GL54 5QH from 2pm - 3.30pm. Any questions? Please email Sarah on [email protected]. (Oh and there are refreshments at the end of each class too!)

24/02/2026

Let's Dance Day is back - on Sunday 8th March. We know the benefits dance brings to those living with Parkinson's - and this national campaign aims to promote it to a wide audience. Keep an eye out for events and media coverage designed to get people moving, connecting and having fun.

22/01/2026

https://pressreader.com/article/282303916467991

Recent coverage showing the benefits of dance to those living with Parkinson's. As the article says 'Dance is phys­ical, men­tal and social all at once.’
And of course its fun!

DANCING could help stave off cog­nit­ive decline in Par­kin­son’s patients, a study has found. More than 160,000 people in the UK are liv­ing with Par­kin­son’s dis­ease, a neuro­de­gen­er­at­ive dis­order where nerve cells in the brain stop...

04/12/2025

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26/11/2025

So, a month from today it will be Boxing Day! Just a little note to advise that Dance with Parkinson's classes will be taking a break for 2 weeks over the Christmas period. Last class in Winchcombe will be on Monday 15th Dec, restarting Monday 5th January and Tewkesbury's last class will be on Tuesday 16th December, restarting on Tuesday 6th January. Enjoy all the festivities but don't forget to keep active too!

26/11/2025

Did you know that Sarah also runs a dance class for those living with dementia? Please share to anyone you know who may benefit. Thank you.

25/08/2025

Happy bank holiday everyone! Little reminder that just the Tewkesbury class is running this week (Tuesday 11am - 12.30pm) but all back to normal next week as we hit September.

26/07/2025

Reminder that for Winchcombe, Monday's class is the last one before we break for the summer. Running from 2pm-3.30pm, there are also refreshments available at the end :)
Venue is Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe GL54 5QH.

Tewkesbury's Tuesday class is running on 29th July, breaks for 2 weeks, then restarts on Tuesday 19th August.
Venue is Priors Park Community Centre, Queens Road, Tewkesbury GL20 5EY. Classes run from 11am-12.30pm.

Any questions, please email [email protected]