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for our 3-day Advanced Training Workshop 

June 25-27, 2026 | Brooklyn, NY or Online

Early bird rate available through April 1

"Everyone both taught and learned from everyone...a best case scenario for a fruitful workshop."

—Advanced workshop participant

"The workshop was very well balanced and contained a lot of inspiring material to work with."

—Advanced workshop participant

"I am still processing the wealth of information that we received. I am both excited and challenged by what I have yet to learn/improve, and by what I was able to recognize as strengths that I already possess that maybe I was less confident about before."

—Advanced workshop participant

"The workshop was so well orchestrated, and by far exceeded my expectations. I had such a great time, learned so much, and already feel like a stronger teacher from what I feel I took away from our sessions. I left feeling inspired, my soul fulfilled and more ambitious than ever."

—Advanced workshop participant

About the workshop

This three-day Advanced Training/Professional Development Workshop, led by the flagship Dance for PD team with special guest presenters, is designed for experienced Dance for PD teachers who want to deepen their practice, challenge assumptions, and expand their creative and pedagogical range as they facilitate dance sessions for people living with Parkinson's. 

The workshop—offered both in-person and via Zoom—will offer a rich blend of back-to-basics rigor and out-of-the-box exploration, grounded in lived teaching practice.

Participants can expect:

• Practicum labs
• Back to Basics—core concepts revisited through a critical lens
• Focus on traveling and locomotive activities
• Music as structure
• Expressive modalities: integrating voice and play
• The value of reverse planning
• Daily community classes in Dance for PD, Dance for PD PRO
• Connection, community, and exchange

This workshop is ideal for teachers who want to refine their craft, experiment boldly, and return to foundational principles with fresh eyes—all within a supportive, inquisitive community of peers. It provides 20 credits toward Dance for PD certification or as Continuing Education (CE) to maintain certification.

Special note for our UK and European colleagues: Interested in an in-person advanced workshop without the trans-Atlantic flight? Join David Leventhal in Leicester, UK July 21-23 for a three-day Advanced Practice Lab as part of People Dancing Summer Programme.

Brooklyn workshop details

Prerequisite
An introductory workshop with Dance for PD or a Dance for PD training affiliate

Location
Mark Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY (USA) and online via Zoom.
 

Highlights
Teaching clinic/skill building workshops, music seminar, voice/clowning module with guest teachers, Dance for PD community classes, networking.

Credits
Earn 20 professional development credits, toward future or current certification, through in-person participation, 12 credits for on demand participation.

Facilitators
Maria Portman Kelly (Dance for PD Programs and Engagement Manager) and David Leventhal (Dance for PD Program Director) with special guest teaching artists.

Schedule (times listed in US Eastern Summer Time)
Thursday, June 25 | 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (optional informal networking time with pizza & wine 4:15-5:30 p.m.)

Friday, June 26 | 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Saturday, June 27| 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Tuition

In-person early bird rate (through April 1): $350

In-person Dance for PD Member rate (anytime for active members): $350

In-person standard rate (April 2-June 15): $450

Offsite rate (selected live, synchronous presentations via Zoom, live mentored practicum with a certified Dance for PD facilitator, with full access to all recordings): $275

Refreshments

Catered lunch will be available onsite for an extra charge of $60 covering all three days. Alternatively, you are welcome to bring your own food. There are several good local cafes and restaurants within a 5-minute walk from the Dance Center, as well as a Whole Foods Market directly across the street. Details will be included in the information packet sent shortly before the workshop.

Accommodations

For information about local hotels and transportation, including some preferred rates for Dance for PD workshop participants, please click here. Please note: the confluence of World Cup 2026 events in New Jersey and Pride Weekend mean that hotel rates are significantly higher and inventory is squeezed. We are hoping to mediate this in the following ways:

• We are providing a live, synchronous online track this year as an alternative to the in-person option
• If you register for the in-person track, you'll receive access to a network bulletin board where you can seek accommodation shares with other trainees
• We are offering free and easy downgrades (from in-person to online participation) before May 15 should you need to change your plans
• We also offer a full refund guarantee, with no administrative charge, on all in-person registration cancelations made before May 1.
• We've extended our hotel list to include hostels. We strongly recommend looking at short term rental marketplaces like Airbnb, Vrbo, and HomeExchange.
• A 3-day Advanced Practice Lab, offered through the People Dancing Summer Programme in the UK, is available July 21-23 as a more accessible, in-person option for our UK/European colleagues.

Space is limited and spots are expected to be reserved quickly. Don't miss this chance to register at the discounted Early Bird rate.
 

About Dance for PD

The Mark Morris Dance Group's Dance for PD® program invites people with Parkinson's and their families in more than 500 communities and 30 countries around the globe to experience the joys and benefits of dance while creatively addressing symptom-specific concerns related to balance, cognition, motor skill, depression and physical confidence. Through its innovative, internationally-replicated classes, acclaimed teacher training program, and high quality media resources, Dance for PD​'s fundamental working principle since 2001 is that professionally-trained dancers are movement experts whose knowledge about balance, sequencing, locomotion, coordination, rhythm and aesthetic awareness is useful to people living with Parkinson's. Dance for PD has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Dance Magazine, The Guardian and hundreds of other publications,​and has been honored by several local, national and international awards, including the Parkinson Awareness Award, Alan Bonander Humanitarian Award, and the Sapolin Public Service Award from the New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities. Peer-reviewed research from 50 published studies suggests that the Dance for PD approach provides a range of benefits, including improved walking and short-term mobility, enhanced quality of life, and self-efficacy, slowing of symptom progression, and improvements in mood and social inclusion among people living with Parkinson's.