PHOENIX – Those who join Ballet Arizona’s Dance for Parkinson’s Disease program may be drawn in by the music and the physical benefits, but all leave with something beyond new moves: a community. 

For over two months, Debbie Braganza and her dancers rehearsed for the Community Engagement Showcase on April 12. The performance highlighted multiple Ballet Arizona programs such as The Adaptive Dance Program and Native American Hoop Dance. 

The Dance for Parkinson’s class is offered three days a week, twice at the Ballet Arizona studio in downtown Phoenix and once at the Center for Child and Family Wellness in Mesa. All are welcome to join the class and current participants range from those with Parkinson’s Disease to family and friends interested in just getting involved.