Preview of Episode 2

Movement in Bharatanatyam, and movement in the brain: A preview to episode 2 of Vichaar 

To celebrate 20 years of innovative community programming, Dance for PD is hosting the Dance for PD Community Festival: Around the World, Around the Clock, a FREE 24-hour virtual celebration featuring classes, panel discussions, and film screenings that highlight the diversity and breadth of the Dance for PD family. I am so excited to demonstrate Bharatanatyam for PD on Friday, April 29th at 6 to 6:30 pm EST. You can register here. Since Parkinson's Disease is condition where movement is impacted, the PD community event dovetails really well with Episode 2 of Vichaar.

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 In this episode, I will cover:

• A glimpse of movement and movement patterns in Bharatanatyam ranging from minute, subtle movements (e.g. saccadic movement of the eyes) to movements of the entire body 
• How the brain enables movement planning, initiation, sustenance, and termination
• That the brain ascribes meaning to movement, which shapes our individual and collective realities 

I hope you will join me on April 29th for a demonstration of Bharatanatyam in Parkinson's Disease, and to the second episode of Vichaar!  ​

A video of this demonstration on how Bharatanatyam can be used in those with Parkinson's can be found here.