Dance for Parkinson’s: Online National Offer

Book your space now for our Dance for Parkinson’s classes held online, and open to anyone living with Parkinson’s, their families and carers in the United Kingdom.

English National Ballet is pleased to announce the Dance for Parkinson’s spring term will take inspiration from the legendary choreographer William Forsythe.

About William Forsythe

Forsythe takes classical ballet and modern influences to push the barriers of the traditional rules he was taught. With a focus on the exploration of movement and the process, Forsythe encourages dancers to explore improvisation within the choreography. When interviewed by the New York Times in discussion about his signature style, Forsythe shared “If dance only does what we assume it can do, it will expire, I keep trying to test the limits of what the word choreography means.”

In 2018, Forsythe and English National Ballet gave audiences a high when Playlist (Track 1,2) premiered, and in 2022 it was expanded into Playlist EP which bought the house down. We are thrilled to share in 2025 this exhilarating piece is back, with The Forsythe Programme heading to Sadler’s Wells in April 2025.

Term dates and times

Fridays, 24 January – 28 March 2025
11am – 12.30pm

Friday 24 January
Friday 31 January
Friday 7 February
Friday 14 February
Friday 21 February
Friday 28 February
Friday 7 March
Friday 14 March
Friday 21 March
Friday 28 March

(There will be no half term during February 2025)

You will receive the Zoom link the day before the first class from 4pm. The link & password will stay the same for each week, so we recommend you save the link or write it down for easy access.

Class Schedule
11.00am – 11.10am: Log on Zoom & Registration
11.10am – 12.10pm: Class
12.10pm – 12.15pm: Break
12.15pm – 12.30pm: Social Breakout Rooms

Fee

£40 for the term.

You can book for the term here.

Please contact us via dancehealth@ballet.org.uk if you have any questions.

Find out more about English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s programme here. We deliver in-person classes at ENB’s studios on London City Island and in partnership with hub partners: Royal Albert Hall, DanceEast, Oxford City Council and affiliated hub partner National Dance Company Wales.

We are delighted that this term of online classes is open to the public: you do not have to be a current member of an ENB Hub to join and we welcome new participants from across the UK.