Dance for PD®
MYB partners with Dance for PD® and Lucy Bowen to continue Bowen McCauley Dance Company’s legacy of providing free weekly dance classes for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their care-partners. Dance for PD® originated with the Brooklyn, NY Parkinson’s Group and the Mark Morris Dance Group but has expanded to 100 communities in nine countries. Bowen McCauley Dance Company was one of the first dance companies certified to teach this therapeutic dance class here in the DC Metro region. MYB is pleased to continue providing the program on behalf of the communities we serve.
MYB partners with Dance for PD® and Lucy Bowen to continue Bowen McCauley Dance Company’s legacy of providing free weekly dance classes for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their care-partners. Dance for PD® originated with the Brooklyn, NY Parkinson’s Group and the Mark Morris Dance Group but has expanded to 100 communities in nine countries. Bowen McCauley Dance Company was one of the first dance companies certified to teach this therapeutic dance class here in the DC Metro region. MYB is pleased to continue providing the program on behalf of the communities we serve.
Learn More about Dance for PD®
What do experts have to say about dance movement and Parkinson’s Disease? Learn More
Your Brain’s Got Rhythm, And Syncs When You Think – NPR’s All Things Considered featuring Lucy Bowen McCauley and the Dance for PD® weekly class participants at Maryland Youth Ballet.
Dance for PD® – program documentary courtesy of Last Name Left Productions.
Fall 2024 Classes
Tuesdays 2:30-3:45 pm
September 3 – December 17
In-Studio at Maryland Youth Ballet or Virtual via Zoom
Spring 2025 Classes
Tuesdays 2:30-3:45 pm
January 7 – June 10
In-Studio at Maryland Youth Ballet or Virtual via Zoom
At Home Anytime
We welcome you to enjoy class online with Lucy’s pre-recorded YouTube videos. CLICK HERE
Dance for PD® Leadership
Lucy Bowen McCauley has been teaching at MYB for 35 years in both the youth and adult programs. She was the Artistic Director, choreographer, and creative energy behind Bowen McCauley Dance Co (BMDC). From the company’ s founding in 1996, she created over 100 works, ranging from lyrical ballets to highly physical contemporary pieces set to rock music. Her choreography explores the interplay between music, dance, and drama. BMDC was in residence at MYB for the entirety of its 25-year history. She pioneered a unique stretch technique 40 years ago, Bowen McCauley Stretch, which has been featured in USA Today, Dance Teacher, and The Washington Post. Teaching Dance for Dance for PD® since 2008, Lucy is a Certified Teacher in the research-backed international program based in Brooklyn, NY, founded by Director David Leventhal (housed at the Mark Morris Dance Group). She is also a highly regarded trainer for new Dance for PD instructors.
Lucy has been honored with the 2021 Arlington Community Foundation’ s Spirit of Community Award, the Woman of Vision Award, the prestigious Pola Nirenska Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance, a Lifetime Outstanding Achievement Award in Dance Education from Dance Metro DC, the Alumni Path of Inspiration Award from lnterlochen, the ST AR Award for Artistic Excellence from the Arlington Commission for the Arts, the Elizabeth Campbell Award for the Advancement of the Arts, and the James B. Hunter, Ill Arlington Campbell Community Hero Award.