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15 Hour Training to Bring Dance to Older Adults and People with Dementia

Bridges by EPOCH at Westwood
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April 18, 2026
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
April 19, 2026
9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Learn the skills to engage, inspire and uplift older adults and people with dementia through dance and expressive movement. Donna Newman-Bluestein will model and teach through experiential methods and discussions how to customize your groups to motivate older adults to express themselves so they feel seen, heard, and appreciated for who they are. The 15 … Continued

Making Moves: Boston

Jean Appolon Expressions Dance Center
May 3, 2026
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

The National Center for Choreography-Akron (NCCAkron) presents Making Moves: Boston. This free event brings together arts leaders from across New England and the U.S. to discuss the often invisible labor and creative processes behind arts administration. Through case studies and storytelling, the conversation will explore adaptive thinking and creative administrative practices from a New England … Continued

Body & Writing: Moving and Writing with the Discipline of Authentic Movement

Watertown Center for Healing Arts
May 3, 2026
9:30 am - 4:30 pm

This is an exciting opportunity to practice Authentic Movement and Moving and Writing with the Discipline of Authentic Movement led by Yu-Ling Hu and Paula Sager in the Greater Boston area! All are welcome! This day-long retreat will focus on strengthening the presence and voice of our inner witness as we explore the role of … Continued