Dancing is universal and integrated virtually into every society in the world. We therefore want to raise awareness for Parkinson Dance.

Dr. med. Ines Debove is a Neurologist Senior Physician in the Center for Parkinson and Movement Disorders in Bern Switzerland who took a deep dive conversation with Clare Guss-West to understand dance and health better. The Senior Stars are the creative dancers led by Clare Guss-West who has promoted dance for health all over the world including in the European Parliament. She is co-director of the Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation and leads the group in Buehnen Bern, Stadttheater. She has developed this work in many big cultural houses such as the Staatsballett Berlin and the Dutch National Ballet. in all the big cultural houses like the Berlin State Ballet and the Dutch National Ballet.

This short film is part of a 2023 Film project Cursed2Move which is due to be launched in December 2023 to raise awareness for Parkinsons Dance. The award-winning Dance for PD program which was founded in 2001, offers specialised dance classes to people with Parkinson’s and is backed by Science. We look forward to talking with David Leventhal himself who is the Program Director and Founding Teacher of PD Dance. We also look forward to showcasing not only him but also his Parkinson Dancers in New York City and Switzerland and other experts in the field of Parkinsons in Holland.

Special thanks to our Senior Stars in Bern Switzerland for supporting our own film journey to discover more about the effect of dance and science. We also thank Dr. Andrea Schärli from the University of Bern for supporting our background research on Dance Science.

Contact Info Film Producer:
→ Bettina Rotzetter Fernwerk films

Dr.med. Ines Debove Center for Parkinson and Movement Disorders:
→ Zentrum für Parkinson und Bewegungsstörungen

Clare Guss-West Director of Dance and Wellness Foundation

David Leventhal Program Director and Founding Teacher Staff at the NYC Faculty
→ Dr. Andrea Schärli University of Bern