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Parkin’ your Symptoms at the Door


 Parkinson’s has hit close to home – with 2 family members being afflicted with this disease, it is very difficult to give into the fact that medication will make it better or easier to deal with. The truth is the meds help only somewhat. The progressive neurological disorder of Parkinson’s disease causes tremors, rigidity, a slowing of movement, and difficulty with balance. The best way to fight it, doctors say, is to keep moving.
What Aloha Allure has discovered is that through movement of the body, i.e. dance & fitness, the Parkinson’s symptoms seems to ease up and almost disappear for that moment while dancing. Case in point:
“Ice skating temporarily blocks my symptoms of Parkinson’s” says Michael J Fox.
Seeing Michael skate was like listening to a stutterer who can sing, Dr. Oz says. "It's amazing." Dr. Oz explains that fluid motions, like skating, come more easily to people with Parkinson's, than walking, which requires gears in the brain to stop and start constantly.

People with Parkinson's and dancers really have the same challenge and that challenge is about finding a consciousness in movement. I think that's one of the reasons why dance, in particular, is so valuable for them because it's a road map for how to move, not only that, it's a fun road map," says David Leventhal, a professional dancer that helped choreograph the idea of bringing dance to Bay Area Parkinson's patients.
UCSF neurologist Dr. Alec Glass says studies suggest dance versus ordinary exercise, helps PD patients regain balance and fight depression, sometimes better than medication!
Aloha Allure Dance Fitness is class geared towards adults & seniors looking to improve their mobility, strength, flexibility, and balance as well as bring their alluring, sexy-self back through the beautiful and alluring dance of the Polynesian Islands.  Weather you’re fit and healthy, or suffer from some sort of affliction, be it Parkinson, Lupus, arthritis … the benefits of some form of dance fitness incorporated into your life, is undeniable. 
Aloha Allure has classes Monday's 7:30pm -8:30pm and Wednesdays 11:15am-12:15pm
 call  818.790.4353 to register for classes

Classes are held at:  
Community Center of La Canada Flintridge
4469 Chevy Chase Drive  La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
Have questions?   e-mail Barbara at: alohaallure@gmail.com

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