A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of Set Dancing for People With Parkinson's Disease

"Participants will attend eight weeks of set dancing classes. Each class will be one and a half hours. Family members or volunteers will partner each participant with Parkinson's disease. The class will be led by a Chartered Physiotherapist who is also a set dancing teacher. Set dancing steps and sets will be thought and progressed in line with the participants' abilities. Frequent rests will be taken during the class.~Participants will be given a home exercise programme which will involve mental rehearsal, listening to music, watching dance DVD's and practicing dance material in the seated position to reduce the risk of falling."