Studies have shown that dance has positive impact on Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disease where symptoms get worse over time.
Dancing with Parkinson’s to hold weekly classes in Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John
Jordan Gill · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 01, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Dancing with Parkinson’s aims to get people moving, whether standing up or sitting down. (Michael Heenan/CBC)
Classically trained dancer Sarah Robichaud wanted to help others through her art.
And it was a discussion with Andy Barrie, a longtime CBC Radio host who’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, that prompted her to explore using dance to help people with Parkinson’s.
“He said, ‘What do you know about Parkinson’s?’” Robichaud recalled of the discussion almost 20 years ago. “And I said, ‘absolutely nothing.’
“I found that dance could be very beneficial for people living with Parkinson’s. And I started offering one free class a week in Toronto.”
Dancer Sarah Robichaud founded the group Dancing With Parkinson’s in 2008. (Michael Heenan/CBC)
Now, 19 years later, the group she founded has started to offer classes in New Brunswick.
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