With just two weeks left in our Summer of Love campaign, we are $5,586 away from reaching our goal! By donating to Rx Ballroom Dance, you are supporting people struggling with neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson’s through their diagnosis journey. Reaching our Summer of Love goal will allow us to expand classes and hire more teachers.

Will you help us get there?

We at Rx Ballroom Dance are excited to share that with your support, we’re expanding to North San Diego County! Later this year, we plan on offering classes in Oceanside, CA.

Interested in attending? Let us know via our Contact form!

We’re still grooving through Summer of Love and need your support to meet our goals. Please donate today:

DOUBLE YOUR DONATION UP TO $5,000 WHEN YOU DONATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

 

 

What a Bright Time.  It’s the Right Time! 

Imagine if everyone who has been diagnosed with a neurological disorder had access to the power of ballroom dance therapy. At Rx Ballroom Dance, this is what we envision every day. Imagine that we could provide all participants, free of charge, the power of resilience and hope. What if all who struggle with neurological and movement disorders had the ability to experience better posture, stronger recall and more joy? Could we change the face of treating Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and dementia?

At Rx Ballroom Dance, we know we can. We cultivate resilience through our ballroom dance program where we create ample opportunities for improved physical condition, increased cognitive function and added happiness. Even as we’ve pivoted our program to accommodate those who need to dance from home as well as those who can attend in person, we stay true to nurturing a sense of community. We cultivate resilience in our program for our participants’ care partners by supporting the bond that is formed when engaging in an activity that both partners can enjoy together. And we cultivate resilience through our networks with medical professionals, scientific researchers, movement disorder programs and physical therapists. With more individuals diagnosed with neurological disease every day, we need your help to grow our community of hope and resilience.

As we move into 2022, we invite you to look into the future with us. Please consider a donation to ensure we dance into 2022 together:

• $25 funds a participant attend one class
• $50 funds a participant and a caretaker attend class
• $100 creates engaging and effective curriculum
• $500 hires additional teachers for more classes
• $1,000 funds our research with UCI
• $5,000 funds new locations for additional classes

 

Giving Tuesday 2021 is just one week away and we have BIG GOALS here at Rx Ballroom Dance! From expanding class locations to scientific research, we are looking to raise $25,000 in our efforts to continue to bring the power of ballroom dance therapy to even more participants.

For every dollar you donate, our board of directors has generously agreed to match your donation up to $5,000. Thinking of giving a little this Giving Season? Double your impact today!

The final Summer of Love campaign results are in and O.M.G.!!! Between your generous donations, grants and matched funds, we raised $47,680 this summer! 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉

We at Rx Ballroom Dance are filled with love and gratitude for the amazing support our community has shown us. We literally could not do this work without YOU!

As we move into the Fall season, we are excited to be able to begin expanding to offer more classes to more people in need of the incredible health benefits ballroom dancing provides.

THANK YOU! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

The Rx Ballroom Dance community is AMAZING!

We completely CRUSHED our Summer of Love goal of raising $10k for the Rx Ballroom Dance program, which has been successfully improving the quality of life in people struggling with neurodegenerative conditions.

The survey results from our own participants speak for themselves:

• 78% of our current participants reported physical improvement including balance, coordination and decreased stiffness
• 89% reported cognitive improvement including recall and retention
• 100% reported social and emotional improvement!

Success like this combined with the increased demand for the Rx Ballroom program during our Summer of Love campaign tells us it’s time to expand our program.

There’s no reason to wait. People struggling with Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative conditions need us NOW!

Expansion will include hiring new teachers and adding additional classes, which of course means additional cost.

After crushing our original goal of $10k, our matching sponsors for the Summer of Love proposed a new challenge – raise another $5k by September and they will match it too!

We have just a week left. Will you help us go the distance?

We did it!

Thanks to your generosity, we smashed our $10k goal for the Summer of Love!

Our matching sponsors are thrilled AND since we hit our goal so successfully, they think we can do even more. Especially given that the demand for our program has also grown tremendously. Since we started offering both in-person and online classes, enrollment has increased by 100%!

Not surprising though. We know how effective ballroom dance can be at improving balance, coordination, memory recall, and mood, among other things. The results from our own participants speak for themselves:

• 78% of our current participants reported physical improvement including balance, coordination and decreased stiffness
• 89% reported cognitive improvement including recall and retention
• 100% reported social and emotional improvement!

The increased demand and survey results from our current participants tell us we need to expand our program sooner than expected. There’s no reason to wait. People struggling with Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative conditions need us now!

Expansion will include hiring new teachers and adding additional classes, which of course means additional cost.

So our matching sponsors for the Summer of Love proposed a new challenge – raise another $5k by September and they will match it too!

Will you help us go the distance this summer?