Baycrest Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario has recently partnered with the National Ballet School to provide seniors living with dementia an opportunity to experience the arts and humanities through movement, music, and dance. The new initiative, titled Movement to Music, is more than just a way to keep individuals with dementia physically active.
"Movement bypasses a lot of the verbal areas of the brain and the need for a lot of the cognitive processing … it is a non-verbal form of communication. So because of that it’s particularly suited to people with dementia because it doesn’t require a lot of the cognitive function that is needed for regular communication or interactive talking.” To see the program in action check out this great Globe and Mail video.
"Movement bypasses a lot of the verbal areas of the brain and the need for a lot of the cognitive processing … it is a non-verbal form of communication. So because of that it’s particularly suited to people with dementia because it doesn’t require a lot of the cognitive function that is needed for regular communication or interactive talking.” To see the program in action check out this great Globe and Mail video.
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