Pamela Quinn
Pamela Quinn danced professionally for 20 years with ODC/San Francisco and with actor/writer Michael O’Connor before she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 42. Since that time she has used her extensive movement background, along with her personal experience of the disease, to investigate and create movement therapy for people with Parkinson’s.
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Dance Magazine, December, 2007
Moving Through Parkinson’s
“Pamela Quinn danced professionally for about 20 years in both San Francisco and New York City before she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. She has combined her dance background with her personal experience of Parkinson’s to work with others coping with the condition.
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Dancer Stays On Her Toes – Despite Disease
After Parkinson’s Set In, Brooklyn Dancer Got Her Groove Back
Trying to shake off a tremor, one beat at a time … this is not your typical dance class.
It is for men and women with Parkinson’s Disease - a debilitating movement disorder, CBS News correspondent Kelly Wallace reports.
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Finding The Beat Once Again
April 15, 2008
by Amy Birnbaum from CBS Website
This post was written by CBS News producer Amy Birnbaum, who worked on this story about Parkinson’s Disease and dance with Correspondent Kelly Wallace.
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Dance Teacher Magazine, August, 2010
Congratulations to Pamela Quinn whose video “Welcome to Our World” was the June Editors’ Choice winner for DT’s Video of the Month contest! In Quinn’s video, she performs a work with text about her experiences with Parkinson’s disease. “I had … Continue reading