LONGMONT -- Shake tambourines. Dance like a gypsy.

Now do it when you are struggling with Parkinson's disease, a progressive neurological disorder that can cause tremors, sluggishness and rigidity.

That's what Stephen Straub asks of his students every Wednesday afternoon during the "Movin' with Parkinson's" class at the Longmont Dance Theatre.

Where: Longmont Dance Theatre, 1422 Nelson Road, Longmont

When: 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays

Cost: $5

To register: Call 303-830-1839 or email Info@ParkinsonRockies.org.

More information: Visit ParkinsonRockies.org

Two years ago, Straub traveled to Brooklyn, N.Y., to take a two-day training program called Dance for PD at the Mark Morris Dance Group. The National Parkinson Foundation commissioned renown ballet choreographer Morris to use dance to engage Parkinson's patients.

Only 40 communities worldwide offer the class made available in Longmont last fall, said Kari Buchanan, spokeswoman for Denver-based Parkinson Association of the Rockies.

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Longmont a select city for creative Parkinson's disease dance class