PARKINSON’S DANCE @ QBSC

Classes September 17 to December 17, 2026 

 CLASSES EVERY THURSDAY FROM 10:30AM TO 11:30 AM 

We have implemented health and safety procedures for our classes to protect the health and well-being of people with Parkinson’s and to keep adults active, connected and engaged. 

Our classes are at 196 Palmer Road, Belleville in Studio A

Download ParkinsonsDanceRegistration Form 2026-27

FOR INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER, CONTACT parkinsonsdance@quinteballetschool.com
OR CALL 613-962-9274 ext. 23

PARKINSON’S DANCE … A DESCRIPTION
Parkinson’s Dance classes are dance classes, not exercise or fitness.  The focus is aesthetics and imagination causing dancers to move with grace, invoke creativity and emotion, and to develop their mind-body connection, thereby lessening the symptoms of Parkinson’s. During class, dancers stretch and strengthen their muscles while creating flexibility and range of motion. As range of motion increases, so does balance and gait.  The rhythmic music helps dancers evade usual movement patterns which include shuffling and freezing motions.  Group dances are used to connect dancers physically and emotionally to each other and to the class as a community.

 

MEET YOUR TEACHERS

Jocelyn LoSole is an actor, dancer and singer originally from Toronto, Canada. She trained at the Randolph College for the Performing Arts in 2017 where she graduated with a BA in Musical Theatre, and later attended the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where she received a Masters Degree in Musical Theatre Performance.

After returning to Canada in October of 2021, Jocelyn began teaching dance to children and adults alike, and soon after pursued a Dancing with Parkinson’s teaching degree in Toronto. Jocelyn is thrilled to join the team at the Quinte Ballet School of Canada, and hopes she can bring as much joy to her classes as the program has brought to her.

 

Long-time Belleville-based dance teacher Kristina McIntosh, a certified Dancing with Parkinson’s program teacher, taught in the professional dance instructor for the Quinte Ballet School’s professional and recreational dance divisions.  She trained at the Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement, Quinte Ballet School of Canada and dance intensives at Banff Centre for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh Ballet School and Princeton Ballet School. Upon graduation, she attended Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), graduating with a Theatre Diploma and Royal Academy of Dance teaching certificate. Kristina danced with the Paula Moreno Spanish Dance company before starting her teaching career with the Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement. She also has a teaching certificate from the Cecchetti Society.

 The benefits of the class can also be felt by participants who do not have Parkinson’s but suffer from mobility issues or another affliction. Some participants have suffered a stroke or traumatic brain injury and many of the benefits they gain from the class are the same as those who have Parkinson’s. A spouse of a Parkinson’s dancer, who suffered a stroke, joins the class every week and has been able to stop using a walker and instead uses a cane. They have reported a much fuller range of movement.  Parkinson’s Dance instructors lead the participants through a one-hour creative movement and dance class with live piano music and support from community volunteers.