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Dance for Connection About Dance for Connection About Donna Newman-Bluestein Services Testimonials Musings on Dance and Dementia Upcoming Events Resources Dance of Interaction Manual Documents and Videos Writing Poetry Articles Dance for Connection Blog
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Octaband® About the Octaband® OCTABAND® Testimonials the Octaband® story How to Use Your OCTABAND® Octaband® Links ShopPressmeet the founderContactDonate
Washing away the barriers that separate
Washing away the barriers that separate
Donna Newman-BluesteinMay 5, 2025
Wholly and Holy
Wholly and Holy
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 28, 2025
Using the Octaband® in a Maypole Dance
Using the Octaband® in a Maypole Dance
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 23, 2025
Context Is Vital When Engaging with Someone with Dementia
Context Is Vital When Engaging with Someone with Dementia
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 19, 2025
The Importance of Imagery in Creating Collective Joy
The Importance of Imagery in Creating Collective Joy
Donna Newman-BluesteinMarch 23, 2025
Consciously Building Community for People with Dementia
Consciously Building Community for People with Dementia
Donna Newman-BluesteinMay 14, 2024
Nothing Short of Excellence is Good Enough Care for Older Adults in Residences
Nothing Short of Excellence is Good Enough Care for Older Adults in Residences
Donna Newman-BluesteinMay 6, 2024
What Is a Dance for Connection?
What Is a Dance for Connection?
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 29, 2024
Learn to Bring Dance to People with Dementia
Learn to Bring Dance to People with Dementia
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 22, 2024
Is There Life after a Dementia Diagnosis? Might We Savor a Long Slow Dance?
Is There Life after a Dementia Diagnosis? Might We Savor a Long Slow Dance?
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 15, 2024
What on Earth Does Dancing Have to Do with People Living with Dementia?
What on Earth Does Dancing Have to Do with People Living with Dementia?

When we dance with people with dementia, we learn their aesthetic preferences, their strengths and abilities in the here-and-now.

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Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 8, 2024
Why Dance with People Living with Dementia
Why Dance with People Living with Dementia

Dancing allows people an opportunity to be with one another, relating for brief moments and increasingly with a shared focus of attention

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Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 1, 2024

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