Dance for Connection

04/14/2026

An Assisted Living in Newton, MA is looking for a full-time Dance Movement or Expressive Therapist to join us at the collaborative team of other expressive therapists in a unique mission rare with this population.

Looking for likely Tuesday- Saturday schedule but open to hiring two part-time folks as well!

If interested, let me know and I will pass your information along to Kasey Larsen.

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04/11/2026

04/11/2026

04/09/2026

Coming right up!! We so hope you’ll join us for this special weekend of training!

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03/31/2026

Read my latest blog post about a sense of belonging.

When I was 6 years old, my family moved us from one home / neighborhood /school to another. It wasn't a very big move and yet, it was enormous. In my memory, the move impacted me so that I was transformed from a fairly confident child to a wallflower, shy and insecure. When the teacher asked us to c

03/29/2026

This is my most important teaching.

03/26/2026

There is hope. My perspective as I shared it in a Respite dance session with people with dementia and care partners, one of whom expressed skepticism about whether or not it's a wonderful world. My response - I think the world is wonderful, but some of the human beings are certainly not. But hope is important. Is vital, according to Jane Goodall.
Learn more of my perspective, distilled into 15 hours from what I learned in 48 years of practice as a dance/movement therapist in my upcoming training. April 18 and 19, Westwood, MA. Earlybird registration has been extended until April 3. Learn more: https://danceforconnection.com/upcoming-events/2019/5/18/training-bringing-dance-to-older-adults-and-people-with-dementia-p68b7. Register here: https://danceforconnection.com/store/training-to-bring-dance-to-people-with-dementia

03/25/2026

To my African American friends, age 55 + who have not been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, please consider participating in this study. African Americans are by far the group with the greatest number of risk factors and your participation in this study would be enormously helpful. And let your friends know, too. Participants will be compensated. Angela M Grayson

03/24/2026

Song written by visionary C. Nathaniel Brown (Chuck) - Pieces of You. Beautiful song and lyrics about holding the pieces of identity and memory of a person with dementia.

PIECES OF YOU is a song about the dementia journey and caring for loved ones living with dementia. You are loved and you are appreciated. We're in this toget...

03/23/2026

What an absolute pleasure it was be a part of conference!!