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Parkinson's patients take free classes at Mark Morris Dance Group to slow disease's progression

Parkinson's patients take classes with Mark Morris Dance Group
Parkinson's patients take classes with Mark Morris Dance Group 04:30

NEW YORK -- Combatting Parkinson's disease with dance. That's what patients are doing at Mark Morris Dance Group in Brooklyn

The free classes, called Dance for PD, are offered three times a week as a way to slow the disease's progression. 

David Leventhal, program director and one of the founding teachers, and Patricia Beilman, a Dance for PD student, joined Cindy Hsu on CBS2 News at 9 a.m. 

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