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Join for a preview of two courses so that interested Penns Village members can get an overview before they registering.

Fall Down/Stand Up: This FREE 10-week course Is supported by a grant from Independence Blue Cross and is a collaboration between Triad Wellness and Anyone Can Move. Half the classes will deal with fall prevention; the other half with fall mastery. (You must be willing to be on the floor.)

Be in Balance: Judith Sachs, a certified movement facilitator, will lead a 6-week program on Balance and Gait, using movement strategies that address physical and mental awareness, foot and ankle placement, vestibular training and smooth moving. Fee: $72 for series (recommended) or $12/class. 

Bio of presenter: Judith Sachs is Founder and Director of ANYONE CAN MOVE, an adaptive movement program in Philadelphia, PA. She is the certified Dance for PD® teacher and a certified A Matter of Balance (MOB) teacher in Pennsylvania. Her goal is to get everyone moving, whether in a chair or across the floor. See more at www.anyonecanmove.com.

Her latest project is BOUNCE BACK: Mastering the Art of Falling and Recovery, based on work with the Pilobolus Dance Company/Connecting with Balance. Using techniques from martial arts, contact improvisation and dance, she is making sure that elders know how to get to ground and back up again safely.