Our Trainers

  • Michael Vitaly Sazonov

    Michael currently teaches in both English and Spanish with the Dance for PD® flagship program in Brooklyn, NY, a program of the Mark Morris Dance Group. He teaches with the American Repertory Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s program in New Jersey. Michael is also a member of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ “Creative Aging Communities of Practice,” and their Creative Aging Learning Laboratory (CALLab). He greatly values his work with older adults and the Parkinson’s community beyond measure.

  • Cathy Finlay

    Cathy has been leading movement, yoga and wellness sessions in groups and privately in NYC for over 27 years. A highly trained yoga instructor and yoga therapist specializing in providing optimal health while avoiding injury, Cathy has been working with the Broadway For Ataxia program since its inception in 2021. She is inspired, delighted and curious, eager to grow with this extraordinary foundation. Please feel free to look at her website linked below:

  • Alexa Renée

    Alexa is a professional actress, singer, and writer from Boston, MA. She has spent the past 2 years exploring and performing in places all over the world, including Western Europe, the Caribbean Islands, and the U.K aboard AIDA Cruises. Alexa has a BFA in Theatre Performance and Musical Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College and is represented by Avalon Artists Group; she lives in New York City. You can follow her adventures on Instagram @ny.see and her website linked below: