Welcome to DAMMS411 where dance is life-giving therapy.
We are a Global organization Raising awareness of the positive effects of dance for those with chronic autoimmune disorders.
About DAMMS 411
**DAMMS 411 Vision:**
To inspire hope and bring joy while helping those living with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic and debilitating autoimmune disorder, to attain a more productive and fulfilling life through dance.
**DAMMS 411 Goals:**
- Raise awareness of the positive effects of dancing for individuals living with MS.
- Enable these ind
**DAMMS 411 Vision:**
To inspire hope and bring joy while helping those living with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic and debilitating autoimmune disorder, to attain a more productive and fulfilling life through dance.
**DAMMS 411 Goals:**
- Raise awareness of the positive effects of dancing for individuals living with MS.
- Enable these individuals to take a proactive approach to their health in a fun and social way through dance, allowing them to live their best lives despite potentially limiting symptoms of their conditions.
**How We Accomplish This:**
1. Educate the dance community about the limitations of MS and other chronic autoimmune disorders, discussing potential modifications for instruction.
2. Inform individuals living with MS about the physical, cognitive, and emotional health benefits of dancing, as outlined in peer-reviewed research.
3. Connect individuals with MS, who wish to dance and have received approval from their physicians, with dance instructors trained to provide specialized instruction.
4. Provide grants to individuals with MS, upon receiving permission from their doctors to dance, so they can participate in structured dance programs and experience the associated physical, mental, and emotional benefits.
Donate to DAMMS 411 here...
Support DAMMS 411, INC. directly here.
Thank you so much for contributing to help individuals to improve their health and lives through dance!
For your tax deducible contributions, file the following information:
DAMMS 411, INC
8700 Astronaut Blvd. # 82 - Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
EIN# 92-2467259
Types of dance, dance instructors, & disorders that benefit
Dance Instructors
Autoimmune disorder organizations
Dance instructors by state.
***this information is updated regularly though the process is slow.
Autoimmune disorder organizations
Autoimmune disorder organizations
Find the foundation for several chronic autoimmune disorders that would benefit from dance.
Different types of dance
Different types of dance
Click the below link to see the differ "types" of dance. As more dance organization websites are collected, they will be added here.
Video Spotlight
Founder's MS Battle
Michaela Performs a Latin American Dance in Her Motorized Wheelchair
Phoebe Radio Interview about MS
From one of my many trips to the infusion center for 1 gram high dose Solumedrol for MS treatment.
Phoebe Radio Interview about MS
Michaela Performs a Latin American Dance in Her Motorized Wheelchair
Phoebe Radio Interview about MS
Phoebe participated in a radio interview about how she manages MS symptoms and incorporates dance as a form of therapy. Her interview starts at 38:25.
Michaela Performs a Latin American Dance in Her Motorized Wheelchair
Michaela Performs a Latin American Dance in Her Motorized Wheelchair
Youtube from 10 years ago
Michaela Mycroft is changing the way the world views children with disabilities by helping disabled children discover the joy of dance.
****(Not associated with DAMMS411) This video is only for showing the possibilities for individual in motorized wheelchairs.
Phoebe Kicking MS Butt on the competition dance floor
What a challenge but truly a beautiful MS dance life!
Always getting better
Founder's best MS dance life
Just for fun, Christmas showcase 2024. I'm beyond proud of this routine!
Founder's best MS dance life
Founder's best MS dance life
More videos of my beautiful MS dance life. The good and the challenging.
About DAMMS411 founder and other DAMMS411 Dancers
DAMMS 411 founder
I have excessive MS lesions in my brain and spine from MS. When doctors meet me for the first time, after reading my reports, they expect to see me in a wheel chair.
You can read a letter from my neurologist on his views of how I manage to function outside of a wheel chair.
Meet some of our DAMMS411 dancers
Meet some of our DAMMS411 dancers
Come see the stories of some individuals who are part of the DAMMS 411 community who dance.
I will showcase all different levels and types of dance as individuals are prepared to share.
It is beautiful to resonate with each individual's personal dance story.
