Tea Dances for Individuals with Dementia and Their Care Partners
Put on your dancing shoes and join the Intrepid Museum for an afternoon of dancing and engagement with music from Intrepid’s years of service (1943-1974), led by Rhythm Break Cares!
Tea Dances will take place at the Intrepid Museum on select Wednesdays from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Free parking and free transportation to and from the Museum by car service is available for all participants in New York City.
Registration for each dance will open one month before the program date. Space is limited. To register, please complete the form below.
Please email access@intrepidmuseum.org with any questions.
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Dates & Registration Links
June 21 | Twist & Shout - Featuring a special performance of Betty Skelton: For All Womankind, about champion aviator Betty Skelton, who was first woman to undergo the physical and psychological tests of NASA’s Mercury 7 astronauts, opening the door to future opportunities for women. Register here.
September 13 | Fall Fest: Registration will open in August.
October 18 | Boo-gie Woogie: Registration will open in September.
All Tea Dances are 2:00pm – 3:00pm, except the June 21, which will go until 3:30pm.
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On the registration form, please indicate if you would like to request free parking or free transportation via car service arranged by the Museum. Transportation is available to/from anywhere in New York City and must be requested at least 48 hours in advance.
Health and Safety
The health and safety of our visitors is our top priority. For updates to COVID-19 policy, please visit intrepidmuseum.org/onboard-with-safety.
About Rhythm Break Cares (RBC)
The mission of Rhythm Break Cares is to provide the restorative power of music, movement, and touch to as many older adults living with Alzheimer's and dementia as possible, along with their families and caregivers. For more information about Rhythm Break Cares, find them on Facebook @rhythmbreakcares, Instagram @rbcares, and www.rbcares.org
Tea Dances are supported by a generous grant from The Mellon Foundation.
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The Power of Music on Intrepid:
This workshop will highlight how sailors used music to bond and spend their time on the ship when they were not working. Participants will work with oral histories of former crew members recounting leisure and recreation activities, and examine and discuss historical images as they relate to the crew members’ stories. Concluding the workshop, participants will use this inspiration to construct their own mixed media work.
Intrepid’s Service in the ‘40s:
Participants will explore Intrepid’s role in World War II through photographs taken aboard the ship, while listening to the decade’s top tunes. Participants will be guided through discussion of the links between popular music and the war effort and will share their own feelings and experiences with each other through the lens of music. Following the discussion of images, participants are invited to get creative and construct mixed media artworks inspired by the era.
Life Aboard:
Discuss Intrepid’s history of service and what it was like to live aboard this “city at sea”! Discussions incorporate photographs and music, and are individually tailored to best engage each audience.
Programs are free for organizations serving individuals with dementia and their care partners. Registration is required. To schedule an offsite or virtual program for your organization, please contact access@intrepidmuseum.org or call 646-381-5158.