1st International Conference on Tango Therapy

A PRI (Public Radio International) "The World" feature on the 1st International Conference on Tango Therapy.

Psychologists and physical therapists believe learning to tango can help people suffering from Alzheimers, Parkinson’s Disease, and depression. Richard Reynolds finds out more at the first International Conference on Tango Therapy.

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Tango as Therapy :: First International Congress of Tango Therapy

From Janis Kenyon through Nina Pesochinsky on Tango-L...

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Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:00:33 -0600
From: Nina Pesochinsky
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This is really cute! Not that tango is not therapy...

Watching people dance and learn over the last 13 years, I would propose with some certainly that everyone gets therapized, one way or another, whether they want to or not :). And things do get worse before they get better, just as they sometimes do with more traditional forms of therapy. Neuroticism must be a side effect of the treatment.

I assume they do not follow the principles of evidence-based practice... I wonder how they measure the outcomes....


At 04:38 PM 4/1/2008, Janis Kenyon wrote:
>The first international congress of Tango Therapy will be held July
>17-19, 2008, in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. Those of you who are
>health professionals may want to attend (and combine it time in the
>milongas). One speaker is from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

http://www.congresotangoterapia.com/

Tango :: Parkinson's Patients Benefit from Tango

From today's New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/health/research/12exer.html?ref=research

Here's the link to the actual research article in the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy.

I have always thought this about Argentine Tango - that it would be good/theraputic for lots of folks suffering from neuromuscular issues and musco-skeletal injuries.

The article doesn't specifically say whether it's Argetine Tango or not. I suspect it is, because we all know Ballroom Tango could not have these same theraputic benefits 8)...(grin)

The only thing I want to take issue with is the cliche'd use of the "rose in mouth" in the little graphic drawing....when will people learn that we don't dance AT with roses in our mouths...?????

Tango for the Blind

A report today on NBC Nightly News...

My friend Luciano Mares is involved with this Miami group somehow...although they don't mention him...the group is "Miami Lighthouse for the Blind"...Luciano is also involved in Buenos Aires teaching tango to the blind...and I think also to the deaf...if I'm not mistaken...


Teaching blind teens to tango

Here is another video...more from the founders/organizers...


Teaching the blind to lead

This, my friends, is good tango...

Postscript...here is a link to an article...with links to both videos on it...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22147757/