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We have been collecting links that refer to articles, research papers and other interesting resources informing about the current understanding of Argentine tango and dance in general in regards to health and well-being:
Argentine tango program for functional balance in seniors.pdf
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Argentine tango and self-referred affective symptoms.pdf
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Argentine tango and macular degeneration.pdf
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Tango program to modify progression in PD
- Duncan, Earhart

Tango for chronic pain relief
- My tango diaries

Dance appears to help Parkinson's patients - Now scientists aim to find out why.

Spotlight on research
  - Teaching Tango for Parkinson's,
     Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF)

Tango therapy - the healing embrace

Benefits of improvised social dance
to ward of Dementia!

According to Norman Doidge, M.D., the human brain is able to change, and focused movement helps—it can affect brain circuitry, triggering “neurotrophic growth factors and new neurons.”
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by SARAH MacWHIRTER,The Globe and Mail, Jan. 23 2015

Studies have found that dance can bypass the neuro-Degeneration occuring in Brains with Parkinson's Disease and potentially facilitate improved movment in those with PD.
Full article here
by Canada's National Ballet School, 2015




Dancing to a strong beat helps to unlock the movements of People who are normally stiff and periodically immobilized because of PD.
Full article here
by Parkinson Society Canada, 2015


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