The music of tango not only puts happiness into
your heart it also awakens your mind and body.
Argentine Tango is not only a form of creative espression
, but according to latest studies offers sound health benefits for all ages.
WHAT DOCTORS SAY
According to studies made in Washington University (EUA), to dance the tango improves balance more than other exercises. The Argentinean doctor Roberto Piedro, pioneer researcher of the therapeutic benefits and applications of tango, put emphasis on the fact that rhythms of Tango require a lot of coordination, it is precisely for this reason that enormous benefits are produced in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
For people with Alzheimer’s disease Tango Therapy is very helpful as it requires coordination and memory to learn steps.
The director of Life Center of Favaloro (Rene Favaloro is a Pioneer of Coronary Bypass Surgery) Foundation Institute of Cardiology made his first research about “tango and health” with sedentary people and those with cardiac diseases. The conclusion was that to dance tango for half an hour every day improves the aerobic capacity of the human being.
Dr. Piedro emphasizes that tango is more beneficial than other traditional exercises and dances because they do not improve the coordination the same way as tango does.
But tango is not only better for the body, it is also good for the mind and spirit! Federico Trossero, psychiatrist, MD and author of the book “Tango Terapia” suggests and utilizes tango workshops as a treatment for depression, social phobias and also schizophrenia. Dr. Trossero started to investigate the clinical application of tango when he noticed that his friends’ headaches disappeared after they danced tango.”Tango itself is a therapy”.
HOW IT WORKS
It works by dancing steps that help your balance, equilibrium, memory, posture, synchronization, and much more. The man leads the woman (though men may dance with men, and women can dance with women). By dancing the steps we are putting our energy into motion, by dancing with our partner we are living, feeling, and creating harmony with each other. Tango works by our connection with life, with ourselves, our partner and the whole community.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM ARGENTINE TANGO
ll types of people can reap the benefits of this Argentinean dance. Those people who suffer with depression, fatigue, headaches and other psychosomatic diseases that stop us from really expressing ourselves. People with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s as well as those with various mental health problems. People who live alone, married couples, business executives and people who want to simply live in resonance with what makes them feel good. Those who love music and those who think thay can’t dance, because we will teach you!
