Tango & Science
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Psychological and Physiological Benefits of Argentine Tango
Argentine Tango arouses the psyche drawing the mind out of melancholic reverie or dissociation (sometimes associated with PTSD) and into the present - the present is a time that is perceived directly, not as a recollection or a speculation. The prolonged effect of a sustained focus in the present can be mood elevating.
The metaphysical aspect to Argentine Tango involves focus on individual existence, spatial awareness, causality and possibility, leading to opportunity and improvisation. Argentine Tango heightens our perception and cognitive reaction.
The science of kinesiology is the assessment of movement, performance and physical processes leading to rehabilitation through the prevention and management of disorders. Physiologically Argentine Tango enhances movement, performance, and function including balance, alignment and proprioception (the sense that indicates whether the body is moving with required effort, as well as where the various parts of the body are located in relation to each other).
The physiological learning process creates new pathways for the brain to function while kinesthetically developing tools for alignment, motion and dexterity. Training in Argentine Tango has been shown to improve the movement and mobile functionality of patients with Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's and the general adverse effects of ageing.
Podcast Report
- Tango Therapy
Source: PRI's The World
Date: 07-29-2008
The Neuroscience of Tango
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Source: MedicalXPressDate: September 2015
- The "Brain Scan Tango" and the Neuroscience of Dance
Source: Psychology Today
Date: March 2010
- Watch Tango Partners' Brainwaves Synchronize While They Dance
Source: The Daily Dot
Date: 03-27-2014 - Is Dance The "Next Wave" in Cognitive Neuroscience
Source: Psychology Today
Date: 11-23-2011 - The Neuroscience of Dance
Source: Scientific American Magazine
Date: July 2008
- So You Think You Can Dance
Source: Scientific American Magazine
Date: 06-16-2008
PTSD
- Gulf War Vet Turns to Tango to Heal Hidden Wounds
Source: US Department of Veterans AffairsDate: January 2015
Psychology & Depression
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Source: Sydney Morning HeraldDate: February 2013
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Source: James C. Coyne, PhDDate: May 2017
- Dancers Using the Tango To Fight Off Depression
Source: ABC News
Date: 6-28-2008 - Tango Trial AimsTo Dance Depression Away
Source: Expert Guide, Australia
Date: 4-17-2008
- Tango May Treat Depression
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Date: 4-17-2008
Parkinson's Disease
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Australia - La Trobe UniveristyDate: April 2016
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Source: Emory HealthDate: February 2019
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Source: Journal of Neurologic Physical TherapyDate: January 2019
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Source: Parkinson's LifeDate: February 2018
- The Health Benefits of Dance Therapy
Source: VeryWell
Date: 9-29-2016
- Tango Therapy May Aid Parkinson's
Source: Press Democrat
Date: 7-8-2008
- Tango Classes Put Parkinson's Patients A Step Ahead
Source: US News and World Report
Date: 2-14-2008
- Exercise: Parkinson's Patients Benefit From Tango
Source: New York Times
Date: 2-12-2008
- Tango Improves Balance, Mobility In Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Source: School of Medicine, Washington University St. Louis
Date: 1-30-2008
- Tango Improves Balance, Mobility in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Source: Michael J. Fox Foundation
Date: 1-29-2008
- Parkinson's and the Tango Effect
Source: Washington University Physicians - St. Louis Riverfront Times
Date: 01-25/31-2007
- Effects of Tango on Functional Mobility in Parkinson's Disease
Source: Madeleine Hackney
Date: December 2007
Ageing
- Where Did Those Brain Cells Go?
Source: Artsed News
Date: 3-23-2006 - Tango Forever to Age Well
Source: Healthology
Date: 12-08-2005 - Doing the Tango Improves the Aging Brain
Source: Physorg.com
Date: 11-24-2005 - Doing the Tango Keeps the Brain in Step, Too
Source: USA Today
Date: 11-15-2005
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Studies With Dancing, Computer Training, Show Ways to Maintain a Healthy Brain in Old Age
Source: Society for Neuroscience
Date: 11-15-2005