No, we’re not talking (at least this time) about the world-famous children’s book And Tango Makes Three, about the two gay male penguins who raised an abandoned baby chick at a zoo in New York City.
This is closer to home. It turns out that taking tango lessons is a useful activity if you have Parkinson’s. According to the New York Times (click!), “Tango is the national dance of Argentina, known for its passion, precision and heart. In a hospital in Buenos Aires, it has another purpose: as a therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Once a week, about a dozen patients come to Ramos Mejía Hospital to dance — a session that uses the movements of tango to help address issues of balance, stiffness and coordination. The goal is to give them approaches to movement that they can use in their daily lives, as well as a social and emotional boost from moving to music.”
It looks like fun!
Read the article, then read the book:
