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Tango therapy: How the dance of passion is helping Parkinson’s patients
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Professional tango dancer Manuel Firmani and tango teacher Veronica Litvak (both centre) lead the workshops at Ramos Mejia Hospital in Buenos Aires.
PHOTO: MAGALI DRUSCOVICH/NYTIMES
Pam Belluck
BUENOS AIRES – Tango is the national dance of Argentina, known for its passion, precision and heart. At a hospital in Buenos Aires, it has another purpose: as therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Once a week, about a dozen patients come to Ramos Mejia Hospital to dance – a session that uses the movements of tango to help address issues of balance, stiffness and coordination.
