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Community-based Adapted Tango Dancing for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and Older Adults
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Community-based Adapted Tango Dancing for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and Older Adults

Community-based Adapted Tango Dancing for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and Older Adults

DOI:
10.3791/52066-v

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09:19 min

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December 09, 2014

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1Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta VAMC, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics,Emory University School of Medicine, 2Harvard Neurology Residency Program,Brigham and Woman‘s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:33Training of Adapted Tango Teachers
  • 02:51Recruitment
  • 04:24Adapted Tango Classes
  • 07:43Participant Post-test Evaluations
  • 08:17Results: Changes in Mobility and Balance after Adapted Tango Classes
  • 08:53Conclusion

Summary

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Adapted tango has demonstrated efficacy for improving mobility and balance. We describe the dissemination of adapted tango teaching methods to dance instructor trainees and the implementation of adapted tango by the trainees in the community for improving mobility and balance in older adults and individuals with Parkinson’s disease.

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Keywords: Adapted TangoParkinson’s DiseaseOlder AdultsMobilityBalanceCommunity-basedDance Instructor TrainingProgram Implementation

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