Brigham and Woman‘s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital

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JoVE Journal

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

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

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.