Recommendations for implementing tango classes for persons with Parkinson disease

Recommendations for implementing tango classes for persons with Parkinson disease" (2010). Physical Therapy Faculty Publications. Paper 35. 2 Abstract Several studies have recently been published regarding the physical and emotional benefits of Argentine tango dance for individuals for Parkinson disease (PD). These papers focused on the effects of the tango interventions rather than methods used to implement and deliver the interventions. The focus of the present paper is on methods for implementing PD-specific tango programs, with the aim of facilitating safe and appropriate implementation of community-based partnered dance programs for this population. We report successful methods for an Argentine Tango-based class, but these recommendations could be applicable to other partnered dances.