Some reasons why tango is good for everyone
- Dancing tango makes you feel good
- Tango offers physical activity, mental activity and social engagement
- Tango is danced at a walking pace, to the rhythm of a heartbeat, in the arms of another person. It feels good
- Tango is danced to beautiful music, and music is known to facilitate the performance of ambulatory activities
- Tango is good cardio-vascular exercise, and strengthens heart muscles and blood vessels that supply the brain
- Research shows dancing tango reduces depression, stress and anxiety, and has been shown to be an effective strategy in alleviating mood disorders
- Tango challenges the brain with decisions to make and problems to solve on the dance floor
- Social tango is improvised and creative
- Creating new dance moves and combinations is a cognitively rich physical activity
- Dancing tango improves problem solving skills
- Dancing stimulates the sensory and motor cortices and maintains the brain’s balance system
- Tango improves balance and walking technique, and can play a role in reducing the incidence of falls
- Tango improves spatial awareness and memory
- Tango improves core strength
- Social tango is play for grown-ups.
- Slow tango is nice
- Tango is always different
- Dancing tango induces a mindful & meditative state
- Pauses and stops are part of tango – you move when you are ready, so it is suitable exercise for older people, and people with Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological disorders, and hearing and sight impairment
- Tango training is helpful in rehabilitation programs, and in maintaining mobility
- Dancing tango is fun; it puts you back in touch with life
- Tango is a social activity and connects people and fosters a sense of community
- Fun and laughter should be part of every tango class
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