Tango has unsuspected therapeutic properties: in Argentina, it is used to treat depression or psychiatric disorders, it also helps Parkinson’s patients to work their posture, balance. For patients, Tango takes other assets: it helps to improve self-esteem. In the south part of France, an association will launch in September 2016 new Tango classes dedicated to PD patients and their carers.
In Canada, a study was published in 2015 on the benefits of tango on Parkinson’s disease. It shows that Tango can improve balance, and functional mobility, and may have modest benefits upon cognition and fatigue in Parkinson’s disease.