Aprendendo tango com metodo visite: www.juliotafforelli.com Dance Against DiseaseDancing the Argentine tango may help to improve balance, in people with Parkinsons Disease.Tango - image from ShutterstockParkinson's Disease (PD) is characterized by a loss of dopaminergic neurons, which leads to tremors and difficulty with movement and walking. Those with PD also can experience depression, fatigue, and cognitive decline. Silvia Rios Romenets, from McGill University (Canada), and colleagues enrolled a group of men and women with idiopathic PD, 18 of whom engaged in 12 weeks of studio classes of the Argentine tango conducted by professional dance teachers; and 15 of whom conducted self-directed exercise (control group). Among the dance class group, whereas there was no benefit of tango on motor severity, it did improve balance. As well, those participants in the dance class experienced improvements on cognition and fatigue, as well as improved overall satisfaction and enjoyment. The study authors report that: Argentine tango can improve balance, and functional mobility, and may have modest benefits upon cognition and fatigue in Parkinson's disease.VIEW NEWS SOURCE... Doing the tango keeps the brain in step, tooBy Kathleen Fackelmann, USA TODAYWASHINGTON The hot moves of the Argentine Tango not only keep the aging body in shape, they also may help sharpen the aging brain, according to a study out Tuesday.That study, presented here at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, adds to a growing body of evidence indicating that such challenging leisure activities as dancing, chess or even gardening may offer a boost in brainpower that could offset the declines that can come with old age.Previous studies in animals and in humans had suggested that a sweat-breaking workout may help keep brain cells in top form. But Patricia McKinley of McGill University in Montreal also knew that the activity had to be something that seniors would enjoy.McKinley picked the tango, a dance that's both fun to do and involves a series of complex moves that can improve balance. Her team recruited 30 seniors ages 68 to 91. Half the group got tango lessons, and the other half were assigned to a walking group.The dancers got a boost in self-esteem almost right away."They would come in with sweatpants and sneakers, but after the third or fourth class, they had on makeup and jewelry," McKinley says. The class was mostly older women, but older men came, too.After 10 weeks, the team looked for improvements in brainpower. Both walkers and tango dancers had better scores on memory tests, but only the tango dancers improved on a multitasking test. Such a boost may translate to better abilities off the dance floor, such as the ability to talk on the phone while responding to an e-mail.Tango dancers also gained improvements in balance and motor coordination. That finding suggests they'd be at less risk of falling, a significant gain for older, frail people who can break a hip and never fully recover, McKinley says.Tango dancing isn't the only way to power up the brain.A second study, also presented at the Society for Neuroscience meeting, suggests that a specialized computer game might do