Tango therapy: How the dance of passion is helping Parkinson’s patients.

Manuel Firmani and Liliana Garay dance at a milonga event outside of the tango program. (Magalí Druscovich via The New York Times)  By PAM BELLUCK Tango is the national dance of Argentina, known for its passion, precision and heart. At a hospital in Buenos Aires, it has another purpose: as a therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Once a week, about a dozen patients come to Ramos Mejía Hospital to dance — a session that uses the movements of tango to help address issues of balance,...

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