by jessparvin | Nov 2, 2018 | Ballroom Dance, Community-Based, Dance, Parkinson’s Disease/dystonias, Seniors, Tango
Madeleine E. Hackney, BFA1 and Gammon M. Earhart, PhD, PT Summary: American smooth waltz and foxtrot as well as Argentine tango lead to significant benefits with respect to balance, motor ability, and locomotion in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease who took...
Ballroom Dance: Linking Serious Leisure to Successful Aging
by jessparvin | Apr 20, 2017 | Ballroom Dance, Community-Based, Dance, Seniors, Social, Tango
by Regena G. Stevens-Ratchford Summary: This qualitative research design explored stories of ballroom dance participants to gain an understanding of the participants’ experiences and the relation between ballroom dance and successful aging using the Successful Aging...