Public Outreach
Elders Outreach
Youth Outreach
Tango in Health
Elders Outreach Director
Noora Aberman
Evaluation Consultant
Lok Wong
Funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Elders Outreach
According to USA Today (11/15/05), a recent study at McGill University demonstrated that dancing can boost brainpower and offset the mental decline that comes with old age. In addition, the New York Times reported on a recent study in the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy (JNPT 12/07) that Argentine tango, more so than other traditional movement therapies, improves the balance and overall well-being of people suffering from Parkinson's Disease.
The Elders Outreach program offers free tango instruction and demonstrations to the elder residents of Washington, DC, particularly those of limited means. These uplifting and enriching events employ tango both as a form of movement therapy and as a constructive social activity.
We piloted this initiative in August 2008, when approximately 30 residents of the Washington Nursing Facility in Southeast DC enjoyed a performance and interactive dancing session. During the month of August 2009 we partnered with Vida Senior Centers in Columbia Heights to offer six consecutive tango sessions to a group of latino and multi-cultural elder residents of the neighborhood. In April 2010, with the support of the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, we began a 6-month program of weekly tango classes at Vida.
Tango Dancers
If you are a social tango dancer in the Washington, DC area, available on weekday afternoons, and would like to volunteer for our Elders Outreach program, please write to Noora Aberman at .
Supporters
If you would like to support the Elders Outreach Program, please use the form below and your donation will be marked accordingly in our records. Enter the amount that's right for you. Tango Mercurio is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all contributions are fully tax-deductible.
If you prefer to make your donation by check, please write payable to Tango Mercurio and send to 4801 Connecticut Ave. NW #504, Washington, DC 20008.
