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July 20, 2026
2026 Grant Updates - Parkinson’s Foundation Grant
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June 15, 2026
2026 Grant Updates - Capitol Hill Community Foundation Grant
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January 16, 2026
Adapted Tango Improves Mobility
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We’re thrilled to report that Tango Mercurio’s Adapted Tango Program met its goals for 2025 of providing the therapeutic benefits of partnered and improvised social dance to people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) through a safe, interesting, and fun adaptation of traditional Argentine tango…
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January 15, 2026
2025 Grants Update
Read more →Community Support and Grants Enable Tango Mercurio’s Growth in 2026
We are very grateful to all of our supporters in the DC community and beyond…
September 15, 2025
Adapted Tango Program in Full Swing
Read more →Volunteers Provide One-on-One Support to People with Parkinson's.
The launching of Tango Mercurio’s Adapted Tango Program for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other movement disorders has exceeded our expectations…
June 23, 2025
Tango Mercurio Adapted Tango Program
Read more →Bringing Tango to People with Parkinson’s
Tango Mercurio is excited to launch its Adapted Tango Program, designed to provide the scientifically proven benefits of partnered and improvised dance to people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other movement disorders through a safe, interesting, and fun adaptation of traditional Argentine tango. Developed by Dr. Madeleine Hackney, a world-renowned movement scientist, and inspired by the Tango Therapy Project in Philadelphia, the Program consists of two parts: training for instructors and two five-week pilot series for people with PD and their caregivers.