In general, it seems that the pillars for health and happiness are something like:
- Sleep well - tango doesn't help with this one! :)
- Move more - score one for tango!
- Eat healthy - nope
- Be social - Yes!
- Medidate - Yes!
- And also ... do art - Yes!
In fact, I think not many items other than partner dance (and I would argue, ideally an improvisational dance with room for creativity) check off so many items on the list of "good for your health and happiness" ... movement, social, artistic. If only it were good for your sleep :). Below I link to a number of articles that talk about how Tango, Dance and more generally Art are good for your health. It is impressive how very broad-ranging the benefits are!
The links
- Tango is good for depression
- Tango is good for mood
- Tango helps Parkinsons
- Dance helps you socially, cognitively, and physically ... from Ted!
- Can Dancing Make you Wiser? - only if you study very seriously :)
- Dancing is good for your heart
- Art improves well-being & reduces stress
- Tango counts as meditation!
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