OBJECTIVE: The goal of this pilot study was to determine the effects of short duration,
intensive tango lessons on functional mobility in people with Parkinson disease. DESIGN:
This study employed a within-subject, prospective, repeated measures design.
SUBJECTS/PATIENTS: Fourteen people with idiopathic Parkinson disease participated.
SETTING: All balance and gait assessments were performed in a laboratory, but dance
classes took place in a large, open classroom. INTERVENTIONS: Participants completed ten …