Episode 60 - Tango Stories - Dr. Wendy Magee, Part 2

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Tango Stories Episode 60 -- Aired April 29, 2020Guest: Dr. Wendy Magee, Part 2 of 2 Episode 60 aired on April 29, 2020 and was the second of two interviews with Dr. Wendy Magee, a celebrated music therapist, researcher and educator. In the first interview, she talked about the impact of music on the brain, the role of rhythm in coordinating daily movement (like even when not dancing), and the clinical uses of music for healing.In this episode she addresses the growing body of research on how studying and dancing tango may improve health outcomes for patients dealing with a wide variety of conditions. It is heartening and important that there is starting to be hard data supporting the benefits of tango, which previously we just knew intuitively.Links to the Musical Examples in this episode:"Siga El Baile" - Orquesta Romantica Milonguero"Jamas Ni Nunca" - La Juan D’Arienzo