NEUROTANGO: Dance Movement Therapy Method

Based on the pioneering experiences in Buenos Aires linking Tango and Mental Health, psychologist María Teresa Gil Ogliastri created and developed a working methodology called NEUROTANGO, grounded in her postgraduate thesis in Dance Movement Therapy at the National University of the Arts: "Contributions of Tango in the Context of DMT for the Social Interaction of Adults with Intellectual, Visual, and Motor Disabilities." NEUROTANGO draws upon the solid foundations of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) as a therapeutic framework and integrates the contributions of Tango as a social dance with the concept of Neurodiversity, which highlights the remarkable abilities that lie behind disabilities. Its aim is to enhance social interaction and communication through the exploration of the following resources: Movement, Space, Contact, Time, Synchrony, and Emotions. This approach enables participants to inhabit their bodies and develop human capacities such as building emotional bonds, expressing emotion, coordinating movement, and experiencing vitality, beauty, and synchrony. Since 2015, NEUROTANGO has been presented in numerous Conferences, Gatherings, and Milongas throughout Buenos Aires. It is currently offered as a University Extension Workshop at the National University of the Arts (UNA) – Department of Folklore, and has been declared a "Culturally Significant Project of the City of Buenos Aires" by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. In this way, NEUROTANGO benefits neurodiverse individuals, who deserve artistic activities with accessible formats and meaningful inclusion in the community, well-being, and quality of life.