Far more than a dance class, neurotango is Innovative treatment methodology that combines cultural richness and human structure argentina tango Equipped with a solid theoretical and clinical framework of dance movement therapy (DMT) Created by American dancer, choreographer, and therapist Marian Chase (1896–1970). It is an approach Specially designed for people who neurodiversity, It provides a path to better body awareness, communication and social inclusion, including for people with intellectual, visual and motor disabilities.
The inventor of this method is maria teresa gill oriastri Psychologist, Venezuelan tango dancer, author Neurotango: Dance Movement Tango Therapy for Neurodiverse People. Her path began in 2009 when she moved to Argentina to pursue a graduate degree in Dance Movement Therapy at the National University of Arts (UNA). Your goal: Obtain a therapeutic framework that allows people with disabilities to acquire authentic expression and movement. Create your own dance.
In 2012, Gil Oriastri was invited to lead a tango therapy workshop for adults with neurodevelopmental disorders at the Therapeutic Education Center in Buenos Aires. This study was carried out in parallel with the preparation of a research paper entitled ‘The contribution of tango in the context of DMT to the social interaction of people with intellectual, visual and motor disabilities’. During this period, he wove together threads of passion, training, and mission to create a new and unique method.
In 2015, he christened this methodology as Neurotango, and a year later it began to be implemented within the framework of the University Open Workshop of the UNA Department of Folklore.with the help of teachers such as Adriana Reynoso and Augusto Barizzano.
neurotango It is based on the relationship between exercise and the brain. The goal of treatment is to integrate body and mind through somatic experiences that may correct dysfunctional movement patterns. These changes are reflected in key neurobiological processes.
The practice allows for awareness and sensation of the body, explains Gil Oriastri. Not as a disabled body, but as a living body.promoting communication, social interaction, inclusivity, and the hidden abilities behind disabilities.
The class consists of 4 moments Sequential and well-defined:
The key to this method is There are no traditional tango steps. This movement is therapeutic and communicative, and progresses slowly. “To reach ballroom dancing, encounters with others, and encounters with others, you must first inhabit the body.”
The central metaphor of Neurotango is powerful. Each participant is an instrument, and the group is a symphony that is constructed. Movements proposed by individuals are “heard” by the group, who then echo, copy, and repeat them with their own variations. Thus, nonverbal communication channels are facilitated, a sense of belonging to the group is promoted, and an orchestra in movement is formed that integrates all differences into a single, rich dance.
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