Doing the tango can benefit people with Parkinson’s disease, a new study finds.

Parkinson’s disease patients characteristically suffer from motor problems such as tremor, rigidity, and difficulty walking, as well as depression, fatigue, and cognitive degeneration. Canadian researchers have found that dancing my ease these symptoms.

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Scientists at McGill University enrolled 40 men and women with Parkinson’s disease in a 12-week tango course taught by professional instructors at a dance studio.

They chose tango because it requires specific steps that involve rhythmically walking forward and backward, which the researchers believed could be particularly helpful for walking difficulties associated with Parkinson's.

Said lead researcher Dr. Silvia Rios Romenets: "We found the tango was helpful in significantly improving balance and functional mobility, and seemed to encourage patients to appreciate their general course of therapy."

Dancing also produced modest benefits in terms of patients' thinking abilities and energy levels, he added.