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TangoStride™
created by Gabriela Condrea
(formerly NeuroTango)

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TangoStride™
created by Gabriela Condrea
(formerly NeuroTango)

support 2023 soiree

classes | about | news | what people say | contact & support

Designed for: Stroke - TBI - MS - PD - Neuro Mobility

* NO TANGOSTRIDE CLASSES March 1 - April 1, 2024 *
back again April 3!

Classes

Increase mobility and boost confidence, one step at a time. Designed for people with mobility challenges who can bear weight and stand (with or without assistance). Wheelchairs, walkers & canes welcome!

* $12/drop-in ($10/class if paid monthly/series) or pay-what-you-can. *
Solo or with partner.

Cash, check to "Hugs that Empower" or credit card in class or online here:

*** PLEASE NOTE: Masks are recommended for in-person classes ***

CLASS SCHEDULE

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MONDAYs

12:00-1:00pm in North Seattle
Phinney Center, Room 2
6532 Phinney Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
parking lot, ADA access/elevator
*** NO CLASS Feb 19, May 27, June 19, 2024 (Federal Holidays) ***
*** NO CLASSES March 1 - April 1, 2024 ***

WEDNESDAYs

11:00am-12:00pm in Tukwila
Tukwila Community Center
12424 42nd Ave S
Tukwila, WA 98168
parking lot, ground floor
*** NO CLASS March 2024 ***

2:00-3:00pm in South Seattle
SouthEast Seattle Senior Center (main hall)
4655 S Holly St
Seattle, WA 98118
parking lot, take elevator to 2nd floor
*** NO CLASS March 2024 ***

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ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS

by Appointment

Private lessons for intensive personal training and accelerated progress. In-person or virtual (online).

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* SEATED MOVEMENT SESSIONS *

Designed to safely keep our students moving during the COVID-19 Stay Home order. 28 videos total.
Free of charge. Comments and love appreciated. Enjoy!
Dance along here or at:
facebook.com/TangoStride/videos

About

"Dance to Walk"

About

"Dance to Walk"

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About TangoStride™

Our mission: "Dance to Walk"

Benefits

- Improve posture and confidence
- Rebuild balance and stability
- Heighten spatial awareness, proprioception and coordination
- Enhance ability to initiate and stop momentum (esp. for neurological conditions, like Parkinson's)
- Improve flexibility and range of motion in waist and torso
- Reduce stress through positive touch
- Improve neuroplasticity (the brain and body's ability to heal itself) through improvised, collaborative movement

A Unique Approach

The groundbreaking TangoStride™ Technique - created by Gabriela Condrea - uses music, collaboration and tango-inspired movement to help even people who can barely stand, "Dance to Walk". Moves are designed based on each participant's abilities, with the intention of maximizing and improving their walking. Condrea's work has been featured in The Seattle Times, the Chicago Tribune – “Dancing to Walk” by Nicole Brodeur (March & November 2016) – UW Medicine News, CBS News, KING 5, and Q13 Fox News. The TangoStride™ Program is supported by Valley Medical Center, Seattle BrainWorks, the Brain Injury Alliance of WA, as well as neurologists, nurses, physical, occupational, and recreational therapists, brain injury community organizers, volunteers and more, and small-group classes are powered by 501c3 nonprofit Hugs that Empower.

About Gabriela Condrea, M.Ed.

Gabriela Condrea’s approach to teaching tango (Tango is About the Connection™, since 2010) is based on her extensive experience with body mechanics and more than 25 years of teaching. Since 2013, Condrea has been modifying her teaching to help stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors improve their mobility with what became known in 2016 as her TangoStride™ Technique. She holds a Master's in Education and is the author of the book WHEN 1+1=1: That "Impossible" Connection (2011).