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To us as a neuroscientist and biomechanist ( Lena), and a rehabilitation scientist and dancer ( Madeleine), understanding the complexities of motor skill in a ballet move, or the physical language of coordination in partner dance, is an inspiring and daunting challenge. Adapted tango rehabilitation class improves gait and balance in people with Parkinson's disease. Lucas McKay, an assistant professor in Biomedical Engineering at Emory specializing in mechanisms of balance impairment in Parkinson's disease, showed that participants improved muscle activity for balance after adapted tango. That is, as they practiced their tango dancing skills, they developed motor modules that also helped them walk and balance in everyday situations.