Step by Step Project

➡️STEP BY STEP operates locally in Spain, Italy and France, but the lessons we learn are intended for a much wider European audience.​

By documenting our methods and outcomes, we hope to support other organisations that wish to integrate tango into their care or sports programmes for seniors.​

In the long term, we aim to contribute to policy discussions on how culture and sport can support healthy, dignified ageing.​​

🤲Many older adults live with loneliness, self-neglect or a gradual withdrawal from social activities.

Regular, group-based movement has been shown to help reduce loneliness, increase independence and support emotional well-being in later life.

👏In STEP BY STEP, tango becomes a weekly anchor – a reason to leave the house, meet others and feel seen, heard and valued.​​

➡️Safety is at the heart of every STEP BY STEP session.​

Our instructors designed adaptive tango techniques that allow participants to dance with support, sit for parts of the class or focus mainly on upper body movement if needed.​​

We pay close attention to balance, fatigue and confidence, adjusting the pace so that no one feels rushed or left behind.​​

🔗Learn more at https://stepbystep-project.eu/

👏Around 100 older residents joined the first free class in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, as STEP BY STEP got under way with strong interest from the community. The project is being supported the city council’s welfare, care and health department, bringing together movement, music and social connection in one accessible programme.

For the project team the response has been very encouraging — and the appetite for more is clear. The 30-session programme is now underway, with the same approach also being replicated in the other participating countries.

👉Read more on our website: https://stepbystep-project.eu/2026/05/29/tango-classes-in-the-canary-islands-draw-major-turnout-from-older-residents/

¡Muchas gracias a todos! Más información sobre las clases gratis de Tango Argentino en: https://forms.gle/TJwgPUMiWQVngjsGA 👏

👉Las clases de tango de STEP BY STEP ya han comenzado en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, con el apoyo del Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Una oportunidad para descubrir el tango como herramienta de envejecimiento activo, con beneficios para la movilidad, el equilibrio, la memoria y la conexión social.

🗓️ Todos los jueves
🕘 10:30–12:00
📍 Pabellón Leoncio Castellano Arencibia, Tamaraceite
📅 Inicio: jueves 28 de mayo, 10:30 h
⏳ 30 sesiones de 1 hora y media

Más información e inscripción: https://forms.gle/Le3HtA8ATHGPw8Pt9

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STEP BY STEP tango classes have now started in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with the support of the Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

A valuable opportunity to experience tango as part of active ageing, with benefits for mobility, balance, memory and social connection.

🗓️ Every Thursday
🕘 10:30–12:00
📍 Pabellón Leoncio Castellano Arencibia, Tamaraceite
📅 Start: Thursday 28 May, 10:30 am
⏳ 30 sessions of 1.5 hours

More information and registration: link above.

🎯Behind each class, there is a clear intervention model that defines objectives, structure and assessment.​

🧘‍♂️The STEP BY STEP model combines warm-up exercises, adapted tango practice and cool-down, with options for seated participation and very small steps when needed.​

📋Participants complete simple self-assessment questionnaires before and after the training cycle so that we can monitor changes in mobility, mood and daily functioning over time.​