You’d need a heart of stone not to be moved by this former ballerina with dementia, reliving Swan Lake when she hears the music

There is a a lot of evidence of the restorative power of music, albeit temporary, on people with many forms of dementia. In 2019, a charity in Valencia, Asociacion Musica para Despertar – Association of Music for Awakening – played Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake to Alzheimer’s patient and former prima ballerina Marta Cinta González Saldaña. Watch […] The post You’d need a heart of stone not to be moved by this former ballerina with dementia, reliving Swan Lake when she hears the music appeared first on The Poke.

Sep 12, 2025 - 15:00
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You’d need a heart of stone not to be moved by this former ballerina with dementia, reliving Swan Lake when she hears the music

There is a a lot of evidence of the restorative power of music, albeit temporary, on people with many forms of dementia. In 2019, a charity in Valencia, Asociacion Musica para Despertar – Association of Music for Awakening – played Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake to Alzheimer’s patient and former prima ballerina Marta Cinta González Saldaña. Watch […]

The post You’d need a heart of stone not to be moved by this former ballerina with dementia, reliving Swan Lake when she hears the music appeared first on The Poke.

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