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The South Bend Symphony Orchestra welcomes sizzling tango troupe Tango Caliente! Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Morris Performing Arts Center.

Join the South Bend Symphony Orchestra for a night of fiery tango classics with sizzling soprano Camille Zamora and dazzling bandoneón virtuoso Hector Del Curto. In addition, award-winning, internationallyacclaimed Argentinian dancers Eva Lucero and Patricio Touceda join in for an evening dedicated to the dance of romance.

The combination of fiery Tango classics, including “La Cumparsita,” “Oblivión,” “El Choclo,” “Por Una Cabeza” by composers such as Ástor Piazzolla and Carlos Gardel, pairs the mesmerizing movements of dance with the power of the symphony. Prepare to fall in love with the seductive sound and artistry of dance at Tango Caliente!

Tango dance and music originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina, about 150 years ago and today is a global favorite of people of all ages. Its passionate, sensual nature and distinctive rhythm create this music by alternating long and short notes played on the bandoneón, a type of accordion.

Tickets can be purchased online at morriscenter.org or by calling (574) 235-9190. They

Strength training strengthens older bones

bone than was being lost.

can also be bought in person at the Morris, 211 N. Michigan St., South Bend, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday.

To view the 2023 season schedule, visit southbendsymphony. org.

Healthy seniors who can still exercise may also be able to lengthen the life of their bones with strengthening exercise, according to results of a six-month study conducted at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

The men and women aged 60 to 83 who participated in the resistance training showed signs of greater bone density in their hips as well as bone metabolism shifting toward generating more

Participants were divided into three groups, one that engaged in high-intensity resistance training, one that went through low-intensity training, and a control group that did not change lifestyle habits during the six-month study.

The high-intensity group showed the most significant bone-density gains. Leg presses, overhead presses and certain back exercises appeared to have the most impact on bone density.

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