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Maria Fux
Maria Fux
Birth: 2 January 1922
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death: 31 July 2023
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Age: 101 years, 210 days
Country: ArgentinaARG
Centenarian

Maria Fux [Spanish: María] (2 January 1922 – 31 July 2023) was an Argentine centenarian, dancer, choreographer, and dance therapist.

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Maria Fux was born on 2 January 1922 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She developed a dance therapy system, in Argentina, later establishing dance schools in Argentina and Europe, training physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, doctors, teachers of dance and of gymnastics, psychotherapists, psychologists, and teachers working with people with disabilities.

Fux was invited to institutions, conferences, and seminars to witness their experiences with issues related to deafness, Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, autistic individuals, elderly, and various other disabilities. She turned 100 in January 2022, and died on 31 July 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the age of 101 years, 210 days.

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