TangoZen Workshop with Chan & Eugenia Park
January 12-13, 2008
Tango Zen is tango milonguero. TangoZen is about learning to appreciate
traditional tango through disciplines of Zen, which is synonymous to simplicity
and clarity of body and mind. For decades dancers have discovered that learning
to enjoy dancing requires not only physical but also mental disciplines.
TangoZen is to advocate and promote the traditional tango with aid of the Zen,
which teaches us to devote 100% of our physical and mental attention to what we
are doing Here Now.
Many tango dancers, for example, struggle to deal with an issue of follower’s
anticipation of leader’s next movements while dancing tango. This issue can be
easily addressed and resolved with the Zen principles such as awareness of
presence.
Goal of the TangoZen workshop is to help the students appreciate the tradition
tango by experiencing total concentration on dancing while dancing Tango. To
accomplish the goal, the students in the TangoZen workshop are guided to
practice a number of exercises, which are fundamental and closely linked to
tango dance movements. The exercises are adopted from martial arts such as Tai
Chi and Chi Kung, and meditation techniques such as yoga.
------Class Schedule-----
Saturday, January 12
Class 1 - 4:00pm – 5:15pm “Two Bodies, Four Legs, One Heart” Introducing basic
concepts of posture, tango walk and embrace with exercises for establishing
mindfulness and connection with one’s partner and the music.
Class 2 - 5:30pm – 6:45pm “How can you dance tango without legs?” Focus on
centering, weight-shifting, walking in various patterns and tuning your
mind/body to the different rhythms of tango, milonga and vals.
Sunday, January 13
Class 3 – 4:00pm – 5:15pm “To be a beginner again” “In the beginner’s mind
there are many possibilities but in the expert’s mind there are few” – Shunryu
Suzuki.
Learn to appreciate basic tango movements by adding simple yet challenging
variations to them.
Class 4 – 5:30pm – 6:45pm “Tango Walk – Tai Chi to Tango” Experience joy of
tango movements from Tai Chi perspectives.
Partner is not required but encourage. Wear comfortable clothes and socks for
classes.
To fully benefit from them, these workshops are specifically designed
to be taken together. You may register for two classes either Sat or Sun or,
of course, for all four weekend classes.
Cost: $40 for Sat. $40 for Sun. $70 for both Sat & Sun.
Location: 3917 Ingomar Street, Washington, DC 20015 (Metro Red: Friendship
Heights Station)
For more information, please call: (301) 565-7888. If you have inquiries
about class content please email Chan at [email protected].
Private lessons are also available. Visit www.TangoZen.com for more
information.
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"TangoZen is tango milonguero. TangoZen is about learning to appreciate
traditional tango through disciplines of Zen, which is synonymous to simplicity
and clarity of body and mind. "
http://www.TangoZen.com
“Walk Here Now: Walk to Meditate, Anytime, Anywhere”
For more information, visit http://www.WalkHereNow.com
