TANGO ZEN
with Chan Park
at The Tango Room
October 8, 9 & 10
What is TANGO ZEN?
TangoZen is about learning to appreciate traditional tango through the
disciplines of Zen, synonymous with
simplicity and clarity of body and mind. TangoZen is about teaching
your mind to allow tango to enter your body. TangoZen is about freeing
yourself from all critical thinking, about freeing yourself to
completely be with your partner, about encountering the true joy of
tango.
This is the workshop that can take your dancing to the next level
and/or help you break out of the plateau you are stuck in. TangoZen is
a truly transformative experience. Please let yourself experience it.
Friday, October 8
8:00-9:30PM
Class 1: "TWO BODIES, FOUR LEGS, ONE HEART"
Introducing walking exercises for establishing mindfulness and
connection with one's partner and the music. Tuning your ears to
lively songs that will challenge your mind and body.
Saturday, October 9
3:00-4:30PM
Class 2: “UN ARTE DE ABRAZO”
Tango milonguero is not just dancing tango in close embrace. It
involves layers of connection between partners, physical, emotional,
and spiritual. This class explores tango milonguero as an art of
embrace through a number of exercises that help open one’s mind and
body to a new discovery of “feeling” tango with partner.
15 minute break
4:45-6:15PM
Class 3: “MILONGA CON TRASPIE”
Milonga and milonga con traspie are more than dancing fast. Precise
interpretation of music and body control for resilient and abrupt
movements are the key. This class will help participants develop body
and mind discipline to interpret music and to enjoy dancing milonga,
fast, precisely, and with great pleasure.
Sunday, October 10
3:00-4:30PM
Class 4: “SUTILEZA Y PRECISIÓN DE LOS MOVIMIENTOS DEL TANGO”
Porteños of Buenos Aires move precisely and fluidly, lead and follow
with the subtlety of a FOX or a CAT, yet smile blissfully while dancing
with no apparent effort. Are they having fun? Are you when dancing?
This class will help you leap into another dimension of tango,
invisible yet powerful, to maximize your tango pleasure.
15 minute break
4:45-6:15PM
Class 5: “TANGO INFINITO”
Tango is a positive energy exchange between partners, inspired by
MUSIC and shared through EMBRACE while MOVING in UNISON. That means
dancing tango involves the dancer’s body in its entirety. This class
will help integrate all involved elements to experience new
possibilities of dancing tango, including affective movement to the
infinity of communication and interpretation of el abrazo.
During the classes, some video clips and the trailer of Chan’s
documentary film on tango will be featured as class materials.
All 7 ½ hours of TangoZen only $150 Classes taken individually $30
per Call (818) 981-6500 to reserve your place
Chan Park lives in Buenos Aires and conducts his TangoZen workshops
around the world. He hosts one of the most popular practicas in Buenos
Aires. A new bilingual edition of his book TangoZen: Caminar y
Meditar Bailando has just been published.
Visit http://www.TangoZen.com.
