[Tango-A] TangoZen Workshop in Washington, DC. January 12-13

[Tango Zen: Dance Here Now]

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 TangoZen at hotmail.com.

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

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