[Tango-A] NA-E: TangoZen Workshop in Washington DC, Oct. 2-3

[Chan Park]

TangoZen Workshop with Chan & Eugenia Park

Chan Park has presented TangoZen workshops in many tango communities
in the United States, Canada, Europe (Germany, United Kingdom,
Holland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Latvia, Russia, Lithuania,
Finland, etc.), in Asia (China, Singapore, Korea, India), and in South
America, since 1999. His TangoZen workshops are ongoing in meditation
centers, such as Omega Institute (Rhineback, New York), Kripalu Center
(Massachusetts), Rancho La Puerta (Baja California, Mexico), and Villa
Unspunnen (Interlaken, Switzerland).

Chan’s book, "Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation" was published in
2005. A bilingual, Spanish-English edition of the book was published
by Editorial Kier in 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Limited
editions were sold out in Italian and Korean. Pagina 12, Kiné, BA
Tango, EntreCasa, and Uno Mismo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and
Tangodanza in Germany published interviews with Chan describing
TangoZen philosophy and teaching method.
Chan presently lives and teaches in Buenos Aires. PractiMilonguero
with Monica Paz is a weekly event organized to promote and preserve
the traditional tango of Buenos Aires, Tango Milonguero.

You can watch two video clips: one is from his workshop in Rome and
the other his
dance in Kassel, Germany, both in April this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZGXS5jbaB4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2NMLzhrfzU


Chan will share techniques to help beginning dancers to value tango
music and its interpretation by movements, and to improve the
experience for those dancers who are already familiar with tango by
enhancing their sensitivity to partner, navigation in the environment
of a milonga and music. Chan’s knowledge and appreciation of tango has
been influenced by his dancing experience in the traditional milongas
of central Buenos Aires and by the late Ricardo Vidort.

During the classes, some video clips and the trailer of Chan’s
documentary film on tango will be featured as class materials.

TangoZen Workshop in Washington DC

Saturday, October 2, 2010
1. UN ARTE DE ABRAZO: 1:30-3:00 PM 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, to help open onc’s mind and body to a new discovery of
“feeling” tango with partner.

2. MILONGA CON TRASPIE: 3:30 – 5:00 PM 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 3, 2010
3. SUTILEZA Y PRECISIÓN DE LOS MOVIMIENTOS DEL TANGO: 1:30-3:00 PM
Porteños of Buenos Aires move precisely and fluidly, lead and follow
with subtlety of a FOX or a CAT, but smile, blissfully while dancing
with no apparent effort. Are they having fun? Are you when dancing?
This class will help leap into another dimension of tango, invisible
yet powerful, to maximize your tango pleasure.

4. TANGO INFINITO: 3:30 – 5:00 PM Tango is appositive energy exchange
between partners, inspired by MUSIC and shared through EMBRACE while
MOVING in UNISON. That means dancing tango involves tango 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 abrazo.

Cost: $70 per person & $130 per couple for all 4 classes (6 hours)
Location: Colvin Run Citizens Association, Inc., 902 Woodnor Drive,
NE, Vienna, VA  22180

For more information, please call (301) 565-7888 or write to
tangozen at hotmail.com. Pre-registration required.  To register, please
visit www.TangoZen.com/workshop_dc.htm.

Private lessons available. wwwTangoZen.com