[Tango-A] NA-W: TangoZen Workshop in LA, July 21-23

[Tango Zen: Dance Here Now]

The Tango Room presents
TANGO ZEN With Chan Park

A series of Workshops aimed at elevating your dancing to
a higher level through the disciplines of Zen.

SATURDAY – JULY 21
SUNDAY – JULY 22
MONDAY – JULY 23

Integrating Zen into tango Mr. Park leads you through exercises which can 
show you how to devote 100% of your physical and mental attention to being 
in the Here and Now of tango.

Saturday, July 21
Class 1   4:00pm – 5:15pm   Two Bodies, Four Legs, One Heart
Introducing 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, July 22
Class 3   5:30pm – 6:45pm    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   7:00pm – 8:15pm   Tai Chi to Tango
Experience joy of tango movements from Tai Chi perspectives.

Monday, July 23
Bonus Class   8:45pm – 10:00pm  Letting Go with Milonga
Milonga is not about knowing new patterns but letting go of the mind and 
following the flow of the music.

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.  A discount applies if you take all 
five classes.

Cost: $40 for Sat.  $40 for Sun.  $70 for both Sat & Sun.  $20 for Monday.

To reserve your spot, please call:
(818) 997-9419 or
(818) 981-6500 or
(818) 606-5895

Classes will be at:
The Tango Room Dance Center
4346 Woodman Avenue
Sherman Oaks 91423

Wear comfortable clothes and flat-bottomed shoes.  A partner is encouraged 
but not required. PRIVATES AVAILABLE.

If you have inquiries about class content please email Chan at 
TangoZen at hotmail.com or visit http://www.TangoZen.com

Chan Park is an innovative and adventurous tango dance instructor.  He has 
made it his quest to promote traditional tango for pleasure and inner peace. 
  In 2005, Chan published “Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation”.   For years 
he has offered workshops and week-long retreats in Europe, Asia, North and 
South America.

And join us for “El Encuentro in Asia” special milonga Sat. July 21
El Encuentro in Asia

EL ENCUENTRO in ASIA

In keeping with the theme of the TangoZen workshops being offered at the 
Tango Room

El Encuentro takes you to the far East
Saturday, July 21
for a night of
exotic dress…
exotic food…
exotic tango.

So whether you wear a Mandarin collar, a kimono or simply your yin & yang, 
join us for another of El Encuentro’s always memorable special events.
Our adventure begins at 9:30pm

A prize for the most creative dress will be given.

Milonga $12 arriving between 9:30 and 10pm
              $15 arriving after 10pm
Class: $12(starts at 8:30)
Class & Milonga $18

El Encuentro at The Tango Room Dance Center
4346 Woodman Avenue, Sherman Oaks 91423
(818) 981-6500 or (818) 997-9419 or (818) 606-5895

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TangoZen is Tango Made Simple.

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 courses 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 courses 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.

Practicing the exercises can lead the students to be attentive of one’s body 
and mind, to recognize importance of connection with partner, to be 
sensitive to music, and to appreciate the surroundings including other 
dancers while dancing. Through the exercises repeated over time dancers can 
acquire and increase sensitivity to balance, connection, centering, and 
groundedness, and weight shifting, all of which are known critical for tango 
dancing.

Chan Park
Tango Zen House
http://www.TangoZen.com
tangozen at hotmail.com