Tango Zen: Returning to Tradition follows Chan Park on a meditative journey back to the heart of traditional tango. The film opens with a rare 2005 interview with legendary milonguero Ricardo Vidort in the United States, then moves through Sweden, the Black Forest, Korea, Lithuania, Switzerland, and finally Buenos Aires—where most of the story unfolds.

Returning to the city that transformed his life, Chan reconnects with friends, walks familiar streets, and enters the milongas that shaped his path. Rather than performing or teaching, he offers experiential Tango Zen workshops that slow dancers down to the essence of tango: presence, energy, and shared movement.

Through quiet visuals, close embraces, and reflective narration, the documentary reveals a tango lived from the inside. Dancers speak about how the experience changed their perception of connection and trust. One participant described the final guided exercise—dancing with eyes closed in a simple held pattern—as liberating, awakening a confidence beyond movement or memory.

The film avoids technical analysis and instead focuses on the feeling of walking, listening, and sensing another person’s presence. It portrays traditional tango not as a fixed style, but as an energetic thread passed from generation to generation—something transmitted through bodies, not taught through steps.

From intimate encounters to the recognition Chan receives from respected dancers in Buenos Aires, Tango Zen: Returning to Tradition reveals a form of tango rooted in humility, harmony, and the quiet power of connection. It invites viewers to rediscover tango not as performance, but as a way of being.