

Looks Goodโฆ But.../ Se ve bienโฆ pero...
"Doing vs Being โ A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser โ Una mirada mรกs cercana"


Tango Tourism/ Tango Turismo
"Doing vs Being โ A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser โ Una mirada mรกs cercana"


Meditating with DโArienzo / Meditando con DโArienzo
"Doing vs Being โ A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser โ Una mirada mรกs cercana"


Doing vs Being/ Hacer o Ser
"Doing vs Being โ A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser โ Una mirada mรกs cercana"


Intention is the Energy That Connects Us/La intenciรณn es la energรญa que nos conecta
"Intention Is the Energy That Connects Us"
"La intenciรณn es la energรญa que nos conecta"


Tango is a peopleโs dance /Tango es una danza del pueblo
Photo: Dancing with Susana Alvarez ย at La Porteรฑa Milonga nat Gricel. Photo by Bea Mollari Tango Zen Journal โ December 26, 2025 "Tango Is a Peopleโs Dance โ And Thatโs What Was Lost" "Tango es una danza del pueblo โ y eso fue lo que se perdiรณ" Leer en Espaรฑol A few days after publishing my last journal, I received a message that stayed with me. It came from Virginia Gavarotti, a tango dancer deeply rooted in Argentine cultureโtrained in folklore, dance, and music, and rece


The Difference I Could Finally Name/La diferencia que por fin pude nombrar
Tango Zen Journal โ December 19, 2025 "The Difference I Could Finally Name" " La diferencia que por fin pude nombrar" Leer en Espaรฑol When I moved to Europe in 2012 after spending four years in Buenos Aires, many friendsโeven my ex-wife Reginaโtold me, โThis is Europe. We dance tango as Europeans.โ I didnโt know what that meant. But I soon found out. The tango I encountered here was so different that I stopped going to milongas almost immediately. Later I tried the so-called


A Bus Ride, a Camera, and Unexpected Encounters in Treviso/Un viaje en micro, una cรกmara y encuentros inesperados en Treviso
Tango Zen Journal โ December 12, 2025 โA Bus Ride, a Camera, and Unexpected Encounters in Treviso" "Un viaje en micro, una cรกmara y encuentros inesperados en Treviso" Leer en Espaรฑol It all began with a bus ride and a camera. I had just acquired a new, state-of-the-art camera โ hoping it would capture the next chapter of my tango journey in crisp, cinematic detail. But as soon as I started using it, I felt a quiet disappointment. The performance wasnโt what I hoped for. Iโve


Tango Zen: Meditation and Traditional Tango /Tango Zen: Meditaciรณn y Tango Tradicional
Tango Zen Journal โ November 28, 2025 โTango Zen: Meditation and Traditional Tangoโ โTango Zen: Meditaciรณn y Tango Tradicionalโ ย Leer en Espaรฑol Hello friends, Iโd like to invite you to visit the newly updated Tango Zen website. It has been a long journey to arrive at this point โ to define clearly what Tango Zen is, and who can benefit from it. After completing the film and revisiting the many layers of this work โ my life story, my dance, the people who shaped me, and the


Tango Your Life in Europe โ A New Chapter in the Film Series/Tango Your Life en Europa โ Un nuevo capรญtulo de la serie
Tango Zen Journal โ November 21, 2025 โTango Your Life in Europe โ A New Chapter in the Film Seriesโ โTango Your Life en Europa โ Un nuevo capรญtulo de la serieโ ย Leer en Espaรฑol When I arrived in Europe in 2012โshortly after directing and producing my first film Tango Your Life , a documentary born from my years of dancing in Buenos AiresโI naturally wanted to continue the journey. The film had just been released, and having relocated to Switzerland, I launched a new project


Tango Is Life โ 34 Days in Buenos Aires/El Tango es Vida โ 34 Dรญas en Buenos Aires
Tango Zen Journal โ November 14, 2025 โTango Is Life โ 34 Days in Buenos Airesโ โEl Tango es Vida โ 34 Dรญas en Buenos Airesโ ย Leer en Espaรฑol Since I arrived in Buenos Aires on October 13, this trip has unfolded with an intensity and fullness that even I did not expect. For the past 34 days, Iโve danced almost every nightโskipping only a few Saturdays, one Friday, and most Sundays. Night after night, in the embrace, something softened in me. As a close friend told me recentl


โYou Saved Me Ten Yearsโ/โMe ahorraste diez aรฑosโ
Tango Zen Journal โ November 7, 2025 โYou Saved Me Ten Yearsโ A dancerโs words from the Tango Immersion in Buenos Aires โMe ahorraste diez aรฑosโ Palabras de una bailarina tras su inmersiรณn en el tango en Buenos Aires ย Leer en Espaรฑol Virginie, originally from France and now based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrived in Buenos Aires on October 21, just before the world premiere of Tango Zen: Returning to Tradition. Like many tango dancers, she came with the desire to experience someth


What Is the Sound of One Hand Clapping?/ยฟCuรกl es el sonido de una sola mano aplaudiendo?
Tango Zen Journal โ October 31, 2025 Leer en Espaรฑol What Is the Sound of One Hand Clapping? In Zen tradition, this koanโโWhat is the sound of one hand clapping?โโis not meant to be answered with logic. Itโs meant to break logic. To shake the student out of habitual patterns of thinking and open the doorway to direct experience. To listen beyond what is heard. Lately, Iโve begun to understand this koan in a new wayโthrough my tango. For years, Iโve danced with awareness, wit


Tango Zen Has Come Home /Tango Zen Ha Vuelto a Casa
Tango Zen Journal, October 24, 2025 Tango Zen Has Come Home. Tango Zen Ha Vuelto a Casa. Leer en Espaรฑol This Wednesday in Buenos Aires, something profound happened. The premiere of Tango Zen: Returning to Tradition wasnโt just a film screening. It was an experienceโa living exhibition of the magical art of storytelling, guided by the masterful hand of director Juan Cruz Varela Juan Cruz Varela and I first met many years ago during the making of Tango Your Life. When I retur


Do You Dance with a Heart or with Your Head? / ยฟBailรกs con el corazรณn o con la cabeza?
Tango Zen Journal โ October 21, 2025 Do You Dance with a Heart or with Your Head? A reflection from Buenos Airesโwhere embrace begins with the heartโon what most dancers elsewhere still havenโt discovered. Leer en Espaรฑol Recently on Facebook, someone referred to me as a guy who โmaintains that there is something to Buenos Aires dancers that is uniqueโsome kind of essence, maybe in the embrace.โ That comment stayed with me. Because yesโthere is ย something. But itโs not just i


I Almost Cried / Casi Lloro
Tango Zen Journal โ October 17, 2025 Leer en Espaรฑol I Almost Cried ย A Reflection from Buenos Aires Before the Premiere I arrived in Buenos Aires on Monday. Itโs been a busy weekโnot just with daily milongas, but also handling many things behind the scenes. ย On Wednesday, I danced at La Milonga de Marta , El Rodrigues, just as I had announced last week. Friends gave me thumbs up, encouraging glances, warm greetings. But something really interesting happened. As soon as the m


An invitation to a dance beyond distance / Una invitaciรณn a un baile mรกs allรก de la distancia
Tango Zen Journal โ October 10, 2025 An invitation to a dance beyond distance One dance. One embrace. One presence โ shared with you. ย ...


Tango Zen Journal, October 3, 2025-Dancing Beyond Matter/Bailar Mรกs Allรก de la Materia
Recently I introduced the concept of the Five Tango Zen Principles. Since then, many friends have asked what this really means. Iโd like...
Volviendo a la Tradiciรณn: Una invitaciรณn personal 26/09/2025
Tango Zen Journal โ 26 de septiembre de 2025 Volviendo a la Tradiciรณn: Una invitaciรณn personal Queridos amigos, La semana pasada hablรฉ de...
Tango Immersion in Buenos Aires 09/26/2025
Tango Zen Journal โ September 26, 2025 Tango Immersion in Buenos Aires Hello friends, Last week, I spoke about the Third Wave of Social...































