

Buenos Aires — Where It Begins/ Buenos Aires — donde empieza todo
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


Looks Good… But.../ Se ve bien… pero...
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


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


Meditating with D’Arienzo / Meditando con D’Arienzo
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


Doing vs Being/ Hacer o Ser
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


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


Tango is a people’s dance /Tango es una danza del pueblo
Photo: Dancing with Susana Alvarez at La Porteña Milonga nat Gricel. Photo by Bea Mollari Tango Zen Journal — December 26, 2025 "Tango Is a People’s Dance — And That’s What Was Lost" "Tango es una danza del pueblo — y eso fue lo que se perdió" Leer en Español 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 culture—trained in folklore, dance, and music, and rece


The Difference I Could Finally Name/La diferencia que por fin pude nombrar
Tango Zen Journal — December 19, 2025 "The Difference I Could Finally Name" " La diferencia que por fin pude nombrar" Leer en Español When I moved to Europe in 2012 after spending four years in Buenos Aires, many friends—even my ex-wife Regina—told me, “This is Europe. We dance tango as Europeans.” I didn’t 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 cámara y encuentros inesperados en Treviso
Tango Zen Journal — December 12, 2025 “A Bus Ride, a Camera, and Unexpected Encounters in Treviso" "Un viaje en micro, una cámara y encuentros inesperados en Treviso" Leer en Español It all began with a bus ride and a camera. I had just acquired a new, state-of-the-art camera — 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 wasn’t what I hoped for. I’ve


Tango Zen: Meditation and Traditional Tango /Tango Zen: Meditación y Tango Tradicional
Tango Zen Journal — November 28, 2025 “Tango Zen: Meditation and Traditional Tango” “Tango Zen: Meditación y Tango Tradicional” Leer en Español Hello friends, I’d like to invite you to visit the newly updated Tango Zen website. It has been a long journey to arrive at this point — 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 — my life story, my dance, the people who shaped me, and the


Tango Your Life in Europe — A New Chapter in the Film Series/Tango Your Life en Europa — Un nuevo capítulo de la serie
Tango Zen Journal — November 21, 2025 “Tango Your Life in Europe — A New Chapter in the Film Series” “Tango Your Life en Europa — Un nuevo capítulo de la serie” Leer en Español When I arrived in Europe in 2012—shortly after directing and producing my first film Tango Your Life , a documentary born from my years of dancing in Buenos Aires—I 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 — 34 Days in Buenos Aires/El Tango es Vida — 34 Días en Buenos Aires
Tango Zen Journal — November 14, 2025 “Tango Is Life — 34 Days in Buenos Aires” “El Tango es Vida — 34 Días en Buenos Aires” Leer en Español 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, I’ve danced almost every night—skipping 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


“You Saved Me Ten Years”/“Me ahorraste diez años”
Tango Zen Journal – November 7, 2025 “You Saved Me Ten Years” A dancer’s words from the Tango Immersion in Buenos Aires “Me ahorraste diez años” Palabras de una bailarina tras su inmersión en el tango en Buenos Aires Leer en Español 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?/¿Cuál es el sonido de una sola mano aplaudiendo?
Tango Zen Journal – October 31, 2025 Leer en Español What Is the Sound of One Hand Clapping? In Zen tradition, this koan—“What is the sound of one hand clapping?”—is not meant to be answered with logic. It’s 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, I’ve begun to understand this koan in a new way—through my tango. For years, I’ve 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 Español This Wednesday in Buenos Aires, something profound happened. The premiere of Tango Zen: Returning to Tradition wasn’t just a film screening. It was an experience—a 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? / ¿Bailás con el corazón o con la cabeza?
Tango Zen Journal – October 21, 2025 Do You Dance with a Heart or with Your Head? A reflection from Buenos Aires—where embrace begins with the heart—on what most dancers elsewhere still haven’t discovered. Leer en Español Recently on Facebook, someone referred to me as a guy who “maintains that there is something to Buenos Aires dancers that is unique—some kind of essence, maybe in the embrace.” That comment stayed with me. Because yes—there is something. But it’s not just i


I Almost Cried / Casi Lloro
Tango Zen Journal – October 17, 2025 Leer en Español I Almost Cried A Reflection from Buenos Aires Before the Premiere I arrived in Buenos Aires on Monday. It’s been a busy week—not just with daily milongas, but also handling many things behind the scenes. 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 invitación a un baile más allá de la distancia
Tango Zen Journal – October 10, 2025 An invitation to a dance beyond distance One dance. One embrace. One presence — shared with you. ...


Tango Zen Journal, October 3, 2025-Dancing Beyond Matter/Bailar Más Allá de la Materia
Recently I introduced the concept of the Five Tango Zen Principles. Since then, many friends have asked what this really means. I’d like...
Volviendo a la Tradición: Una invitación personal 26/09/2025
Tango Zen Journal – 26 de septiembre de 2025 Volviendo a la Tradición: Una invitación personal Queridos amigos, La semana pasada hablé de...































