

I Teach / Enseño
Tango Zen Journal - September 11, 2026 I Teach /Enseño Leer en Español `` I Teach For many years, I hesitated to call myself a teacher. I preferred to say, “I share my experience.” In 2009, I came to Switzerland to give a Tango Zen workshop. People came from Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. The workshop took place near Interlaken, and some participants belonged to a religious community there. At the end of the workshop, one participant from that community said something th


Felisa Mignone: The Tango That Is Lived / Felisa Mignone: El tango que se vive
Tango Zen Journal - August 14, 2026 "Felisa Mignone: The Tango That Is Lived" "Felisa Mignone: El tango que se vive" Leer en Español Felisa Mignone: The Tango That Is Lived Some experiences in tango are difficult to explain. They are felt in the embrace, in the music, and in the way two people meet on the dance floor. Felisa Mignone has been dancing tango in Buenos Aires for about fifteen years. She began almost by chance, but soon discovered something that brought a new vita


What Does It Mean to Be Grounded? / ¿Qué significa estar bien enraizado?
Tango Zen Journal - August 7, 2026 "What Does It Mean to Be Grounded?" ¿Qué significa estar bien enraizado? Leer en Español What Does It Mean to Be Grounded? Over the years, many of my tango partners have told me that I feel very grounded. Some have said: “You feel so solid.” Others have said: “You feel heavy.” They did not mean that I was putting my weight on them or pressing against them. In fact, I felt relaxed. Still, when they entered the embrace, they felt somethi


Music, the Breath of Tango/ La música, la respiración del tango
Tango Zen Journal - June 25, 2026 "Music, the Breath of Tango" "La música, la respiración del tango" Leer en Español Tango Zen Journal - June 25, 2026 Music, the Breath of Tango In my book, Tango Zen: Walking Dance Meditation, I wrote: “Music is the breath of the dance—what air is to the body, music is to the spirit of tango.” Today, I understand this sentence more deeply. Breathing is essential to meditation. Of course, breathing brings oxygen into the body and releases car


The Broken Learning Curve of Traditional Tango / La curva de aprendizaje quebrada del tango tradicional
Tango Zen Journal - June 11, 2026 "The Broken Learning Curve of Traditional Tango" "La curva de aprendizaje quebrada del tango tradicional" Leer en Español Group Photos of Participants in the October 2026 Tango Zen Workshop Tango Zen Journal - June 11, 2026 The Broken Learning Curve of Traditional Tango There is something unusual about what I am doing in Buenos Aires. I am a foreigner. And yet, here I am, in Buenos Aires, offering Tango Zen workshops and private lessons to p


When the Embrace Becomes Home / Cuando el abrazo se vuelve hogar
Tango Zen Journal - June 7, 2026 "When the Embrace Becomes Home" "Cuando el abrazo se vuelve hogar" Leer en Español After a private lesson with Roberto, Susana, and Susana Tango Zen Journal - June 5, 2026 When the Embrace Becomes Home This weekend was one of those Buenos Aires weekends that left me exhausted, grateful, and completely alive. Workshops. Private lessons. Conversations. A musical recommended by Marité — Cuando Frank conoció a Carlitos. Then, late at night, Tango


Dance as If No One Is Watching / Bailar como si nadie estuviera mirando
Tango Zen Journal - June 5, 2026 "Dance as If No One Is Watching" "Bailar como si nadie estuviera mirando" Leer en Español Tango Zen Journal - June 5, 2026 Dance as If No One Is Watching As I prepare for my TEDx presentation in Germany, I have been watching many video clips of myself dancing in the milongas of Buenos Aires. The theme of my presentation is simple: Tango as meditation. So I have been looking carefully at these clips, not to judge my dance, not to analyze techn


Leading by Energy, Not by Force / Guiar con energía, no con fuerza
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


Please Present Your Solutions / Por favor, presenten sus soluciones
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


When I Dance, I Fall in Love / Cuando bailo, me enamoro
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


I Am Not Doing Tango / No estoy haciendo tango
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


First impressions of Buenos Aires Again / Mi primera impresión de Buenos Aires otra vez
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


A Third Wave of Social Tango / Una tercera ola del tango social tradicional
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


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


Sleep Three Hours, Succeed. Sleep Four, Fail/Dormí tres horas, triunfás. Dormí cuatro, fracasás
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


When Transformation Transmits/Cuando la transformación transmite
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


Transmitted Tango - A Living Reference/ Tango transmitido — Una referencia viva
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


Three Pillars of Transmitted Tango/ Tres pilares del tango transmitido
"Doing vs Being – A Closer Look"
"Hacer o Ser – Una mirada más cercana"


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Tango Zen Journal, September 12, 2024 Rodolfo Diperna's Life Immersed in the Passion of Tango La Vida de Rodolfo Diperna Inmersa en la...


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