

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


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


"Do You Ever Embrace and Kiss Your Co-workers or Boss?" 11/03/2024
Tango Zen Journal, November 3, 2024 - Personal Reflections "Do You Ever Embrace and Kiss Your Co-workers or Boss?" ¿Alguna vez abrazas y...
Reflecting on the Emotional Experience at Benediktushof 10/27/2024
Tango Zen Journal, October 27, 2024 "Reflecting on the Emotional Experience at Benediktushof" "Reflexionando sobre la Experiencia...































