Chan and Eugenia Park
As innovative and adventurous tango dancers
and teachers, Eugenia and Chan made it their quest to promote Tango
dance socially, for pleasure.
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To share their experience of the sensuality of dancing tango, they have
offered workshops in Europe, Asia, and North and South America. Eugenia
and Chan are known for their unique and elegant style of dancing in
a close embrace, known as milonguero style, which has been danced in
the
crowded clubs of Buenos Aires for decades. As milonguero dancers they
simple move together to the rhythm of tango, pausing only to convey
their physical and emotional expressions. In their dance, there is no
choreography involved, but joy, movement, connection, and creativity.
As instructors, Eugenia and Chan are attentive to their students'
understanding of the union of movement between the man and the woman,
as the man improvises, leading the dance at each moment, the woman
follows him, not knowing the steps or directions the man will take
next. To this end they have developed a unique teaching method of
TANGO made SIMPLE to enable students to enjoy social tango dancing.

TANGO made SIMPLE is
a systematic approach to
achieve the joy of dancing tango with an emphasis on simple body
movements,
appreciation of the music, recognition of one's inner self and oneness
with one's
partner. The concept of TANGO made
SIMPLE
is based on TangoZen, which
couples Zen meditation principles with tango dancing. That is, Eugenia
and Chan encourage their students to realize and express their true
nature through tango.
To achieve the moment of true self in tango a number of exercises are
introduced to help students establish a keen sense posture, axis,
grounding, breathing, balance, sensitivity, and ultimately, connection
between the dance partners. Through the exercises the students are
encouraged to develop a strong connection to the music, and to be
creative in dancing in their own style rather than executing
predetermined patterns.
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