Feeling Flow

Interactive Video Lecture
Sunday, January 25, 2025
12:00 – 12:45 PM (PST)

Join from the comfort of your home

Get a bird’s-eye view of tango music in this concise and engaging interactive video lecture.

Joaquín Amenábar—professor, musician, conductor, and one of the most respected voices in tango musicality for dancers—opens a door into tango’s musical world, tracing its geographic roots from the Middle East, through Europe, and into South America, where tango took its distinctive form. Along the way, he offers a clear perspective on tango’s structure, phrasing, and evolution.

6 SUNDAYS, 2:15 to 3:30pm
Jan 25th - Mar 1st

For Beginners: No previous Tango or social dance experience required

Embark on a captivating dance adventure with this series designed especially for individuals with no prior dance experience or recently minted tango dancers.

And, get ready to immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Argentine tango and unlock the secrets of this compelling dance. Combine your learning with a flow concept every week to add another dimension to your learning experience.

Full details including an illustrated syllabus at this link: Argentine tango

6 SUNDAYS, 3:45 to 5:00pm,
Jan 25th - Mar 1st

For Beginners: Tango Foundations-I, or equivalent experience required

Move onto the next stage of tango foundations with six new figures that relate to and build upon the ones covered in Tango Foundations - I. During this series great care and emphasis will be given to mastering of the basics and finding the natural flow of your dance.

Gain a deeper understanding of the psychological state of Flow by learning and applying concepts from Japanese aesthetics and Daoist philosophy from ancient China.

Full details including an illustrated syllabus at this link: Argentine tango

6 SATURDAYS, 2:15 to 3:30pm
Jan 24th - Feb 28th

For Beginners: No previous Tango or social dance experience required

Embark on a captivating dance adventure with this series designed especially for individuals with no prior dance experience or recently minted tango dancers.

And, get ready to immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Argentine tango and unlock the secrets of this compelling dance. Combine your learning with a flow concept every week to add another dimension to your learning experience.

Full details including an illustrated syllabus at this link: Argentine tango

6 SATURDAYS, 3:45 to 5:00pm
Jan 24th - Feb 28th

For intermediate Dancers: Tango Foundations- I, II & III or equivalent experience required

Deepen your dance through a refined exploration of figures, technique, subtle mechanics, and shared presence. Designed for dancers who have completed the full Foundations pathway or who bring sustained tango experience into the room, each week integrates a flow concept drawn from Zen and the Japanese Tea Ceremony, supporting ease, trust, and embodied intelligence in movement—so technique, musicality, and connection align naturally and support a rich experience.

Full details including an illustrated syllabus at this link: Argentine tango

Live Music on Select Weeks
Every Saturday at 5:00 - 8:00 PM in Palo Alto

Tea & Tango offers a welcoming space for dancing. Dancers can explore music from the Golden Era to Tango Nuevo and Contemporary Tango. It's beginner-friendly, helping newcomers prepare for milongas and marathons, while advanced dancers refine their skills and enjoy social dancing. The event also features an art exhibit, authentic pu erh tea from Yunnan, among other teas and snacks. Live music performances on select weeks add to the vibrant atmosphere!

ALL LEVELS Tango Musicality Lesson: 6:00 to 6:30 pm

Every Saturday at 10:30 am in Palo Alto

Zen is the practice of meeting life directly, just as it is—simple, awake, and ungrasping. Through sitting, we learn to let go of striving and trust the clarity of this moment.

This season we will study Opening the Hand of Thought by Kosho Uchiyama.