Meditating while dancing no, but tango transe, which is a form of
losing oneself in the moment, yes.
I have practiced Zen meditation (Soto)in a dojo for a few years
now and this helps immensely with the posture, breathing and
centering. Plus you are not distracted by technical issues.
Next fall I will definitely try to start a Tango dojo here in Montreal.
Cheers,

Richard


--- Dans concordiatango@..., "ninoba7" <ninoba7@y...> a écrit
>
> Hello,
> Have you ever experienced meditating while dancing tango? I'm
> curious about that. It seems almost impossible for me, a beginner:
> the technique issues demand most of my attention! What about you?
>
> Have a nice day :)
>
> Nidia
>
> P.S. Interesting!:
>
> Tango Zen Retreat in Spain
> Candeleda, Spain, July 21-28, 2006
> http://www.TangoZen.com/spain
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>