Autumn workshop with Mark

The Autumn workshop with Mark will run at Fetternear Hall 21st - 24th October. Paolo is finalising the schedule for 121s and group sessions, so if you want to book one of those then please let him know as soon as possible.

New online class open to all for The Dance (San Shou)

If you have ever wanted to learn or revise the Dance (San Shou, 88 Yang Style Partner Form) then get in touch via the form on greatrivertaichi.com and I will pass you on to my teacher. Mark Raudva of www.thetaichicentre.co.uk will be teaching this by Zoom from Thursday 21st June. If you have experience of Yang Style taichi ,you are welcome to have a go at learning these beautiful interlocking forms. 

Thursday classes

Thursday class resumes this week at the studio near Hampton Court 6.30-10.15pm. Partnerwork, Long Form, Talu, Dance and much more are covered. All students who have completed Long Form are welcome to attend. Cost £15 (concs available).

Mark's London classes start next week

Tuesday class resumes in Totting at 6.30pm as usual with Weapons study, and Short Form group.

Dance Sunday workshop will take place Sunday 23rd 2-5pm at the studio near Hampton Court. All Dance students welcome.

All Great River and The T'ai Chi Centre students of any level are welcome to attend the annual 3 day workshop in Aberdeenshire this October, see Davina's earlier posts for details.

See you soon!

Dance session next Sunday - Venue Change

There is a workshop on The Dance on Sunday 29th April 2-5pm, at the studio near Hampton Court, not at the usual hall, as numbers were not sufficient. All who are already studying the Dance at whatever level are welcome to come along. £20, 2-5pm.

Dance study tonight. 

Final 2015 workshops in Aberdeenshire

The last of this year's Aberdeenshire workshops with Caroline are this coming weekend, 11-13 December.  Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions. All workshops are at Balvack, except for Weapons which is at Fetternear Hall.

Friday 7-10pm: Weapons, including Sabre for beginners 7-8pm (£5). Click here for more details
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5.30-8.30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies (more info available here).

The price is £15 (concs available) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other questions.

Many thanks to Caro for her time and energy spent in travelling here to teach us so often throughout the year and for assisting with Mark's workshops. All the dates for the 2016 workshops in Aberdeenshire and London are available here and other Great River or T'ai Chi Centre students would be very welcome to visit for any of those weekends. Get in touch and I can help with travel and accommodation requests...

Aberdeenshire workshops this weekend

The last 2013 Aberdeenshire workshops with Caroline are on Friday 6th to Sunday 8th December. All sessions are at Balvack, except for Weapons which is at Fetternear Hall as usual. Great River students of any level are welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Friday 7-10pm: Weapons (Sword & Sabre)
Saturday 2-5pm: Short Form, and related study.
Saturday 6.30-9.30pm: Partnerwork.
Sunday 2-5pm: Long Form, Heartwork, One Posture.
Sunday 6.30-9.30pm: Dance, etc.

The price is £15 (concs available) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other questions.

The dates for 2014 workshops in Aberdeenshire are listed here.

San Shou

New Yang Style T'ai Chi San Shou class (The Dance)

This is a new San Shou course. It is sometimes also known as the Yang Style 88 Partner Form, The Dance of Vitality or simply The Dance. It is the pinnacle of Yang Style T'ai Chi and is a superb arena for exploring all the T'ai Chi principles, engage in real partner work, learn countless applications and deepen our understanding of the art. A minimum of 2 years' previous study is needed, please apply for suitability. Each week we will progress with the solo A and B interlocking forms, as well as putting them together, working on the applications, variations and qualities of each movement. This will be a long-term course. The Long Form is used as our 'warm up' each week, and after the session there is the option of staying on for 1/2 hour weapons training at no extra cost. It is also possible to arrive early to take part in the intermediate class any time during 6-8pm, where we cover Long Form, Short Form, warm ups, Chi Gung, push hands, and so on. Traditional Jasmine Tea is served at 8pm when we move from the more junior sessions to advance study.

Please feel free to get in touch with any queries. New students may join any week during October, and by arrangement in November.