Location & Day: Sunday, Music Center at Strathmore
Time:
9:00- 10:30 am Tai Chi Corrections & Sensing Hands
10:30- 11:30 am Tai Chi Sword Part 1* (*Instructor permission required)
11:30 – 12:30 pm New Beginners Tai Chi Part 1
Dates:
January: 26
February: 2, 9, 16, 23
March: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Cost:
Corrections and Sensing Hands $295
Tai Chi Sword Part 1 $295
New Beginners Tai Chi Part 1 $295
Corrections and Sword combination $475
Class Descriptions:
Corrections and Sensing Hands
9:00 – 10:30 am
This class will cover the entire 37 postures Tai Chi form as taught by Professor Cheng Man-ch’ing. Students must already know the choreography of the Tai Chi form.
The class will include a review of the “external” postures, as well as work on the “internal” underlying fundamentals of how movements happen in Tai Chi. In the Sensing Hands part of the class students will work cooperatively, rather than competitively. Students will develop their ability to “listen” and “stick” to their partner’s movements, as well as detect “resistance” in their partner’s movements, as well as in their own.
Corrections & Sensing Hands / Tai Chi Sword Part 1 Combination*
9:00 – 11:30 am
This class will cover the entire 37 postures Tai Chi form as taught by Professor Cheng Man-ch’ing. Students must already know the choreography of the Tai Chi solo form.
The Corrections solo form class in this combination of classes will include a review of the “external” postures, as well as work on the “internal” underlying fundamentals of how movements happen in Tai Chi. In the Sensing Hands part of the class students will work cooperatively, rather than competitively. Students will develop their ability to “listen” and “stick” to their partner’s movements, as well as detect “resistance” in their partner’s movements, as well as in their own.
The Tai Chi Sword Part 1 class in this combination of classes will teach the first section of the Yang Style Sword form as taught by Professor Cheng Man-ch’ing. The subsequent sections of the Yang style Sword form will be taught in the Summer and Fall semesters.
* Students need instructor permission to register for this class.
Please contact Michael Ward at CloudHandsTaiChi37@gmail.com before registering.
Tai Chi Sword Form Part 1*
10:30 – 11:30 am
The Tai Chi Sword Part 1 class will teach the first section of the Yang Style Sword form as taught by Professor Cheng Man-ch’ing. The subsequent sections of the Yang style Sword form will be taught in the Summer and Fall semesters. Students registering for this class must know the entire Tai Chi solo form and be enrolled in a Corrections level solo form class.
* Students need instructor permission to register for this class.
Please contact Michael Ward at CloudHandsTaiChi37@gmail.com before registering.
Tai Chi Beginner Part 1
11:30am – 12:30 pm
In the Beginner Part 1 classes students learn postures 1 -12 of the 37 postures that comprise the choreography of the entire “T’ai Chi Form”. Beginner Part 2 classes (postures 13 – 25) and Beginner Part 3 (postures 26-37) are taught in the Summer and Fall semesters. The class meets once a week for one hour, for ten weeks.
Location & Day: Monday, Crossings in Silver Spring
Time:
6:30 – 7:30 pm New Beginners Tai Chi Part 1
7:30 – 9:00 pm Tai Chi Corrections & Sensing Hands
Dates:
January: 27
February: 3, 10, 17, 24
March: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Cost:
Corrections and Sensing Hands $295
New Beginners Tai Chi Part 1 $295
Class Descriptions:
Tai Chi Beginner Part 1
6:30pm – 7:30 pm
In the Beginner Part 1 classes students learn postures 1 -12 of the 37 postures that comprise the choreography of the entire “T’ai Chi Form”. Beginner Part 2 classes (postures 13 – 25) and Beginner Part 3 (postures 26-37) are taught in the Summer and Fall semesters. The class meets once a week for one hour, for ten weeks.
Corrections and Sensing Hands 7:30 – 9:00 pm
This class will cover the entire 37 postures Tai Chi form as taught by Professor Cheng Man-ch’ing. Students must already know the choreography of the Tai Chi form.
The class will include a review of the “external” postures, as well as work on the “internal” underlying fundamentals of how movements happen in Tai Chi. In the Sensing Hands part of the class students will work cooperatively, rather than competitively. Students will develop their ability to “listen” and “stick” to their partner’s movements, as well as detect “resistance” in their partner’s movements, as well as in their own.
Location & Day: Thursday, Zoom (live & recorded)
Time:
7:00 – 8:00 pm New Beginners Tai Chi Part 1
8:00 – 9:00 pm Tai Chi Corrections
Dates:
January: 23, 30
February: 6, 13, 20, 27
March: 6, 13, 20, 27
Cost:
Corrections $295
New Beginners Tai Chi Part 1 $295
Class Descriptions:
Tai Chi Beginner Part 1
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
In the Beginner Part 1 classes students learn postures 1 -12 of the 37 postures that comprise the choreography of the entire “T’ai Chi Form”. Beginner Part 2 classes (postures 13 – 25) and Beginner Part 3 (postures 26-37) are taught in the Summer and Fall semesters. The class will be recorded and a link to the recording will be sent to both In-Peron and Zoom students each week to assist with practice between the classes. The class meets once a week for one hour, for ten weeks.
Corrections 8:00 – 9:00 pm
This class will cover the entire 37 postures Tai Chi form as taught by Professor Cheng Man-ch’ing. Students must already know the choreography of the Tai Chi form.
The class will include a review of the “external” postures, as well as work on the “internal” underlying fundamentals of how movements happen in Tai Chi. The class will be recorded and a link to the recording will be sent to both In-Peron and Zoom students each week to assist with practice between the classes. The class meets once a week for one hour, for ten weeks.