21 Jan 12 – Chinese New Year Supper at
the European Centre, Colchester
the European Centre, Colchester
Over 300 people greeted the Year of the Dragon with a Chinese New Year supper during a weekend workshop at the European Centre in Colchester , GB, on January 21-22.
After a rousing lion dance, people enjoyed a sumptuous sit-down meal of eight different dishes. At the end, two members of the GB Board who are based in Scotland gave a talk and slideshow detailing the progress of the newly purchased regional centre in Marionville Road , Edinburgh.
They thanked the International Board for their support and announced that their first workshop will be held on March 10-11. The evening rounded off with a quite spectacular firework display that lit up the Colchester building.
The supper was part of a weekend workshop led by Tony Kwong. He took the 275 participants through the foundations and then it was dan yus and tor yus, with a focus on relaxing with good form. On the second day Tony focused on the first few moves of the set. People worked hard and came away feeling energised, and that they had learnt a lot.
For Siv from Norway , who has been doing Taoist Tai Chi ™ for just one year, it was her first visit to Colchester. She didn’t expect the New Year meal, it was a welcome bonus:
“But I did expect to have fun,” she said. “Everyone gets so nice from doing tai chi all day. The place was just filled with good vibrations.”
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