Great Lake T’ai Chi Ch’uan has been dedicated to the continuous teaching of Professor Cheng’s Yang Style Short Form in Rochester, New York for over 25 years.

Our focus is health, relaxation, meditation and exercise.  Our approach emphasizes connection to ground, joint alignment, balance, inner peace and harmony.  Once learned, T’ai Chi awakens the student to a lively body-mind-spirit, and an integrated expression of one's vital energy.

“A gentle exercise, performed as a series of soft and supple movements.  A benefit to all, regardless of age or condition!”

Mark Westcott is a senior student of Maggie Newman of New York City.  Mark has been studying T’ai Chi for over 34 years with Maggie.  He has been teaching since 1982, at which time Maggie passed the Rochester school to him.  Mark has also studied extensively with Ben Lo, Liu Hsi Heung and Lenzie Williams.

Jean Westcott has been a student of Maggie Newman of New York City since 1998.  She has received additional training from Ben Lo, Lenzie Williams and Herman Kauz, as well as sword fencing from Ken VanSickle.  Jean was certified to teach by Maggie Newman in 2004.

Information is available on our current schedule by clicking here.

Here is our free Summer Practice in the Park schedule.

T’ai Chi Ch’uan Info

Note:  T’ai Chi Ch’uan is sometimes also spelled TaiChi, Tai Chi, TaiJi, or Tai Chi Chuan or Taijiquan.