Ballroom 1

Introduction to ballroom dancing
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Level

Beginner

Styles

Cha Cha Cha, Discofox, Englischer Walzer, Jive

Teachers

Daniel Sparber & Cici Dam

Room
Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3

Costs

45.00 CHF for students, otherwise 80.00 CHF

Time
Fri, 18:00 - 19:15, 25. Sept. 2020 - 30. Oct. 2020

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Room notice

  • You must have a valid ASVZ membership to participate (note as ETH or UZH student you will automatically have that).

  • To enter the building you will have to register for the class and scan the QR code which you will receive after your participation is confirmed. It will appear here on this page below, once you have been confirmed.

  • Take a lock with you and store all your bags, jackets, etc. in a locker. You are not allowed to leave any luggage inside or in front of the room. Street shoes are not permitted in the room. Wear dance shoes, or socks if you don't have dance shoes (yet).

Description

This course takes place in an ASVZ Room. Thus, an ASVZ membership is required to subscribe.

During the social courses, we will teach you the basics of ballroom dancing. Ballroom dances are partner dances that are mainly popular in Europe and consist of two categories: Standard and Latin.

What you are going to learn

You are going to learn four classic dances with which you can shine on every dance floor. These dances are the elegant English Waltz, the vibrant Cha Cha, the modern Disco Fox and the upbeat Jive.

Reviews

Reviews for Ballroom 1

08. April 2025, 08:36 Teachers: Andrea Catellani & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Loved this class, Daniel and Andrea presented the steps slowly but in an interesting way so I could follow along. So fun and good variety of dances.
02. April 2025, 10:50 Teachers: Andrea Catellani & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
I always enjoy courses with Daniel and Andrea because beyond a mere learning of complementary steps there is a focus on how leading and following works, which is very important especially in starter-friendly courses like Ballroom 1.
25. March 2025, 12:44 Teachers: Andrea Catellani & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Das Lehrerpaar war topmotiviert und hat die Tanzschritte mit Witz + Style vorgezeigt. So hat es gleich noch mehr Spass gemacht in den Tanzstunden :). Insbesondere die Erklärungen zum Englischwalzer mit Flipchart war originell und hilfreich. Als Einführungskurs hat das ganze meiner Meinung nach super funktioniert. Anfangen bei absoluten Basics in Tanzhaltungen und Schritten um möglichst alle Teilnehmer mitzunehmen. Auch der Fokus darauf, dass sich absolut alle wohlfühlen (Stichwort Körperkontakt) fand ich super geregelt.
29. Oct. 2024, 20:01 Teachers: Andrea Catellani & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Super Einsteigerkurs für Anfänger! Wir wurden in gutem Tempo an die Tänze herangeführt. Man fühlte sich nie ins kalte Wasser geworfen.
27. Oct. 2023, 16:42 Teachers: Markus Wagner, Heidi Lee & Daniel Sparber, Room: UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92
Nice course for begineers, the progression is a bit fast, but for sure is not boring. I would say a proper introduction to dancing.
14. April 2025, 16:39 Teachers: Viera Klasovita & Axel Bomhauer-Beins, Room: KGH Höngg
Der Kurs war super, auch weil man ganz beim Anfang beginnt, also mit Rhythmus. Ich kann den Kurs echt empfehlen.
07. April 2025, 19:07 Teachers: Rosa Heydenreich, Lena Bartl & Thore Göbel, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Always smiles and great vibes from all the teachers and participants! Really enjoyable dance class.
03. April 2025, 14:38 Teachers: Viera Klasovita & Axel Bomhauer-Beins, Room: KGH Höngg
Sehr toller Kurs in angenehmer Atmosphäre, der viel Spass gemacht hat!
02. Sept. 2024, 18:33 Teachers: Melody Greminger & Matthias Mayer, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Der Kurs hat sehr Spass gemacht und die Lehrer:innen waren sehr kompetent
29. Aug. 2024, 17:32 Teachers: Melody Greminger & Matthias Mayer, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody und Matthias leiten den Ballroom 1 Kurs hervorragend, sie machen es möglich, jede und jedem auf individuellem Niveau abzuholen, sodass jede Person das Meiste aus dem Kurs profitieren kann. Sehr viel Spass und sehr cooler Vibe mit den beiden!
28. May 2024, 19:03 Teachers: Irina Kempf & Tim Gehrunger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Super tolle Tanzlehrpersonen und genau das richtige Niveau zum Tanzen lernen.
30. Oct. 2023, 12:49 Teachers: Tim Gehrunger & Irina Kempf, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Great teachers! It is the Basics. To make progress and not to forget everything in a week, you have to exercisse at home with the vidoes provided. Or take advantage of the sessions on friday.
28. Oct. 2023, 09:57 Teachers: Tim Gehrunger & Irina Kempf, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
I highly recommend this course, beginners and people who had prior experience all seemed to profit and have a good time. The teachers are competent and very friendly.
27. Oct. 2023, 17:02 Teachers: Marina Ivanović & Thore Göbel, Room: UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92
Really good teachers! Good preparation for the Polyball ;)
27. Oct. 2023, 14:41 Teachers: Marina Ivanović & Thore Göbel, Room: UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92
Marina & Thore were great teachers! They're funny, friendly, and super easy to talk to! :-)
14. June 2023, 09:08 Teachers: Veronica Edwards & Lucas Münster, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
In general, I think that this is a good course. It is very basic though - for someone with dance experience (followers especially, but leaders too), it only proceeds very slowly.
05. June 2023, 17:05 Teachers: Veronica Edwards & Lucas Münster, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
If you ever wondered whether to take a dancing course this is definitely the right address. The teachers are very kind and helpful and the learning pace is just right. I had a lot of fun!
05. June 2023, 14:41 Teachers: Irina Kempf & Tim Gehrunger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Der Kurs ist super für Anfänger geeignet, Tim und Irina erklären super!

Reviews the teachers got for other courses

25. Jan. 2025, 23:38 All About Waltz with Daniel Sparber, Irina Kempf & Michael Zischg, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Great workshop, can only recommend!
09. Jan. 2025, 18:40 Slowfox Crash Course with Daniel Sparber & Christoph Hellings, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
They explained it very well so that it was straightforward to learn Slow fox.
26. Nov. 2024, 10:46 Ballroom Crash Course with Andrea Catellani & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
I was a total noob and yet i was able to learn some basics pretty fast thanks to them while also having some fun. Would defo recommend this course to anyone whos going to polyball but doesnt know how to dance
25. Nov. 2024, 14:21 Ballroom Crash Course with Michael Zischg, Lena Bartl, Daniel Sparber & Zhuolin Liu, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
This is a great course for learning the basic steps of four dances. The teachers are friendly and open, and explain the steps well. The course is well adapted for complete beginners, and a good refresher if you already know the dances a little. Even though it is 4 hours long, it is not very tiring as the course is distributed throughout the day.
25. Nov. 2024, 13:10 Ballroom Crash Course with Johanna Niessing, Tim Gehrunger, Daniel Sparber & Maximilian Brandl, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Super Kurs, hat richtig Spass gemacht. Die Lehrer sind sehr hilfsbereit und freundlich, die Stimmung war gut. Hätte nicht erwartet in 4h so weit zu kommen. Würde es jedem empfehlen (Achtung, macht Bock auf mehr!).
25. Nov. 2024, 11:24 Ballroom Crash Course with Zhuolin Liu, Daniel Sparber, Michael Zischg & Lena Bartl, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Der Crashkurs war sehr hilfreich, um uns in nur einem einzigen Tag so gut wie möglich vorzubereiten. Ich war verblüfft, wie viel wir an diesem einzigen Tag lernen konnten.
25. Nov. 2024, 11:24 Ballroom Crash Course with Zhuolin Liu, Daniel Sparber, Michael Zischg & Lena Bartl, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Toller Kurs um in die 4 angebotenen Tänze einzusteigen!
03. June 2024, 18:51 Ballroom Training - Basic with Daniel Sparber, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Daniel hat von den Füssen bis zu den Hüften erklärt, was eigentlich passiert, wenn man sauber Rumba und Cha Cha Cha tanzt. Das war für mich eine sehr gute Wiederholung. Ich würde so einen Kurs für Jive oder Samba jederzeit auch besuchen.
27. May 2024, 23:46 Ballroom Training - Basic with Daniel Sparber, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Daniel explained the Rumba and Cha Cha technique from the bottom up. Well-structured, easy to follow, lots of tips and information to take home and practice in front of a mirror for hours.
05. May 2024, 22:53 Ballroom Training - Basic with Daniel Sparber, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Daniel explained the focus of this lesson very nicely and gradually. Kicks and flicks are definitely a great addition to the Jive repertoire, loved it!
05. May 2024, 09:17 Ballroom Training - Basic with Daniel Sparber, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Daniel ist ein toller Tanzlehrer, er hat viel Erfahrung und kann beiden meisten Problemen mit hilfreichen Tipps weiterhelfen.
16. April 2024, 13:14 Ballroom Training - Basic with Daniel Sparber & Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Great course. Thank you for all the technique tips, they are worth a lot!
08. April 2024, 14:11 Ballroom 5 with Heidi Lee & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Nice course, would do it again.
19. Nov. 2023, 21:20 Ballroom Crash Course with Daniel Sparber & Heidi Lee, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Thank you so much - we loved it!
19. Nov. 2023, 20:24 Ballroom Crash Course with Daniel Sparber & Heidi Lee, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Great course for getting to know different dances for the ball (and in general)
19. Nov. 2023, 19:25 Ballroom Crash Course with Daniel Sparber & Heidi Lee, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Heidi and Daniel are very passionate teachers and really motivated me and my partner to swing them legs!
05. July 2023, 22:15 Paso & Samba with Christoph Hellings & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Wonderful teachers, lots to learn and a great, joyful atmosphere. Can recommend!
04. July 2023, 00:58 Paso & Samba with Christoph Hellings & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Ein toller Workshop der wirklich Freude an Samba und Paso Doble aufkommen hat lassen. Chris und Daniel sind tolle Lehrer
30. June 2023, 13:32 Paso & Samba with Christoph Hellings & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Bester Kurs, den ich bis jetzt beim TQ besucht habe und das waren sicher 10!
27. June 2023, 19:14 Paso & Samba with Christoph Hellings & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Great teachers!
27. June 2023, 18:35 Paso & Samba with Christoph Hellings & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Amazing teachers :) they explained everything very well and in a fun way and we learned lots of great figures that complement the Social/Ballroom program.
11. June 2023, 19:15 Ballroom 6 with Daniel Sparber & Heidi Lee, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Great dance class for everybody who already has some experience and wants to deepen their knowledge of figures and technique. Very charismatic and competent teachers (and amazing dancers)!
08. June 2023, 17:59 Ballroom 6 with Daniel Sparber & Heidi Lee, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Sehr cool, dass man auch beim mehrmaligen Besuchen immer wieder etwas neues lernt!
07. June 2023, 14:13 Ballroom 6 with Daniel Sparber & Heidi Lee, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Great course!
06. June 2023, 14:14 Ballroom 2 with Daniel Sparber & Heidi Lee, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Super und verständlicher Kurs. Habe viel gelernt und hat Spass gemacht.