Course details

Ballroom 4

Intermediate ballroom (standard/latin) course
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Level

Intermediate

Styles

Cha Cha Cha, Englischer Tango, Englischer Walzer, Jive, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Wiener Walzer

Teachers

Heidi Lee & Daniel Sparber

Room

ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon

Costs

35.00 CHF for students, otherwise 70.00 CHF

Time
Monday, 19:00 - 20:15
14. Nov. - 19. Dec.
No lesson(s) on:
Mon, 28. Nov. 2022

Description

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

With Samba, you are going to learn one new Latin dance. Additionally, we will learn the reverse turn in Viennese Waltz and introduce new figures for Tango, Quickstep, Cha Cha, Rumba and Jive.

Requirements for the course

You are expected to know these figures. If you have any questions, please contact anmeldungen@tanzquotient.org.

English Waltz
  • Closed Changes
  • Natural Turn
  • Reverse Turn
  • The Basic Pattern (I.e. natural turn, closed change, reverse turn, closed change)
  • Natural Spin Turn
  • Whisk
  • Chassé from Promenade Position
English Tango
  • Walks (Left & Right Foot)
  • Rock Turn
  • Progressive Link
  • Closed Promenade
Viennese Waltz
  • Rock Step
  • Natural Turn
Quickstep
  • Quarter Turn to Right
  • Progressive Chasse
  • Natural Spin Turn
Cha Cha
  • Closed Basic
  • New York
  • Underarm Turn
  • Spot Turns
  • Open Basic
  • Three Cha Chas Forward and Back
  • Fan
  • Alemana
Rumba
  • Closed Basic
  • New York
  • Underarm Turn
  • Spot Turns
  • Cucaracha
  • Open Basic
  • Fan
  • Alemana
Jive
  • Basic in Place
  • Change of Places Right to Left
  • Change of Places Left to Right
  • Fallaway Rock
  • American Spin
  • Stop and Go

Reviews

Reviews for Ballroom 4
17. Dec. 2023, 13:43 Teachers: Thilo Schmid & Vitaliya BahdanavaRoom: ETH Zentrum, CAB Foodlab
I really enjoyed the course with Thilo and Vita. It was a nice mix of technique and figures and Thilo & Vita were very encouraging teachers. I can only recommend!
01. Nov. 2023, 19:43 Teachers: Irina Kempf & Tim GehrungerRoom: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Tim and Irina are great instructors who make dancing fun for everyone!
01. Nov. 2023, 00:03 Teachers: Irina Kempf & Tim GehrungerRoom: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Irina and Tim are just amazing Ballroom teachers and their expertise and experience really shines through in their classes. Guaranteed to take the next Ballroom course with them.
Reviews the teachers got for other courses
19. Nov. 2023, 21:20 Ballroom Crash Course with Daniel Sparber & Heidi LeeRoom: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Thank you so much - we loved it!
19. Nov. 2023, 20:24 Ballroom Crash Course with Daniel Sparber & Heidi LeeRoom: 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 LeeRoom: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Heidi and Daniel are very passionate teachers and really motivated me and my partner to swing them legs!
08. Nov. 2023, 15:00 Salsa Cubana 3 with Tristan Reinhard & Heidi LeeRoom: UZH Zentrum, GLT A-03
Tristan and Heidi are very motivated and can explain new figures concisely and well. It's always a pleasure to join the classes!
27. Oct. 2023, 16:42 Ballroom 1 with Markus Wagner, Heidi Lee & Daniel SparberRoom: 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.
05. Aug. 2023, 13:11 Salsa Cubana 1 with Heidi Lee & Tristan ReinhardRoom: UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92
This class was really fun! Really good for anyone wanting to try out Salsa for the first time as it’s only for 6 weeks. The teachers are super helpful and everyone in the class was motivated so the atmosphere was super nice:)
20. July 2023, 21:58 Salsa Cubana 2 with Tristan Reinhard & Heidi LeeRoom: UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92
Really enjoyed the experience! I would love to have them as Salsa 3 teachers again!
05. July 2023, 22:15 Paso & Samba with Christoph Hellings & Daniel SparberRoom: 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 SparberRoom: 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 SparberRoom: 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 SparberRoom: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Great teachers!
27. June 2023, 18:35 Paso & Samba with Christoph Hellings & Daniel SparberRoom: 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 LeeRoom: 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 LeeRoom: 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 LeeRoom: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Great course!
06. June 2023, 14:14 Ballroom 2 with Daniel Sparber & Heidi LeeRoom: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Super und verständlicher Kurs. Habe viel gelernt und hat Spass gemacht.
04. June 2023, 21:54 Salsa Cubana 1 with Tristan Reinhard & Heidi LeeRoom: UZH Zentrum, GLT A-02
Great course that motivated me to pursue Salsa further!
04. June 2023, 18:08 Salsa Cubana 1 with Tristan Reinhard & Heidi LeeRoom: UZH Zentrum, GLT A-02
Amazing environment. Amazing teachers. You have the possibility to dance with many people.
04. June 2023, 16:07 Salsa Cubana 1 with Tristan Reinhard & Heidi LeeRoom: UZH Zentrum, GLT A-02
Heidi and Tristan made the course a lot of fun and explained all the new steps, figures and turns with a lot of enthusiasm, detail and patience. This was a great way to get a taste of dancing salsa.