Paso & Samba

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Level

Advanced

Styles

Paso Doble, Samba

Teachers

Christoph Hellings & Daniel Sparber

Room

ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon

Costs

36.00 CHF for students, otherwise 72.00 CHF

Time
Monday, 19:00 - 20:30
12. June 2023 - 26. June 2023

Description

Information regarding the course room, please read!

This course will take place at 2 different locations due to Alumni-Pavillon not always being available:

12.6. Alumni-Pavillon (ETH Zentrum)
19.6. CAB F21 (StuZ, ETH Zentrum)
26.6. CAB F21 (StuZ, ETH Zentrum)

About this course:

This summer, you have the opportunity to learn—or learn more about—two latin dances, which often receive less attention than they merit: the Samba and the Paso Doble.

If you already have prior knowledge of the two dances, you will benefit from tips on technique and musicality to improve the look and feel of your dancing, and you will extend your figure repertoire. However, prior knowledge in the two dances is not mandatory, and anyone with at least approximately 1 year of general dancing experience will be able to follow our instructions and learn the basics of the two dances from scratch during the summer special.

The international style Samba is a couple dance that was originally inspired by Afro-Brazilian music and dances, and has developed into a dance style on its own. Characteristic elements include strong hip actions and a bouncing movement of the whole body. Due to its polyrhythmic music, the Samba is a very versatile dance consisting of not only one, but a variety of basic rhythmical patterns, some of which we are going to discover in this summer special.

When performed as a show or on dance competitions, the Paso Doble is a highlight due to its strong theatrical aspects: it is the danced interpretation of a Spanish bull fight, where the leader takes the role of the torero, while the follower might enact the cape, the shadow, or a mirror image of the torero, or sometimes a flamenco dancer. Beyond these dramatic aspects, which play a minor role in a social dance context, characteristic elements include the steady change between stationary elevated figures and extensive March-like movements. In addition to these basic movements, the summer special is also going to cover particularities of the phrasing of the music, including the so-called highlights and their role in a social dance context.

Reviews

Reviews for Paso & Samba

05. July 2023, 22:15 Teachers: 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 Teachers: 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 Teachers: 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 Teachers: Christoph Hellings & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Great teachers!
27. June 2023, 18:35 Teachers: 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.

Reviews the teachers got for other courses

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!
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!
29. Oct. 2024, 20:01 Ballroom 1 with 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.
31. July 2024, 07:29 Paso Doble Choreography Workshop with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Toller Kurs. Für alle mit oder ohne Vorerfahrung in Paso Doble empfehlenswert.
30. July 2024, 17:14 Slowfox Basic Technique Workshop with Christoph Hellings, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Always love a workshop with Chris :)
27. July 2024, 09:45 Paso Doble Choreography Workshop with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Great course. Build up the choreo bit-by-bit, making it easy to follow. Well-paced progression from dry practice to dancing through the entire combination learnt so far.
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.
03. June 2024, 18:48 Ballroom Open Level with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
In diesem Kurs habe ich diverse neue Figuren und Variationen von Figuren, die ich schon kannte, gelernt. Chris ist hervorragend im Erklären der Figuren, ich habe viel gelernt. Gerne wieder!
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, 23:10 Ballroom Open Level with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
As always, Chris presents interesting material that fits well to the groups abilities. It’s awesome to have this kind of advanced courses, which (together with the technique trainings on Fridays) create this group of dancers who want to improve together.
08. April 2024, 14:11 Ballroom 5 with Heidi Lee & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Nice course, would do it again.
20. Feb. 2024, 20:08 Quickstep Basic Jumping Figures with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Chris gestaltet seine Kurse und Workshops immer so lehrreich und gleichzeitig so spaßig.
19. Feb. 2024, 11:08 Quickstep Basic Jumping Figures with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
The Quickstep course was super fun, we learned a good amount of figures and had time to practice them. We also learned a bit about the 'character' of the dance.
12. Feb. 2024, 09:02 Cha Cha New Yorker Variations with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Chris does a very good job at explaining difficult figures/variations by first teaching more simple versions to then make it easier to learn the juicy stuff.
09. Feb. 2024, 10:01 Cha Cha New Yorker Variations with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
I enjoyed this course, we looked as many variations that we’ll be able to use during the open dancing.
09. Feb. 2024, 09:41 Cha Cha New Yorker Variations with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Chris is a great teacher & finds the perfect balance between technique that you need, fun figures and challenges!
07. Feb. 2024, 15:59 Polka with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Very nice introduction to Polka, in particular for everyone who joined the trip to Vienna where we could dance quite a few Polkas.
10. Jan. 2024, 18:08 Polka with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Chris hat ein grosses Theoriewissen und streut es in guten Maße in seine Kurse ein. Nicht zu viel, nicht zu wenig, gerade genug dass es interessant ist, man nicht nur die Schritte lernt, sondern auch lernt wie sie zusammen spielen sollen, und was sich auf andere Tänze übertragen lässt.
14. Dec. 2023, 12:28 Ballroom Open Level with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Great and fun course, just the right amount of technique, variations of figures and music to practice.
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!
27. Oct. 2023, 16:42 Ballroom 1 with 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.
27. Oct. 2023, 15:04 Ballroom Open Level with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
The dance course strikes the perfect balance between reviewing figures, improving technique and focusing on the variety that ballroom dancing has to offer. I greatly enjoyed every session of the course & look forward to the next course! Chris is an excellent teacher!
27. Oct. 2023, 14:52 Ballroom Open Level with Christoph Hellings, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
This is a fantastic course, I have learned so much, particularly how figures can be combined, when they can be danced, and how to dance them well. I also really enjoyed the explanations of concepts like swing and different energies of the steps within figures. Chris brings so much positive energy and happiness to his classes, which makes it even more enjoyable to learn and improve. There was also lots of individual feedback and input from the class.
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.