Ballroom 1

Introduction to ballroom dancing
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Level

Beginner

Styles

Cha Cha Cha, Discofox, Englischer Walzer, Jive

Teachers

Lena Bartl & Alvin Walker

Rooms
ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92

Costs

40.00 CHF for students, otherwise 80.00 CHF

Time and room
Mon, 22. sep, 17:30 - 18:45, ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Mon, 29. sep, 18:30 - 19:45, UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92
Mon, 06. oct, 17:30 - 18:45, ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Mon, 13. oct, 18:30 - 19:45, UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92
Mon, 20. oct, 17:30 - 18:45, ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Mon, 27. oct, 18:30 - 19:45, UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92

Description

Attention

Some lessons are at Irchel and will start one hour later. See "Time and room".

Overview

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

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.
04. June 2025, 19:59 Teachers: Michael Zischg & Johanna Niessing, Room: UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92
Michi and Johanna are great teachers, that made this class not only a great introduction to ballroom dancing, but also a place to cultivate happiness weekly.
03. June 2025, 21:16 Teachers: Sabrina Kleesattel & Tim Gehrunger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you!
02. June 2025, 22:23 Teachers: Sabrina Kleesattel & Tim Gehrunger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Super Kurs. Besonders Jive und Cha Cha Cha hat mir gefallen. Kann ich jedem empfehlen.
29. May 2025, 01:05 Teachers: Michael Zischg & Johanna Niessing, Room: UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92
I've never danced before this course, and I must say it was an amazing introduction 😄. The teachers and all the people I met there were great, and I look forward to continuing with Ballroom 2 when I find the time!
27. May 2025, 21:03 Teachers: Michael Zischg & Johanna Niessing, Room: UZH Irchel, Y25-H-92
The course was good - Michi was always smiling and brightening up the room. To all participants signing up for a dance course, please stick to your chosen dance role and don't switch between follower and leader :-).
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.
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.
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. 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.
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, 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.
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

22. May 2025, 14:04 Ballroom 4 with Lena Bartl & Thore Göbel, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Lena und Thore haben es super gelehrt. Das Tempo, Zeit etc war gut für diesen Kurs, und man hatte auch sehr Spass dabei, mit ihnen beiden als Trainer/in zu lernen. Danke euch!
19. May 2025, 20:51 Ballroom 4 with Lena Bartl & Thore Göbel, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Toll =)
12. April 2025, 16:05 Ballroom 3 with Thore Göbel & Lena Bartl, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Thore and Lena were really good teachers. With their humurous and teaching style, they achieved a good atmosphere for the dance group. thanks!
14. Feb. 2025, 13:58 Ballroom 3 with Robin Wolf & Lena Bartl, Room: Hönggerberg, HXE
Very nice segway from ballroom 2, i had a lot of fun and was happy about new figures we learnt
01. Dec. 2024, 17:22 Ballroom Crash Course with Lena Bartl & Michael Zischg, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Ein tolles Angebot, super Lehrer und Kurse, sehr empfehlenswert!
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, 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. Nov. 2024, 23:53 Ballroom 2 with Lena Bartl & Robin Wolf, Room: Hönggerberg, HXE
Great course, I had lot's of fun. Many thanks to Lena and Robin!
03. Nov. 2024, 23:53 Ballroom 2 with Lena Bartl & Robin Wolf, Room: Hönggerberg, HXE
10 out of 10 would recommend.