Ballroom 5

Intermediate ballroom (standard/latin) course
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Level

Advanced

Styles

Cha Cha Cha, Englischer Walzer, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Wiener Walzer

Teachers

Lena Bartl & Sascha Pucillo

Room
ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon

Costs

40.00 CHF for students, otherwise 80.00 CHF

Time
Mon, 17:30 - 18:45, 23. Feb. - 30. March

Description

During the ballroom 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 Paso Doble, you are going to learn the last missing Latin dance. Additionally, we will introduce new figures for English Waltz, Quickstep, Samba, Cha Cha, and Rumba.

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

  • Chasse from Promenade Position

English Tango

  • Walks (Left & Right Foot)

  • Rock Turn

  • Progressive Link

  • Closed Promenade

  • Open Reverse Turn

Viennese Waltz

  • Rock Step

  • Natural Turn

  • Reverse Turn

  • Natural to Reverse

  • Reverse to Natural

Quickstep

  • Quarter Turn to Right

  • Progressive Chasse

  • Natural Spin Turn

  • Forward Lock

  • Tipple Chasse to Right

Samba

  • Natural & Reverse Basic

  • Whisk

  • Underarm Turn

  • Promenade Walks

  • Criss Cross Bota Fogos

Cha Cha

  • Closed Basic

  • New York

  • Underarm Turn

  • Spot Turns

  • Open Basic

  • Three Cha Chas Forward and Back

  • Fan

  • Alemana

  • Hockey Stick

Rumba

  • Closed Basic

  • New York

  • Underarm Turn

  • Spot Turns

  • Cucaracha

  • Open Basic

  • Fan

  • Alemana

  • Hockey Stick

Jive

  • Basic in Place

  • Change of Places Right to Left

  • Change of Places Left to Right

  • Fallaway Rock

  • American Spin

  • Stop and Go

  • The Walks

  • Mooch

Reviews

Reviews for Ballroom 5

30. Oct. 2025, 13:20 Teachers: Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Sascha und Melody haben einen hervorragenden Job gemacht, die Figuren zuerst zu zeigen und danach wertvolle Tips und Tricks für die Umsetzung zu geben. Auch das individuelle Feedback war sehr hilfreich. Vielen Dank und gerne wieder!
29. Oct. 2025, 10:26 Teachers: Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
11. Aug. 2025, 11:15 Teachers: Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody und Sascha sind super Kursleiter. Wir tanzen seit Ballroom 1 bei ihnen und es macht immer noch richtig Spass - nicht zuletzt weil die beiden echt gute Lehrer:innen sind. Würde ich sofort weiterempfehlen.
06. Aug. 2025, 15:04 Teachers: Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Another great course by Melody and Sascha!
06. Aug. 2025, 10:11 Teachers: Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody and Sascha are great teachers; well explained, and very helpful too.
05. Aug. 2025, 23:08 Teachers: Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Jedes Mal wieder eine Freude mit Melody und Sascha!
14. April 2025, 14:52 Teachers: Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody and Sascha put a lot of effort into the class and made it a great experience.
10. April 2025, 14:11 Teachers: Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody and Sascha are very competent teachers that bring the course material closer in a very friendly and fun manner! I also felt very enabled to ask questions when they arose.
09. April 2025, 23:45 Teachers: Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Great course, can really recommend! Sascha and Melody always make the lessons very joyful and exciting. Looking forward to the final Ballroom level :D
09. April 2025, 00:16 Teachers: Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Amazing class, amazing teachers!
02. Jan. 2026, 16:48 Teachers: Heidi Lee & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
I liked this course and would recommend it. Heidi and Jan taught the material in an understandable way and gave individual feedback when needed.
17. Dec. 2025, 12:11 Teachers: Heidi Lee & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Ballroom 5 with Jan & Heidi was great, they created a pleasant and funny atmosphere and I enjoyed the input on proper technique :)
01. June 2025, 11:06 Teachers: Melody Greminger & Luca Kissling, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Luca und Melody haben den Kurs super geleitet und dazu super Stimmung geschafft.
30. May 2025, 11:02 Teachers: Melody Greminger & Luca Kissling, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Great class, perfect speed and lovely teachers !
19. Dec. 2024, 17:36 Teachers: Thilo Schmid & Janice Steiner, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Thilo and Janice were excellent teachers, presenting the dance figures and general stylistic tips in an interesting and easily understandable way.
03. Nov. 2024, 23:53 Teachers: Janice Steiner & Thilo Schmid, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Janice and Thilo were great and very skilled teachers. Not only do they show you new steps, they'll try to teach you the technique you need so it'll actually look better. And they have great chemistry ;-)
08. April 2024, 14:11 Teachers: Heidi Lee & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Nice course, would do it again.
21. Dec. 2023, 13:23 Teachers: Tim Gehrunger & Irina Kempf, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Irina & Tim are just amazing teachers! They teach with enthusiasm and fun, always there to help and just guarantee that you will enjoy the course!
14. Dec. 2023, 13:43 Teachers: Tim Gehrunger & Irina Kempf, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Die Kursplätze gehen weg wie heisse Semmel.
30. July 2023, 14:18 Teachers: Irina Kempf & Tim Gehrunger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Tim and Irina are the perfect partners, making the class an absolute delight. Loved the focus on technique – learning was a breeze! Can't wait to cha-cha-choose another course with them.
20. July 2023, 09:33 Teachers: Irina Kempf & Tim Gehrunger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Finde es echt klasse wie Tim und Irina den Kurs geben. Man kann jeder Zeit individuelle Tipps holen, wenn's gerade nicht klappt.
20. July 2023, 00:10 Teachers: Irina Kempf & Tim Gehrunger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Irina and Tim are great teachers, I can 100% recommend!

Reviews the teachers got for other courses

11. Feb. 2026, 08:59 From Salsa Cubana to European Latin with Julia Kruszynska & Sascha Pucillo, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Fun opportunity to discover other dances in a relax environment
13. Jan. 2026, 23:56 Weaves in Slow Waltz with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Melody und Sascha haben den Workshop auf sehr tolle Art und Weise geleitet. Alle Variationen wurden mehrfach vorgezeigt und zusammen langsam geübt. Auch das individuelle Feedback war sehr hilfreich. Auch wenn der Workshop mit den vielen verschiedenen Variationen ziemlich voll war, hatten wir am Schluss sogar noch Zeit für einen kleinen Bonus.
27. Dec. 2025, 11:15 Ballroom 2 with Lena Bartl & Alvin, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Lena and Alvin made the course and learning really fun and the 6 lessons were over too quickly
23. Dec. 2025, 02:00 Ballroom 3 with Robin Wolf & Lena Bartl, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Lena and Robin were amazing teachers and always brought a fun vibe to the class! I'd be happy to take another of their classes anytime.
18. Dec. 2025, 14:50 Ballroom 2 with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody & Sascha did an amazing job teaching Ballroom 2!
18. Dec. 2025, 14:24 Ballroom 6 with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
great teachers, great atmosphere - love the technical details in between
18. Dec. 2025, 00:07 Ballroom 2 with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Sasha and Melody are great! We had to Rush through the course because the time was cut short, but they still managed to show us every figure very unterstandably! See you in the next one :)
17. Dec. 2025, 20:54 Ballroom 3 with Robin Wolf & Lena Bartl, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Lively and entertaining, good speed and apropriate amout of material per class. Perfekt Room with enough space and good floor (CAB F21).
17. Dec. 2025, 19:37 Ballroom 6 with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody und Sascha gaben sich viel Mühe uns die Figuren beizubringen und auf unsere Fragen einzugehen, vielen Dank :)
15. Dec. 2025, 21:12 Ballroom 3 with Robin Wolf & Lena Bartl, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Toller Kurs! Lena und Robin sind super und humorvolle Lehrer.
12. Dec. 2025, 18:38 Ballroom Training with Lena Bartl & Jan Ringling, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Das Ballroom Training ist eine super Möglichkeit, die eigene Technik beim Tanzen zu verbessern! Jan und Lena haben den Kurs sehr angenehm gestaltet und tolles Feedback gegeben. Gerne wieder!
29. Oct. 2025, 14:15 Ballroom 1 with Lena Bartl & Alvin, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Lena and Alvin have such a great, contagious energy which makes the class really engaging! They explain things clearly and effectively, which makes it easy to follow along and see real progress. I had a lot of fun in the classes.
29. Oct. 2025, 13:05 Ballroom 1 with Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Sasha und Melody sind ein Super Lehrteam. Hat viel Spass gemacht von ihnen zu lernen, Ballroom 1 bei ihnen empfehle ich definitiv weiter!
29. Oct. 2025, 10:51 Ballroom 1 with Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Just great. Even if you are only slightly interested in taking the course, go for it!
28. Oct. 2025, 20:49 Ballroom 1 with Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Es war ein angenehmer Einsteigerkurs, und die Abwechslung zwischen den Tanzstilen hat Spass gemacht. Die Schritte wurden gut gezeigt und beigebracht, und anschliessen konnte man sie durch üben selber erlernen.
27. Oct. 2025, 22:12 Ballroom 2 with Lena Bartl & Robin Wolf, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Lena and Robin are clear with their instructions, funny and attentive. The course had a good speed. Loved it!
22. Sept. 2025, 03:08 Weaves in Slow Foxtrot with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Unfortunately, there's not much time for slow fox within the basic curriculum of ballroom 1-6 @TQ, thus, workshops like this get even more valuable. So if you see this happening again, sign up is really a no-brainer. Especially if you're lucky enough to have it with Melody & Sascha. You'll love it.
22. Sept. 2025, 03:05 Weaves in Slow Waltz with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
For me, weaves were game changers. They provide so much more options and possibilities to dance and combine with other figures. I wish more people would know them so that we could dance them more often.. so if you see this happening again, especially with Melody & Sascha, don't hesitate to sign up, you won't regret it! :)
22. Sept. 2025, 02:36 Ballroom 5: Optional Figures with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
If you're also sad like we were that our ballroom curriculum @TQ is finished with ballroom 6, ask Melody & Sascha to do the 5+ & 6+ again, they are awesome! The additional figures, as well as Melody & Sascha. We had so much fun lesson by lesson, it was truly the highlight of the week! ..and most importantly, they're not only looking for, but also listening to all your feedback! Be ready to be challenged! ;)
17. Sept. 2025, 12:33 Ballroom 6: Optional Figures with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Dance courses with Melody and Sascha are alway such a blast. I always felt very enabled to ask questions and then got very informative responses. I had so many aha-moments in the class(es) with them.
17. Sept. 2025, 11:34 Ballroom 6 with Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody and Sascha both taught the course very well and were very helpful. One could see, that they had a concept in mind, and were open to any thoughts, feedbacks and other options. This course is a good opportunity to learn new figures next to the normal dance course.
17. Sept. 2025, 11:32 Ballroom 6: Optional Figures with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody and Sascha both taught the course very well and were very helpful. One could see, that they had a concept in mind, and were open to any thoughts, feedbacks and other options. This course is a good opportunity to learn new figures next to the normal dance course.
14. Aug. 2025, 14:59 Ballroom 5: Optional Figures with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Sascha and Melody are a dynamic duo that will bring your dancing to the next level. The classes are fun and engaging. They are happy to help you out whatever figure you struggle with and for extra practice outside of class you get a summary of the lesson each week.
06. Aug. 2025, 10:33 Ballroom 5: Optional Figures with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Best course ever! Thank you Melo and Sascha for always making the best out of every lesson. We all had a lot of fun and learned A LOT. Both teachers are incredibly motivating and bring so much positive energy into the room. They are also very attentive and always take the time to kindly correct your steps so that every lesson comes with improvement. Theres a mix of professsionalism and fun so it never felt stressful but we still improved week by week. You can really tell how much passion both but into their teaching. I recommend the course to anyone who wants to improve their dancing while having a great time.
06. Aug. 2025, 08:21 Ballroom 5: Optional Figures with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Der Kurs ist eine super für alle, die neue Figuren dazulernen wollen. Und mit Melody und Sascha macht es sowieso immer Spass.
06. Aug. 2025, 01:33 Ballroom 5: Optional Figures with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Amazing class with my favorite TQ teachers. Can only recommend!
30. July 2025, 00:39 Weaves in Slow Foxtrot with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Melody and Sasha teaching slowfox, what more can you ask for?
16. July 2025, 14:06 Weaves in Slow Waltz with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Amazing class, as always with Melody and Sasha!
16. July 2025, 11:55 Weaves in Slow Waltz with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Great workshop with my two favourite TQ teachers, I’d definitely recommend it!
15. July 2025, 09:25 Weaves in Slow Waltz with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Great option to learn new fun figures. It’s kind of intense to remember so many figures at once but definitely worth it.
14. July 2025, 22:32 Weaves in Slow Waltz with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB F21 (StuZ)
Melody and Sascha managed to introduce a whole set of beautiful (although challengin) figures in the short time of two weeks with great instructions and feedback. Can only recommend!
01. July 2025, 22:51 Ballroom 6 with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody is how I'd imagine an angel in dancing shoes, while Sascha is the most available (just come to any Mon open dancing) and helpful teacher I've got to know at TQ so far. Together they form a wonderful couple to teach you everything you'd like to know about ballroom dances, but also more if you're ready to be challenged. With them, the class is never over when your watch is saying so. Follower or leader, don't miss dancing with them and getting feedback on both following and leading. The classes were all fun and nicely structured, with great written summaries in the WA chat right after the class saying what has been learned / practiced that day. I'd highly recommend any of the courses with them!
26. May 2025, 13:32 Ballroom 6 with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody and Sascha are amazing dancers and great teachers that made the course a lot of fun.
26. May 2025, 00:03 Ballroom 6 with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody and Sasha are my favorite TQ teachers! Awesome class, can only recommend!
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!
22. May 2025, 13:57 Ballroom 4 with Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Der Ballroom-Kurs bei Sascha und Melody hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Die beiden harmonieren sehr gut und erklären neue Figuren ausführlich. Auch das individuelle Feedback war extrem hilfreich. Gerne wieder!
21. May 2025, 07:53 Ballroom 6 with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Sascha and Melody did an awesome job, really enjoyed the class. And thanks to everyone in the class for being part of it!
20. May 2025, 22:30 Ballroom 6 with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Kurse werden immer besser! Danke Melody und Sascha, dass ihr dieses Interesse in mir geweckt habt.
20. May 2025, 20:21 Ballroom 4 with Sascha Pucillo & Melody Greminger, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Melody and Sascha manage to teach even the difficult new dances of Viennese Waltz and Samba in an engaging and fun way. Their attention to detail and focus on proper leading and technique made even complex figures managable. Great course and fun vibes, can only recommend.
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!
09. April 2025, 11:34 Ballroom 3 with Melody Greminger & Sascha Pucillo, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Sehr toller Kurs, wirklich empfehlenswert. Melody und Sascha haben sehr gut gemeinsam unterrichtet und sich immer die nötige Zeit genommen, die Figuren mehrmals im Detail zu üben. Auch das individuelle Feedback war immer sehr hilfreich.
07. April 2025, 19:07 Ballroom 1 with 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.
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.