Ballroom 7

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Level

Advanced

Styles

Ballroom, Cha Cha Cha, Englischer Walzer, Jive, Paso Doble, Rumba, Samba, Slowfox

Teachers

Jennifer To & Jan Ringling

Room
ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab

Costs

40.00 CHF for students, otherwise 80.00 CHF

Time
Mon, 18:00 - 19:15, 23. Feb. - 30. March
No lesson(s) on: 02. March

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Room notice: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab

Unfortunately, CAB food&lab reserves the right to cancel our reservation on short notice in favor of other ETH events, e.g. department aperos.

In case of a cancellation, we will let you know as soon as possible. We will try to offer a replacement lesson at the end of the course period. If we can not manage to compensate for the cancellation, you can send an email to anmeldungen@tanzquotient.org to get a Tanzquotient voucher as a partial refund.

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

This course builds upon the previous Ballroom 1-6 courses. We introduce new figures, with a special focus on dances you only learned in higher ballroom courses: Slowfox, Samba & Paso Doble.

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

  • Closed Impetus

  • Hesitation Change

  • Basic Weave

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

  • Tiple Chasse to Right

  • Back Lock

  • Natural Turn with Hesitation

Slowfox

  • Feather Step

  • Three Step

Samba

  • Natural & Reverse Basic

  • Whisk

  • Underarm Turn

  • Promenade Walks

  • Criss Cross Bota Fogos

  • Reverse Turn

Cha Cha

  • Closed Basic

  • New York

  • Underarm Turn

  • Spot Turns

  • Open Basic

  • Three Cha Chas Forward and Back

  • Fan

  • Alemana

  • Hockey Stick

  • Three Cha Chas, RSP or LSP

  • Closed Hip Twist

  • Natural Top

Rumba

  • Closed Basic

  • New York

  • Underarm Turn

  • Spot Turns

  • Cucaracha

  • Open Basic

  • Fan

  • Alemana

  • Hockey Stick

  • Progressive Walks, RSP or LSP

  • Closed Hip Twist

  • Natural Top

Paso Doble

  • Sur Place

  • Promenade Link

  • Chasse to Right

  • Separation

  • Promenade

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 7

06. May 2026, 10:09 Teachers: Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Jennifer and Jan were great, they made the course very fun and were able to adapt the pace really well to the class. Would definitely recommend taking a course with them!
09. April 2026, 15:54 Teachers: Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
This was a very interesting course, especially because it focused on dances and figures that are less often covered in the regular ballroom sequence, such as samba, pasodoble, and slowfox. Jan and Jenny selected figures that were challenging but still manageable for the level, and explained them very clearly step by step. I particularly appreciated that technical aspects such as posture and movement quality were also included, not only the figures themselves. There was quite a lot of material, so repetition time was naturally limited, but for an advanced-level course this felt acceptable. The summary videos in the group chat were especially well done, because they included not only the figure itself but also key reminders about timing, posture, and important details.
02. April 2026, 15:48 Teachers: Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Jenny and Jan did a great job, I can definitely recommend any class they teach :)
01. April 2026, 18:51 Teachers: Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Jan and Jenny are fantastic teachers, highly recommended!!
31. March 2026, 15:53 Teachers: Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Jenny and Jan did a splendid job of showing off the figures and teaching them to us! I felt like your selection of figures gave a quite even playing field for everybody and everyone could learn something new. I could really take away so many new things that I will be trying out at the spring ball! 💃🏼🕺

Reviews the teachers got for other courses

18. July 2026, 11:31 Ballroom Training with Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Jan and Jenny gave very clear instructions and provided individual feedback. They also made sure we all were confortable and that we all went home without questions :)
22. May 2026, 11:35 Ballroom 8 with Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Jan and Jenny did a really good job! They were amazing teachers and their selection of figures was in my opinion really great!
20. May 2026, 12:19 Ballroom 8 with Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Jenny is for sure one of the best teachers for followers, she is a really good dancer, knows precisely how to execute the steps but also how to do a good exposition and she explains both of it really well. She and Jan are a very good couple for teaching, everything is very clear and they have such positive and motivating vibes. Ballroom 8 was a lot of fun for learning new figures, unfortunately as a follower there is not a lot of opportunities to try these figures for example in open dancing because very few people know how to lead them, so I would recommend signing up as a couple for ballroom >6.
19. May 2026, 09:33 Ballroom 2 with Jan Ringling & Jennifer To, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Jan and Jenny are phenomenal instructors.
19. April 2026, 15:05 Jive Workshop with Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Jan and Jenny are really good teachers! They explain everything super clearly and keep a fun atmosphere.
13. March 2026, 18:32 Ballroom Training with Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Jenny & Jan did a great job explaining Jive technique and gave a lot of individual feedback. I liked how we had enough time to focus on each individual point rather than having to combine everything quickly. Thanks!
17. Feb. 2026, 11:02 Ballroom 1 with Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Jenny und Jan sind ein Super-Duo, dem man die gemeinsamen Tanzstunden anmerkt. Sie ergänzen sich gegenseitig super und sind für Ballroom 1 sehr geeignet. Sie sind sehr zugänglich, nehmen die Scheu für Neubeginnende und fordern auch immer wieder auf Fragen zu stellen. Ich würde auf jeden Fall weitere Tanzkurse bei ihnen besuchen.
13. Feb. 2026, 09:36 Ballroom 1 with Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: Hönggerberg, Raum der Stille
Jenny and Jan are phenomenal instructors.
02. Feb. 2026, 11:49 Ballroom Training with Jennifer To & Jan Ringling, Room: Hönggerberg, ASVZ Arena 3
Jennifer and Jan are great teachers! They have a good eye vor what imput is needed at which moment.
14. July 2026, 09:38 Ballroom 1 with Jan Ringling & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
I absolutely loved this Ballroom 1 course! The atmosphere was always relaxed and enjoyable, and the teacher’s explanations were exceptionally clear, detailed, and explicit. The thoughtful course structure and balanced timing for each dance clearly showed the teacher’s passion, dedication, and genuine care for the students.
11. April 2026, 13:50 Ballroom 1 with Jennifer To & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Excellent course for beginners The tempo is quite fast, which I really enjoyed about the course The teachers are excellent and you can feel that they‘re really experienced dancers
31. March 2026, 14:52 Ballroom 1 with Jennifer To & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Jenny and Daniel were great teachers that explained the steps and figures comprehensively and enthusiastically! I looked forward to every course and can absolutely recommend it to anyone interested in ballroom dancing!
30. March 2026, 21:19 Ballroom 1 with Jennifer To & Daniel Sparber, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Great course if you like to start with ballroom
02. Jan. 2026, 16:48 Ballroom 5 with 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.
22. Dec. 2025, 14:27 Ballroom 4 with Zhuolin Liu & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
The course with Jan and Zhuolin was very lovely. The both explained the figures very clearly and were always helpful if you had questions. I would definitely recommend this course!
17. Dec. 2025, 12:11 Ballroom 5 with 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 :)
17. Dec. 2025, 11:28 Ballroom 4 with Zhuolin Liu & Jan Ringling, Room: ETH Zentrum, Alumni-Pavillon
Zhuolin and Jan 💃🕺 helped me improve so much, and I can really recommend their courses!!
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. Nov. 2025, 00:13 Ballroom 3 with Jan Ringling & Zhuolin Liu, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Jan and Zhuolin 💃🕺 are amazing dancers and teachers 🙏🏻🫶 i very much appreciated their efforts and enthusiasm to make the course enjoyable!! They explain well and give helpful tips. And are kind and helpful.
29. Oct. 2025, 13:05 Ballroom 3 with Jan Ringling & Zhuolin Liu, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Awesome teachers Jan and Zhuolin! :))
28. Oct. 2025, 18:40 Ballroom 3 with Jan Ringling & Zhuolin Liu, Room: ETH Zentrum, CAB, food&lab
Toller Kurs, absolut nichts zu vemängeln!