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 Slowfox, you are going to learn the last missing Standard dance. Additionally, we will introduce new figures for English Waltz, Quickstep, Samba, Cha Cha, Rumba and 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

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
• Tiple Chasse to Right
• Back Lock
• Natural Turn with Hesitation
• Progressive 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
• Three Cha Chas, RSP or LSP
• Closed Hip Twist

Rumba

• Closed Basic
• New York
• Underarm Turn
• Spot Turns
• Cucaracha
• Open Basic
• Fan
• Alemana
• Hockey Stick
• Progressive Walks, RSP or LSP
• Closed Hip Twist

Paso Doble

• Basic Forward or Backward

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