💃 Dancing

Ballroom dancing

Waltz, foxtrot, tango – the classic dances have a timeless elegance. In a class you learn the basic steps and meet good people along with them.

Timeless elegance

Waltz, foxtrot, tango, quickstep – the ballroom dances have an elegance that never goes out of fashion. Master them and you move with grace at any ball or formal celebration. These classic dances combine posture, musicality and the harmonious interplay of two people into something genuinely beautiful. Learning them is an investment that lasts a lifetime.

The interplay between two people

Ballroom dancing is the high art of moving together. Leading and following, the fine attunement to one another, the feeling of gliding across the floor as one couple – it takes practice, but it gives you a particular connection. That partnership, the listening to one another without words, is exactly where the fascination lies.

In good hands in a class

Ballroom dances are best learned in a class that builds up step by step. You can start without a fixed partner, too, since many dance schools even out the numbers or rotate partners. With every lesson your confidence grows, and soon you are dancing your first figures. Along the way you meet people who share the same pleasure in moving.

Returning after years away

Most people had dance lessons at some point – followed by a long pause. For exactly this group there are returner courses: refresh the basic steps, sort out the frame, without feeling like standing among twenty-year-olds in a beginner class. After six to eight evenings the repertoire carries through a wedding or a ball again. Coming without a partner, ask for courses with rotation – that is standard in many dance schools now and makes the return possible solo.

Tips for getting started

Work on an upright posture from the very start – it is the basis of every ballroom dance.
Learn slowly and cleanly; solid basic steps take you further than a lot of half-learned figures.
You can start without a fixed partner – many dance schools even the numbers out.
Practise between lessons, ideally with a partner from the class.

Frequently asked questions

Can I learn ballroom dancing without a partner?

Yes. Many dance schools even out the numbers or rotate partners, so single people can start comfortably.

Which dances count as ballroom dances?

Above all the slow waltz, Viennese waltz, tango, foxtrot and quickstep. They form the classic core of social dancing.

How long until the basic steps feel safe again?

Slow waltz and discofox usually sit again after two or three evenings. For dancing fluently through a whole night, plan on a course block of eight weeks.