A Creative Way to Learn Ballroom Dancing

Next beginner workshop:
November 24, 2024 @ 14:00

Book with a partner

Bring indoor shoes and comfortable clothes

3h per workshop

Kinexis studio, Wattstrasse 3, Zürich Oerlikon

New to Ballroom Dancing?

Learn Standard & Latin in a day:

Nov 24, 14:00 – 17:00

Learning ballroom dancing can be hard, there are all those steps and moves… until you discover breakaway ballroom!

Breakaway ballroom is an easy way to learn ballroom dances, with an emphasis on partner connection and the flow of the dance. You will discover three standard dances (waltz, tango and foxtrot) and three Latin and American dances (cha cha, rumba and jive), sometimes extended with salsa and leroc.

A breakaway ballroom dance becomes a creative story between two partners who alternate traditional patterns and breaking patterns in harmony with the music.

In breakaway ballroom, we guide your first steps on the dance floor and highlight the conversation with your partner. Once you move around the floor with confidence, footwork and figures come naturally and your dance becomes a creative story where traditional patterns and breaking patterns alternate in harmony with the music.

New to ballroom dancing? We hold regular breakaway ballroom workshops in Zürich, Switzerland, generally near the Polyball. What are you waiting for? Join our next event or book a private lesson!

List of moves

Bronze A
  • Walz: progressive step – progressive box – progressive turn
  • Tango: basico de ocho & rhythm – promenade w/ simple exit
  • Foxtrot: progressive & extended progressive step – side step – spiral
  • Rumba & chacha: forward & back basic – cucaracha – cha cha step
  • Jive: fallaway rock 6 & 8 counts – fallaway throwaway
  • Leroc: first move – first move lindy turn
Bronze B
  • Walz: continuous left & right turn – spiral
  • Tango: 1/4 turn into promenade – colombian – ocho & walking ocho
  • Foxtrot: 1/4 turn – weave – continuous lateral steps
  • Rumba & chacha: new york – new york w/ rotation – new york cross step
  • Jive: side pass + underarm – octopus – new york 8 counts
  • Salsa: changing side – turn solo turn – I go you go
Silver A
  • Walz: promenade – 2 steps colombian – conversation
  • Tango: promenade cross steps – drunken sailor – hook
  • Foxtrot: promenade w/ simple & back corte exit
  • Rumba & chacha: side pass – 1/4 turn – new york reverse
  • Jive: change of place (fallaway rock w/ turn) – back to back rondade
  • Smooth swing: sugar push – underarm side step – half whip
Silver B
  • Walz: scallops – underarm turn
  • Tango: crusada – mordida & pasada
  • Foxtrot: underarm turn – back to back
  • Rumba & chacha: fan – traveling spin cucaracha & continuous & reverse
  • Jive: link and whip – kick the dog
  • Salsa: basket (multiple) – cucaracha – side to side (reverse New York)

Leroc breakaway ballroom

Upcoming Ballroom Events

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Standard & Latin in a Day

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