Queer Waltz - dancing with role rotation

Schedule

Tango
Friday, 19:45-21:00
20 March - 17 Apr. 2026
Viennese Waltz
Monday, 18:00-19:00
01 - 22 June 2026
Cha cha & Rumba
Monday, 19:00-20:15
01 - 22 June 2026

Details

venue
1010 Wien, Palais Palffy, Josefsplatz 6 (first floor, one level above the ground floor)
price
Tango: 55 euros per person
Viennese Waltz: 45 euros
Cha cha & Rumba: 50 euros
duration
4 evenings per dance (with different duration):
- Tango: 6 hours: 4 classes of 1 ¼ hours + one extra hour of practice on the last evening on 17th April (until 22:00!)
- Waltz: 4 hours: 4 classes of 1 hour
- Cha cha /Rumba: 5 hours: 4 classes of 1 ¼ hours
dances
Tango, Viennese Waltz, Cha Cha & Rumba - further dances will follow!
programme
Are you curious to learn the other dancing role?...
Or to discover Ballroom Dances in a gender neutral context?...
Whatever your current level (total beginner or confirmed dancer), this workshop is there for you! You will learn how to lead and to follow, but also how to switch roles swiftly in the middle of a dance.
That's a lot of fun... and this experience will also bring you precious input for your usual dancing role - if you have one.
language
English
no dance partner?
It's not necessary for this class! You will be able to dance with various partners.
But you may also come as a couple and stick together.
prerequisites
-none-
This class is appropriate for beginners as well as confirmed dancers.
If you already master the corresponding dance, you may also join us on the second or third evening if you prefer to.

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What is Queer Ballroom?


There are no fixed roles from the begin­ning:
You will learn how to lead and to follow, but also how to switch roles swif­tly in the mid­dle of a dance!

And there's also always a lot of precious technical input.

Why "Queer Ballroom"?


Queer Dance is a safe space for all people who wish to learn couple dancing in a gender-free context.

And for everybody, it is a new conception of couple dancing and a fun experience!