tanzinwinterthur is an organization founded in 1988 that supports professional contemporary dance in Winterthur. It provides professional training, rehearsal space, a digital dance network, and promotes contemporary dance to the public.
tanzinwinterthur is an organization that supports professional contemporary dance in the Winterthur region. Founded in 1988 by Ruth Girod, Ludmilla Weber, Elvi Leu, and Susi Ludwig, it provides structures for local and regional professional dancers and aims to make contemporary dance accessible to the public. The organization operates at TanzOrt am Gleis, located at Untere Vogelsangstrasse 2, next to Winterthur main station.
The organization offers professional training classes twice weekly: contemporary dance on Tuesdays and ballet on Thursdays, both from 09:30 to 11:00. Advanced non-professionals may participate with approval. It provides a rehearsal space for professional dance practitioners, featuring a dance floor measuring approximately 12 meters by 12 meters. The organization also maintains Tanznetz Winterthur, a digital network listing dance teachers in the area who offer styles including contemporary, modern, ballet, jazz, improvisation, and creative dance.
Additional offerings have included workshops such as a kids’ dance workshop for children aged 7–9 and Gaga/dancers classes for dancers and advanced students aged 16 and older. The organization organizes the Tanzfestival Winterthur and receives support from the City of Winterthur.
tanzinwinterthur is an organization that supports professional contemporary dance and serves as a home for local and regional professional dancers. Founded in 1988, it provides structures for needs emerging from the dance scene and aims to make contemporary dance understandable and accessible to the general public as a profession and art form. The organization is supported by the City of Winterthur.
tanzinwinterthur is located in Winterthur, Switzerland. Professional training takes place at Tanzort am Gleis, Untere Vogelsangstrasse 2, next to Winterthur main station. The rehearsal space is at the same location.
The organization offers professional training twice per week in contemporary dance and ballet, a rehearsal space for professional dance practitioners, Tanznetz Winterthur digital dance network, support for local dance companies, and hosts a dance festival. Classes include Gaga/dancers, Aikitaiso, José Limón technique training, and kids dance workshops.
Professional dancers and dance practitioners from the Winterthur region can use the services. Non-professionals may participate in professional training if deemed sufficiently advanced by the organization in consultation with the teacher. The rehearsal space is only available to adults who can provide proof of being a dance practitioner.
The organization caters primarily to professional dancers and advanced dancers. Gaga/dancers classes are open to dancers and advanced dance students age 16 and older. Kids dance workshops are offered for children ages 7 to 9. Professional training is open to sufficiently advanced non-professionals with approval.
The organization provides professional training opportunities twice weekly, offers rehearsal space rental for professional dancers, includes members in the Tanznetz Winterthur digital network, supports local dance companies, and has jury positions. The organization also coordinates a dance festival.
The organization offers classes in various methods including contemporary dance, classical ballet, Gaga/dancers technique, José Limón technique with swings falls rebound floorwork standing exercises jumps and combinations, Aikitaiso from Asian martial arts tradition, and jazz dance for children. No single overall curriculum is presented.
The organization references a Tanzfestival Winterthur and has staff with festival coordination responsibilities. A kids dance workshop included a final performance. The organization has jury members and received spotlights donated by Theater Winterthur to expand lighting for possible performances in the dance hall.
Contact the organization by email at info@tanzinwinterthur.ch for general inquiries, feedback, parking arrangements, Tanznetz applications, and rehearsal space bookings.