Event Updates
- Before you join us in St. Gallen, please make sure you read our Code of Conduct.
- If you have any questions or encounter any problems during the event, do not hesitate to get in touch with the Swing ohne Senf team.
Money & Payments
Bring cash! For any purchases and payments during the event, it is good to have some cash ready. It is generally possible to pay via , but our association does not have card terminals. It is therefore simplest to bring some Swiss Francs in cash if you join us from abroad.
Venues
Note that event check-in and our first party, including taster class, will take place at 6 Aula Schönenwegen. This is also the area where you will go for daytime workshops.
The Saturday and Sunday Party and Pre-Booked Dinners will take place at G GBS. The Saturday and Sunday tasters will also take place there.
Aula Schönau
Beginner Workshop
Schönaustrasse 82
Turnhalle Schönau 1
Workshops
Zürcherstrasse 99
Turnhalle Schönau 2
Workshops
Zürcherstrasse 99
Turnhalle Schönenwegen 3
Lunch Kiosk, Workshop
Zürcherstrasse 67
Turnhalle Schönenwegen 4
Workshops
Zürcherstrasse 67
Turnhalle Schönenwegen 5
Workshops
Zürcherstrasse 67
Aula Schönenwegen
Check-In, Friday Party, Workshops, Massage
Zürcherstrasse 67
GBS
Saturday & Sunday Parties, Pre-Booked Dinners
Demutstrasse 117
General Schedule
Friday Party @ Aula Schönenwegen
| Time | 6 |
|---|---|
| 19h30–21h30 | Check-In |
| 20h00–21h00 | Crowded Dance Floor Toolkit with Bertille & Aurélien How can we keep dancing when the floor is crowded and still play around and enjoy our partnership? |
| 21h00 | Party w/ Black Jacket Big Band |
| 22h00 | Welcome |
| +01h00 | Party Ends |
Saturday Workshop
| Time | General | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h45–10h30 | Check-In | ||||||
| 10h30–11h45 | Lindy Hop Classes / Beginner Class | Beginner Track Class with Daniela & Nicola | Lindy Hop A with Laurel & Kevin | Lindy Hop B with Alice & Michel | Lindy Hop C1 with Chisomo & Felipe | Lindy Hop C1 with Roser & Gustav | Lindy Hop C2 with Jo & Flo |
| 11h45–13h15 | Lunch Kiosk | ||||||
| 13h15–14h45 | Lindy Hop Classes / Beginner Class | Beginner Track Class with Daniela & Nicola | Lindy Hop A with Jo & Flo | Lindy Hop B with Laurel & Kevin | Lindy Hop C1 with Alice & Michel | Lindy Hop C1 with Chisomo & Felipe | Lindy Hop C2 with Roser & Gustav |
| 14h30–15h15 | Check-In | ||||||
| 15h15–16h30 | Theme Classes | 💜 Building the Basics with the Music with Felipe | ⭐ Chocolate Shake Line Dance with Laurel | Jamming with Your Friends with Roser & Gustav | California Routine with Jo & Flo | ⭐ Air Steps Plus with Alice & Michel | Balboa: Embracing Pure Bal with Chisomo & Kevin |
Saturday Party @ GBS
| Time | G |
|---|---|
| 18h30–21h00 | Check-In |
| 19h00–21h30 | Booked Dinner |
| 20h00–21h00 | Celebrating Black American Movement Through the Decades with Chisomo & Laurel A talk about Black American movement, from the Savoy to today. |
| 21h00 | Party w/ The Social Swing Band Shows |
| +03h00 | Party Ends |
Sunday Workshop
| Time | General | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10h30–11h45 | Theme Classes | Accents, Claves, Riffs with Felipe | 💜 Black American Movement with Laurel | ⭐ Inspiration from ‘Sunday Sinners’ with Roser & Gustav | 💜 Foundations of Charleston with Jo & Flo | 💜 Air Steps Fundamentals with Alice & Michel | ⭐ Balboa: Making Your Lollies Pop with Chisomo & Kevin |
| 11h45–13h15 | Lunch Kiosk | ||||||
| 13h15–14h45 | Lindy Hop Classes / Beginner Class | Beginner Track Class with Daniela & Nicola | Lindy Hop A with Roser & Gustav | Lindy Hop B with Jo & Flo | Lindy Hop C1 with Laurel & Kevin | Lindy Hop C1 with Alice & Michel | Lindy Hop C2 with Chisomo & Felipe |
| 15h00–16h15 | Lindy Hop Classes / Beginner Class | Beginner Track Class with Daniela & Nicola | Lindy Hop A with Alice & Michel | Lindy Hop B with Chisomo & Felipe | Lindy Hop C1 with Roser & Gustav | Lindy Hop C1 with Jo & Flo | Lindy Hop C2 with Laurel & Kevin |
Sunday Party @ GBS
| Time | G |
|---|---|
| 19h00–21h30 | Booked Dinner |
| 20h00–21h00 | First Stops! with Bertille & Aurélien The First Stops routine is said to be one of the first ensemble dancing routines at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York. Let’s learn it! |
| 21h00 | Party w/ The Social Swing Band |
| +02h00 | Party Ends |
Monday Workshop
| Time | General | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11h00–12h15 | Theme Classes | Tap for Lindy Hoppers! with Amanda & Nikolaj | 💜 Black American Movement with Laurel | Rhythm Playground with Roser & Gustav | Disco Morning with Jo & Flo | 💜 Air Steps Fundamentals with Alice & Michel | Balboa: Ins and Outs of Out-and-Ins with Chisomo & Kevin |
| 12h30–13h45 | Lindy Hop Classes / Beginner Class | Beginner Track Class with Daniela & Nicola | Lindy Hop A with Chisomo | Lindy Hop B with Roser & Gustav | Lindy Hop C1 with Jo & Flo | Lindy Hop C1 with Laurel & Kevin | Lindy Hop C2 with Alice & Michel |
| 13h00 | Farewell-Apéro & Jam Session ❤️ |
Theme Class Schedule
Alle anderen Kurse sind grundsätzlich offen für alle Teilnehmenden, doch sind einige besonders anfängerfreundlich oder besonders herausfordernd. Wenn du einen Full Pass oder Theme Class Pass hast, kannst du jede Theme Class deiner Wahl spontan besuchen. Bei Swing ohne Senf 2026 wird es auch Balboa-Angebote unter den Theme Classes geben.
Bitte hab Verständnis dafür, dass all dies ein wenig Offenheit von allen Beteiligten erfordert: das Leader-Follower-Verhältnis könnte unausgewogen sein, ein Kurs könnte sehr voll werden und nicht alle Teilnehmenden eines Kurses werden auf ähnlichem Level sein. Das ist jedoch genau der Punkt und wir freuen uns auf lebendige und bunte Stunden, in denen du neue Aspekte deines Tanzens entdeckst. Viel Spass!
- 💜 beginner-friendly anfängerfreundlich, keine Lindy-Hop-Basics erforderlich
- ⭐ challenging
Nummern # zeigen an, in welchem Raum der Kurs stattfindet.
Saturday Workshop
| 15h15–16h30 | 0 💜 Building the Basics with the Music with Felipe We will work on how to build our dancing together with the different layers of the music. From timing, to patterns, swing, groove and beyond. |
| 1 ⭐ Chocolate Shake Line Dance with Laurel Laurel will teach her original line dance to Duke Ellington's "Chocolate Shake," a high energy routine with room for play, interaction, and self-expression. This class requires prior experience with solo jazz and Charleston. | |
| 2 Jamming with Your Friends with Roser & Gustav We will talk about the jam circle dynamics and how social dance in a circle, supporting, exchanging and sharing spaces, as well as some games such us ‘stealing’ dancing. | |
| 3 California Routine with Jo & Flo This is one of the most iconic Lindy Hop choreographies - originally created by Frankie Manning for the 1941 film Hellzapoppin’, featuring ensemble dancing by Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. | |
| 5 ⭐ Air Steps Plus with Alice & Michel This class is for partnerships who have already worked with aerial moves and want to take the next step. | |
| 6 Balboa: Embracing Pure Bal with Chisomo & Kevin Become more comfortable in this close embrace dance. Pure Balboa is a lovely dance that explores swing rhythms in close embrace. |
Sunday Workshop
| 10h30–11h45 | 0 Accents, Claves, Riffs with Felipe Syncopation and repetition is a core element in Swing music that connects to its roots in Caribbean and African rhythm traditions. We’ll explore how to layer rhythms while developing a deeper and more intuitive connection to the music. |
| 1 💜 Black American Movement with Laurel Your fellow instructors love to talk about authenticity in our dancing. It's a quality that shows up in Black American dancing from shout circles to twerking. But what does it look like? Where does it show up in the body? (We checked with the elders, and it’s not just in your feet; sorry.) This class will focus on improving proprioception, polycentrism, and comfort with the parts of our bodies most folks have the toughest time using: our butts and waists! If your favorite dance shoes are slick, bring stickier shoes or dance barefoot. | |
| 2 ⭐ Inspiration from ‘Sunday Sinners’ with Roser & Gustav Sunday Sinners it is what was called a Race Movie, produced, directed and starred by black people. It has some solo jazz and lindy hop scenes and we will work with some of this material in class. | |
| 3 💜 Foundations of Charleston with Jo & Flo Everything you need to know to make Charleston comfortable and fun! The class begins with solo drills and then the concepts will be applied to partner dancing. | |
| 5 💜 Air Steps Fundamentals with Alice & Michel This class is aimed at air step beginners and will introduce you to air steps systematically and safely. The workshop is also open to Lindy Hop beginners. You sign up as a couple and need to be in good physical condition with good basic fitness. | |
| 6 ⭐ Balboa: Making Your Lollies Pop with Chisomo & Kevin Join us in Lolly land where we will play with Lolly variations and simple Balboa Swing shapes. This class is perfect for those with a little more experience with Bal-Swing. |
Monday Workshop
| 11h00–12h15 | 0 Tap for Lindy Hoppers! with Amanda & Nikolaj Join us to discover your first tap steps! No tap shoes required. |
| 1 💜 Black American Movement with Laurel Your fellow instructors love to talk about authenticity in our dancing. It's a quality that shows up in Black American dancing from shout circles to twerking. But what does it look like? Where does it show up in the body? (We checked with the elders, and it’s not just in your feet; sorry.) This class will focus on improving proprioception, polycentrism, and comfort with the parts of our bodies most folks have the toughest time using: our butts and waists! If your favorite dance shoes are slick, bring stickier shoes or dance barefoot. | |
| 2 Rhythm Playground with Roser & Gustav We will work on our rhythm with some games and exercises connected with the rhythm section of the music and work with them in the partner dance. | |
| 3 Disco Morning with Jo & Flo There’s no better way to start your Monday than by dancing it out to the greatest hits created by some of the most iconic Black American Artists. Come shake it out with Flo & Jo — party while training! | |
| 5 💜 Air Steps Fundamentals with Alice & Michel This class is aimed at air step beginners and will introduce you to air steps systematically and safely. The workshop is also open to Lindy Hop beginners. You sign up as a couple and need to be in good physical condition with good basic fitness. | |
| 6 Balboa: Ins and Outs of Out-and-Ins with Chisomo & Kevin This all levels class will teach and explore one of the most important fundamental shapes in Bal Swing, out and ins. |
Party Schedule & Tasters
Friday Party @ Aula Schönenwegen
| 19h30–21h30 | 6 Check-In |
| 20h00–21h00 | 6 Crowded Dance Floor Toolkit with Bertille & Aurélien How can we keep dancing when the floor is crowded and still play around and enjoy our partnership? |
| 21h00 | 6 Party w/ Black Jacket Big Band |
| 22h00 | 6 Welcome |
| +01h00 | 6 Party Ends |
Saturday Party @ GBS
| 19h00–21h30 | G Booked Dinner |
| 20h00–21h00 | G Celebrating Black American Movement Through the Decades with Chisomo & Laurel A talk about Black American movement, from the Savoy to today. |
| 21h00 | G Party w/ The Social Swing Band |
| G Shows | |
| +03h00 | G Party Ends |
Sunday Party @ GBS
| 19h00–21h30 | G Booked Dinner |
| 20h00–21h00 | G First Stops! with Bertille & Aurélien The First Stops routine is said to be one of the first ensemble dancing routines at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York. Let’s learn it! |
| 21h00 | G Party w/ The Social Swing Band |
| +02h00 | G Party Ends |
Monday Workshop
| 13h00 | 6 Farewell-Apéro & Jam Session ❤️ |
Food
Party Bar – Friday Party
Am Freitagabend kannst du dich während der Eröffnungsparty an unserer kleinen Bar mit Getränken versorgen. Prost!
Lunch Kiosk – Saturday & Sunday, 11h45–13h15
Am Samstag und Sonntag bietet unser Lunch Kiosk warme und kalte Verpflegung für den Mittag.
Pre-Booked Dinner – Saturday & Sunday, 19h00–21h30
Dein vorausgebuchtes Abendessen bekommst du am Samstag- und Sonntagabend in der Party-Location. Mampf!
Party Bar – Saturday & Sunday Party
Das Catering-Team der Party-Location führt an den Parties am Samstag und Sonntag eine Bar – inklusive Glacé!
Goodbye BBQ – Monday, 13h00
Am Montag sind alle Teilnehmenden herzlich zum Goodbye-BBQ eingeladen.
