Tanzpalast

The Tanzpalast Basle was founded by Gina Heller and Gérard Binnendijk 1990 as owners of the Tanzschule Swing and Dance, founded 1989. We loved the music and the movement that goes with it. Together with music and movement are the emotions that make only dancing possible. The combination of passion and our experiences, we felt the desire and bound to pass on our excitement for dancing to others. For many years we had shared our dedication for dancing, combined with friendship and personal views on dancing and music and wished to enhance our understanding of dance and have it passed on to others. The Tanzpalast was our medium to give an audience at large to come and enjoy this pleasure on our dance floor. The Tanzpalast/Swinganddance offered Ballroom and Latin American dances alike. Weekends the dance floor was open to a large audience to practice the learned steps and enjoy the company of fellow dancers. It was the intention of the Tanzpalast to teach Ballroom and Latin American Dances in form of Social Dancing and Competition Dancing in the purest form, high quality in technique, staying true to the origins and the characteristics. The name of the game of our cause was: “Knowledge is King”

Tanzschule Swinganddance was re-established in November 2012 and is continuing the philosophy of the ART of Ballroom Dancing in today’s’ world. Tanzschule Swinganddance is representing Ballroom, Latin American dances from beginners’ classes to competition dancing.