LAST INFO
Herein you will find the last details about the Bal-Inspiration Festival from February 14-16, 2025, with Grace&Blake, Yulia&Sasha und Amy&Alex.
Workshop Location
Levels: Intermediate, Intermediate-Advanced & Advanced
Club Silbando, Förrlibuckstrasse 62, 8005 Zurich
• We recommend arriving by public transport, bicycle, or on foot.
• No parking available at the location (a security company regularly patrols and tows illegally parked vehicles). Please use, for example, the P-West parking garage in the shortest distance (Förrlibuckstrasse 151, 8005 Zurich).
Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Downtownswing Studio, Hohlstrasse 86a, 8004 Zürich
• We recommend arriving by public transport, bicycle, or on foot.
Check-in
Friday
• 20:00 - 23:00 Silbando Room 1
Saturday
• 10:00 - 12:00 Silbando Room 1 (Int, Int-Adv, Adv)
• 11:15 - 11:45 Studio Hohlstrasse (Beg-Imp)
• If you plan to check in outside of these times, please write us an email at info@downtownswing.ch
Workshop Schedule
• The schedule will be prominently displayed at various locations in the event venue, and you can always find it on the Bal-Inspiration website:
https://www.bal-inspiration.downtownswing.ch/schedule
Group assignment
• You’ll find your group assignment in our last email sent to you.
• The organizers have put a lot of effort into forming balanced groups in terms of size and level.
• If you feel absolutely uncomfortable in your group, please contact Stefan Deuber.
• Changing groups without consultation is not permitted. Thank you for your understanding.
Partys
All parties will take place here:
Club Silbando, Förrlibuckstrasse 62, 8005 Zurich.
Friday
• 20:15 Slow Balboa Taster with Amy & Alex
• 21:00 DJs & Hot Gravel Eskimos
Saturday
• 20:15 Collegiate Shag Taster mit Diana & Dima
• 21:00 DJs & Hot Gravel Eskimos
Sunday
• 16:30 DJs & Benny’s from Heaven
DJ Team (Vinyl & Digital): DJ Ingrid, DJ Natasha, DJ Karl und D'JbKey
Participation at all parties (party pass) with taster classes is included in your workshop registration and do not require registration.
• During the parties, our bar team offers you small snacks and refreshing (non-alcoholic and alcoholic) drinks.
• Cash payment in CHF preferred; EUR (only banknotes up to EUR 50.00 are accepted; change given in CHF at the specified exchange rate).
• TWINT payment possible (No credit and debit cards).
Food & Beverage
• We do not have the possibility to offer drinks & refreshments during the workshop.
• From Club Silbando towards Escher-Wyss Platz (6 min; 450m) there is a Migros supermarket (open from 08:00 on Friday until 19:00 and Saturday until 18:00) with a wide range of products.
• Please note that the supermarket is closed on Sunday and some restaurants are closed on Sunday as well.
• In the area, you will find many restaurants with delicious offerings.
• Google Maps of the area: http://tinyurl.com/yeuysntr
Health & Hygiene
• We rely on your responsibility to follow the general hygiene measures (please stay at home and inform us briefly if you are sick; wash your hands regularly or use the provided hand sanitizer to clean your hands)
A big thank you in advance to the many helpers!
Would you like to be an active part of a great workshop weekend? Get involved and support us with a helping effort. You can find all the details here:
Open Helpfer Shifts
Together with the fantastic teachers, bands, and DJs, we are very excited to welcome you very soon. 100% Balboa coming up - woohoo!
Your Bal-Inspiration Hosts,
Valérie & Stefan
supported by many, hard-working Bal-Inspiration helpers