At PanDans we love ballroom and latin dancing. The popular dances that you may know from “Strictly Come Dancing” on TV. We also throw ourselves into line dancing.
We originate from the LGBT+ community, but everyone is welcome. Diversity, inclusiveness and openness are values we expect all our members to subscribe to.
Dance with us, whether you’ve never danced a single step before or whether you’ve been dancing all your life. We want to embrace you whether you just want to dance for fun or you want to participate in tournaments. We have classes for it all.
With us, you are free to decide which gender you dance with, and you choose the role you feel most comfortable with. In the mainstream dance world, you would say that you dance “gentleman” or “lady” – we call it “leader” and “follower”.
Our couple constellations are very different and everyone, regardless of gender, can dance “leader” and “follower”. Some couples also choose to change roles so that you don’t dance the same role all the time. If, for example, you are a man and a woman and/or feel best with the traditional roles, where the man is “leader” and the woman is “follower”, then you naturally choose that.
All combinations are equally good with us.
Social life in our classes and across the association plays an equally important role. New friendships are made all the time during classes, and there are also often participants who go out together after class to the local café or bar. If that tradition is not already established in the class, you can always help start it by taking the initiative 🙂
A few times a year we organise “dance days”, where teaching is taught, but where there is also time for socialising across the teams.
Classes
We offer classes at all levels: beginner, easy, advanced and technique.
Each class has its own Facebook group, and it is in this that any cancellations are announced.
See the class overview for autumn 2023:
Beginner Ballroom and Latin (Class 142)
By Karoline Viktor
Wednesdays 18:00-19:30
Skolen på Nyelandsvej, 2000 Frederiksberg
First lesson: 6th September 2023
Do you like to dance and would you like to learn to dance standard and latin, then come and join the beginners’ team! Here you learn basic steps and basic variations in English waltz, quickstep, tango, cha-cha-cha, rumba and jive. The class is for those of you who want to learn to dance while we have fun.
The school is at Nyelandsvej 23. Go through the gate to the left of the main entrance. Cross the court yard, enter the double doors, you will find the hall on the first floor.
Beginner Ballroom and Latin (Class 149)
By Niels Henrik Hartvigson
Thursdays 17:30-19:00
Tove Ditlevsens skole, Enghave Pl. 21, 1670 København
First lesson: 7th September 2023
For those who have either never tried dancing before or with a little experience. English waltz, tango, quickstep, cha-cha-cha, rumba and jive are taught. We will learn a whole lot of dance steps, and not least learn to dance them together with a partner! Come alone or with a partner.
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Intermediate Ballroom and Latin (Class 146)
By Kasper Bang Jensen
Mondays 18:00-19:30
Skolen på Nyelandsvej, 2000 Frederiksberg
First lesson: 4th September 2023
For beginners or those who have danced before and who know the basic steps and basic variations. Here the focus will be on learning new steps and slightly longer routines in the six dances: English waltz, tango, quickstep, cha-cha-cha, rumba and jive. We are also going to have a go at samba and slowfox. The team values social interaction, so partners will be exchanged so that you learn to dance with others, and thereby are able to invite a stranger for a dance.
The school is at Nyelandsvej 23. Go through the gate to the left of the main entrance. Cross the court yard, enter the double doors, you will find the hall on the first floor.
Intermediate Ballroom and Latin (Class 144)
By Lars Thybo Nørgaard
Thursdays 19:00-20:30
Sortedamsskolen, 2100 Kbh Ø
First lesson: 7th September 2023
For beginners or those who have danced before and who know the basic steps and basic variations. Here the focus will be on learning new steps and slightly longer routines in the six dances: English waltz, tango, quickstep, cha-cha-cha, rumba and jive. We are also going to have a go at samba and slowfox. We will go a little more in depth with technical details while we have fun. Dancing is with a steady partner.
Entrance via the gate at Ryesgade 122, left of the main building. Go in the court yard, through the double door, then right down the stairs to Gym 1.
Advanced Ballroom and Latin (Class 145)
By Kasper Bang Jensen
Mondays 19:30-21:00
Skolen på Nyelandsvej, 2000 Frederiksberg
First lesson: 4th September 2023
For you who have been dancing for several seasons and who want to develop programmes and go into detail with technique. English waltz, tango, slowfox, quickstep, cha-cha-cha, rumba, samba and jive are taught, where both new steps are learned and a technical topic is covered each time. If you want to participate in tournaments for the first time, this is definitely the team where you as a dancer will be prepared for this.
The school is at Nyelandsvej 23. Go through the gate to the left of the main entrance. Cross the court yard, enter the double doors, you will find the hall on the first floor.
Advanced Ballroom and Latin (Class 148)
By Gilles Hoxer and Annabelle Perez
Tuesdays 18:00-19:30
Skolen på Nyelandsvej, 2000 Frederiksberg
First lesson: 5th September 2023
For those who have been dancing for several seasons and who want to develop as a dancer in pleasant company with other dance enthusiasts. The focus is on having fun while learning new routines and occasionally going into technical detail. All 10 dances are taught. It is not a requirement that you master all dances – we will teach you. In addition, we also dance Les Lanciers, which we have a lot of fun with.
The school is at Nyelandsvej 23. Go through the gate to the left of the main entrance. Cross the court yard, enter the double doors, you will find the hall on the first floor.
Technique Latin (Class 143)
By Gilles Hoxer and Annabelle Perez
Tuesdays 19:30-21:30
Skolen på Nyelandsvej, 2000 Frederiksberg
First lesson: 5th September 2023
For dancers who want to work with dance at a higher level and perhaps have a desire to compete at tournaments (but not a requirement). It is not necessary to have a partner to go on this team, but of course it helps when we dance finals. It is expected that the couples have programmes and want to work with technique and detail and, not least, performance.
The teaching is usually divided into two parts. In the first part, as a team, a theme will be taken up that we will work with for a given period, and we will help to get it implemented in our own dance. The second part is free training/final training with individual coaching.
We would very much like the participating dancers to actively share what they would like to work on.
The school is at Nyelandsvej 23. Go through the gate to the left of the main entrance. Cross the court yard, enter the double doors, you will find the hall on the first floor.
Technique Ballroom (Class 141)
By Marta Lund
Wednesdays 19:30-21:00
Skolen på Nyelandsvej, 2000 Frederiksberg
First lesson: 6th September 2023
For dancers who want to work with dance at a higher level and have a desire to compete at tournaments (but not a requirement). It is not necessary to have a partner to go on this team, but of course it helps when we dance finals. It is expected that the couples have programmes and want to work with technique and detail and, not least, performance.
The school is at Nyelandsvej 23. Go through the gate to the left of the main entrance. Cross the court yard, enter the double doors, you will find the hall on the first floor.
Line dance (Class 147)
By Sabrina Dobberschütz, Janina Dobberschütz and Niels Henrik Hartvigson
Saturdays 10:00-12:00, even weeks
Hillerødgade Bad og Hal, 2200 København
First lesson: 23th September 2023
In this class fixed choreographies are danced without a partner to music from different decades and styles. It all takes place in a relaxed atmosphere where we have fun and laugh at ourselves. We have dances for all possible levels, so everyone can join in!
The hall is at Sandbjerggade 35. From the entrance area follow the red arrow below to the basement. There you will find the mirror hall (spejlsalen).
Practice opportunities
We offer our members the opportunity to practice on their own. Slots are available at various places and times throughout the week.
Entrance requires either keypad code og fob. Contact dans@panidraet.dk to obtain.
Mondays at 20:00-21:30
Hillerødgade Bad og Hal (Spejlsalen), Sandbjerggade 35, 2200 København
Bring own speaker
Wednesdays at 20:00-22:00
Hillerødgade Bad og Hal (Spejlsalen), Sandbjerggade 35
Bring own speaker
Saturdays at 10:00-17:00 (even weeks 12:00-17:00)
Hillerødgade Bad og Hal (Spejlsalen), Sandbjerggade 35
Bring own speaker
Sundays at 19:00-23:00
DGI Byen, Forsamlingshuset, Tietgensgade 65, 1704 København V
Cancellations: Week 42 and week 7
Fees
Membership always includes a fee to Pan Idræt of DKK 390 annually.
In addition, a department fee of DKK 750 is paid to PanDans every six months. The membership gives unlimited access to all classes and all activities in PanDans, however an additional fee of DKK 250 applies every six months for the technique classes (141 and 143).
A specially reduced departmental fee of DKK 375 per six months applies to members who either exclusively participate in the line dance team (where training takes place every two weeks) or exclusively use the association’s facilities for free training.
PanDans is largely run by volunteers. This makes us one of the cheapest places you can to go to dance classes. Therefore, we also place extra value on the members who can lend a helping hand with the practical tasks now and then.
New members should register after 1st September and 1st February, as you are otherwise also charged for the previous six months.
If you have questions regarding membership and fees, you can write to medlem@panidraet.dk
Frequently asked questions
Dans på Bryggen
Be part of our monthly event in the fantastic setting of Kulturhuset Islands Brygge. First, a specific form of dance is taught and afterwards the dance floor is open for social dancing with old and new dance partners. During the evening there are also joint dances, e.g. line dances.
Location: Islands Brygge 18, 2300 Copenhagen S.
Entrance: DKK 75 / Students: DKK 40 / PanDans members: free.
Dates for your calendar
Les Lanciers instruction 18:30-19:15, then social dancing.
Contact person: Niels Henrik Hartvigson
