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How dance friends experience Zurich together and keep in touch

By Mary De LucaUpdated

In short
  • Dance friendships in Zurich become more reliable when you stay in touch personally after evenings spent together.
  • Invite people to low-key activities with a specific meeting point and a clear RSVP deadline.
  • Plan time together without fixed dance partners, so individual cancellations don't prevent the get-together.
  • Share the organizing and make room for conversations off the dance floor.

On the dance floor, you can feel close and still know very little about each other. Friendship has room to grow when there’s space between two songs for everyday life, different interests, and an evening without dance shoes.

What you need for your next connection

  • Existing dance acquaintances you enjoy spending time with
  • Contact details exchanged by mutual consent
  • A small shared activity as a starting point
  • A realistic timeframe for meeting up

A group of friends needs different commitments than a dance couple

If you want to enjoy Zurich together with your dance friends, it helps to make a clear distinction: A practice partnership focuses on how two people dance together. A group of friends, on the other hand, can still meet even if someone is missing or does not feel like dancing today. The commitment is to meeting up together, not to having an exclusive dance partner. This way, an invitation does not accidentally become an obligation to dance with each other all evening.

You can say this clearly: “We’ll meet beforehand for dinner, and after that everyone can dance as much or as little as they like.” Anyone who needs a break can stay seated. Greeting other acquaintances does not mean turning your back on your friends. Different levels of experience are no obstacle either, as long as nobody gives unsolicited lessons or corrects others in front of the group.

When you attend a class together, the class rules also apply. The guide to fair solutions when there is an odd number of participants explains how rotations and breaks can be organized. For an optional practice session, a simple plan between two classes can help. Both are shared activities, not a measure of how good your friendship is. So make time for moments when nobody has to count steps.

Friends drink tea and coffee in the kitchen.
At the table, there's room for stories that don't get a chance between two dances.

Turn acquaintances into friends in seven steps

  1. Build on a shared experience

    Write something specific to someone you know: “I enjoyed our conversation after dancing. I’d like to continue it.” Refer to a moment you actually shared instead of sending a generic mass message to all your dance contacts.

  2. Suggest a small activity

    Start by suggesting something manageable, such as a walk or tea before a dance outing you’ve already planned. Make a specific suggestion: “I have an hour free on Saturday. Would you like to come along?” Keeping it low-key makes it easier to give an honest answer.

  3. Involve other acquaintances voluntarily

    If you both want to stay in touch, suggest meeting up with other people you know. Get consent before sharing contact details or adding anyone to a group chat. Saying no to the group doesn't have to end the personal connection.

  4. Make the invitation clear

    Name the activity, meeting point, start time, approximate end time, and a reply deadline. For a dance outing, add: “We’ll arrive together, but we won’t dance with fixed partners.” That way, everyone understands an RSVP the same way, and you won’t have to guess what anyone expects.

  5. Confirm the plan in one definitive message

    After everyone has replied, summarize the agreed plan in a single message. Make clear who’s coming and what happens if someone cancels. If two people still want to meet, the evening doesn’t have to wait for the whole group.

  6. Get everyone talking at the meetup

    Briefly explain how you know each other and bring up a topic everyone can join in on. Explain inside jokes in one sentence. Allow pauses in the conversation and spread your attention around, instead of speaking exclusively with the person you usually dance with.

  7. Hand off contact and organization

    Afterwards, thank them with a specific reference to the meeting. Someone else can take over the suggestion for a follow-up. If nothing comes of it this time, stay in personal contact without pressure to set a date, rather than burdening the group with repeated reminders.

Agreements that don't tie anyone down

How to say yes

  • Send an invitation with a clear end time
  • Share photos only with consent
  • Accept a no without asking for an explanation
  • Share new suggestions among several people

Not like this

  • Automatically filling an entire free evening with plans
  • Posting group photos without asking
  • Repeatedly asking for reasons after someone declines
  • Leaving every meetup up to the same person

You can check this off after every phase

Before inviting

Preparation

Before the Meetup

Coordination

After the meeting

Follow-up

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Message them when you have a genuine reason or a specific suggestion, rather than sticking to a set number of messages. A quick follow-up about something they told you is often more personal than daily greetings. Look for reciprocity: the other person should also have the chance to reach out from time to time.

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