Bretzel Swing - Swing Together

Bretzel Swing 2025

Discover our West Coast Swing festival with 3 100% West Coast Swing evenings taking place in Achenheim, 15 min from Strasbourg by car, from September 5 to 8, 2025.

The Bretzel Swing is back and it's going to be crazy:

4 course levels (4 x 4h30 lessons)

3 soirées de folie 100% WCS !

Jack'n'Jills with prizes for the winners

Pros-winners Jack’n’Jill

Be sure to join us for this incredible event!

Beginner intensive

Want to learn West Coast Swing? This intensive course is for you! In just 1h30, you'll learn the basics of this dance and be ready for a fun night out! And just in case, Friday evening is included. Classes are held in French.

Our teachers, Amandine & Manon, offer an effective, motivating and fun-filled course.

This is a couple's dance, but you don't need to bring a partner - you can come alone. We'll change partners regularly during the class, so you can dance with everyone!

Registration required to take part, price €15 per person (Friday evening included).

The event will be exclusively in English (except beginner intensive) In order to welcome dancers from other countries, all classes, MCeing and competitions will be held in English.

Levels

Whether you're just starting out or have years of experience, there's a place for you.

Improvers: Perfect for those who have been dancing West Coast Swing for 1-2 years. Build on your foundations and hone your skills!

High Level: Designed for dancers with more than 3 years' experience. Elevate your technique and creativity with more advanced concepts.

WSDC Novice: For dancers with at least one WSDC Novice point or who are auditioned. Challenge yourself and evolve in a supportive environment.

Inter WSDC: for dancers who have achieved at least one WSDC Intermediate point or who are auditionable. Push your limits in this level to reach new heights and elevate your dance skills.

Choose the level corresponding to your situation when you register If you currently have no Novice points, you should choose Improvers or High Level. If you have 16 Novice points but no Inter points, you should choose the WSDC Novice level.

Registration

If you'd like to join us for the Bretzel Swing, register online to reserve your place. We look forward to seeing you there!

Prices

We have two types of passes:

Full Passes: Access to 4h30 workshops, 3 evenings and access to the competition.

Party Tickets: Access to the party only, on sale only on site if we're not sold out.

Don't want any more? For €40, you can add another level to your Full Pass (4h30 workshops).

If you have at least one Advanced WSDC point, you can get a Full Pass for just €35, but please note that quantities are limited to 10 passes.

Planning

You can find the provisional schedule for the event here, with no morning classes scheduled, so you can make the most of the evenings.

Click here for the online version of the schedule.

Venue

The Bretzel Swing will be held in Achenheim's large multi-purpose hall, so as to welcome as many people as possible!

The venue's address is : 7 Rue de Holtzheim, 67204 Achenheim

We will also have access to a second room so that we can offer several courses or workshops in parallel.

Hotel

If you're looking for accommodation to take part in the Pretzel Swing, you can find a room at the Holtzheim B&B.

The room for 2 people is €59/night without breakfast. You can get this rate by specifying Bretzel Swing as a promo code.

How to get to the event ?

To ensure that as many people as possible can come to the Bretzel Swing, we've planned all the options for you.

If you're coming by car, there's plenty of free parking on site.

If you arrive by train at Strasbourg station or via the Lufthansa connecting bus (code XER), you can take a regional train to the Entzheim Airport stop, then take our shuttle bus.

Finally, if you arrive at Entzheim airport, you can use the footbridge to get to the Entzheim Airport stop and take our shuttle bus.

We ask for a contribution of €10 per person for the weekend to help cover the cost of the shuttle. You can reserve your shuttle pass by selecting the “Shuttle” option via the link below.

Jack'n'Jills (non WSDC)

All full pass holders will be able to take part in our Jack'n'Jill competitions (non WSDC) and try their luck at winning prizes. What's more, every winning couple from our divisions will have the opportunity to take part in the Pro-Winners JnJ, held on Sunday to dance with our professionals.

With three divisions, we've sought to be as fair as possible and offer the best experience for everyone. If you've never competed before, now is the perfect time to get started.

To facilitate the organization of the competition and reduce your participation costs, you can pre-register. You may register for one division per role. If you wish to participate in two divisions, you must pre-register twice, once for each role.

You will have until Saturday September 6, 1:30 pm, to pick up your race number.

Intensif Switch

Hélène and Raphaël are part of the SwitchXperience team. We're lucky to have them on board, and would like to organize an intensive Switch workshop on Friday, from 8 to 9.30pm, so that they can share their knowledge with you.

The only prerequisite is mastery of the basic passes in both roles (left side, push, sugar tuck and underarm).

This intensive workshop is independent of the usual passes, so you can register even if you don't have one. Just follow the link below and select the “Switch Intensive” option.

Les foodtrucks

We've even got foodtrucks on site!

On Saturday evening we'll be lucky enough to have Nouilles Oi with Bo Bun.

Sunday evening we'll have Le repère des alsaciens serving tartes flambées.

Bring your eco cup or your bottle

You're going to dance a lot, so we're providing free access to water at the event. Don't forget your eco-cup or bottle to drink from, as we won't be providing cups to make a gesture for the planet.

Teachers

We're delighted to welcome Ekaterina and Philipp Wolff, Charline Marguerite & Mel Verduci and Melodie Paletta. A Strasbourg first for our 5 guests!

We've fallen in love with these teachers, who travel to numerous events in Europe and the USA. They have a wealth of experience in teaching West Coast Swing and will pass on their advice to you.

Les intensifs

We offer 2 2-hour intensives: blues dancing and styling. You're bound to find what you're looking for in one of our two intensives, but there's no need to choose - you can take part in both for one low price! The 2 intensives will be 100% in English.