Swing classes and dances events near Essex

With the Charleston originating from the 1920s/30s, and Lindy Hop (Jitterbug) being introduced to the UK during WWII, the styles disappeared in the 1950s only to be revived again in the late 1980s. The Swing category includes Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Laminu, Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing.

Classes, dances and other dance events in or near Essex for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.

Date			Event/Venue/Organiser	Description/Dance Styles	Distance
Mon 20 May			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Stompin’ at the 100 Club 100 Club , London, London W 7.45 - 8.30pm Beginners and Intermediate Lindy Hop classes followed by a band SwingdanceUK	7.45 - 8.30pm Beginners and Intermediate Lindy Hop classes followed by a band Lindy Hop	33.0
Tue 21 May			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			Intermed/Adv Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Nikki Santilli	Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Charleston, Jazz Steps	32.0
			Ceroc Canterbury Class nights , Canterbury, Kent Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Ceroc Canterbury	Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Leroc, Modern Jive, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	40.0
Wed 22 May			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	47.0
			Penge Lindy Hop Matico Dance Studio , London, Croydon Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	37.0
Thu 23 May			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	44.0
			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night Swingsters	High quality live band night 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. Balboa Class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Jive & Lindy Classes Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers Strictly Swing	Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	23.0
			Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	32.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	31.0
Fri 24 May			The Edge - a very unique evening Berkhamsted Town Hall , Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire A unique event full of character for the Smooth Jive, Blues & Chillout/Expressiv Community Jive Hub (NewBerko)	A unique event full of character for the Smooth Jive, Blues & Chillout/Expressiv Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive	47.0
Sat 25 May			Dips + Tricks Workshop Cotton Club Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Dips + Tricks for Jive & Swing Dancers Swingsters	Dips + Tricks for Jive & Swing Dancers Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Jump Blues Workshop Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Learn to Dance to Up Tempo Blues Swingsters	Learn to Dance to Up Tempo Blues Lindy Hop, Tango Nuevo, Tango Fusion, Traditional (USA) Blues, Blues Fusion	47.0
			Devil's Cut Combo @ Cotton Club Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights Swingsters	Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Wimbledon Balboa Classes South London Irish Association , Wimbledon, London SW 11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Nikki Santilli	11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Balboa	39.0
			The Oval Swing Fest The Oval Bandstand and Lawns , Margate, Kent Swing into action this summer at The Oval Bandstand's first-ever Swing Fest Grass Cliftonville CIC	Swing into action this summer at The Oval Bandstand's first-ever Swing Fest 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing	44.0
Sun 26 May			Bushey Tea Dance/Stardust Big Band Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey , Bushey, Hertfordshire 1940s Style Charity Tea Dance near Bushey Swingsters	1940s Style Charity Tea Dance near Bushey 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Waltz	40.0
			Balboa Workshop Bushey Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey , Bushey, Hertfordshire Improvers to Intermediate Level Balboa Swingsters	Improvers to Intermediate Level Balboa Balboa, Lindy Hop, Tango Nuevo, Tango Fusion	40.0
			World Lindy Hop Day Shim Sham Wshop Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey , Bushey, Hertfordshire Frankie Manning Shim Sham Workshop for World Lindy Hop Day Swingsters	Frankie Manning Shim Sham Workshop for World Lindy Hop Day Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	40.0
Mon 27 May			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
Tue 28 May			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			Ceroc Canterbury Class nights , Canterbury, Kent Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Ceroc Canterbury	Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Leroc, Modern Jive, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	40.0
Wed 29 May			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	47.0
			Penge Lindy Hop Matico Dance Studio , London, Croydon Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	37.0
Thu 30 May			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	44.0
			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night Swingsters	High quality live band night 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. Balboa Class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Jive & Lindy Classes Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers Strictly Swing	Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	23.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	31.0
Fri 31 May			Some Like It Swing Genesis Cinema , , London E Genesis Cinema and Swingdance UK invite you along to our monthly nostalgia dancing night. SwingdanceUK	Genesis Cinema and Swingdance UK invite you along to our monthly nostalgia dancing night. Lindy Hop	23.0
Sun 02 Jun			Sunday Social Swing Starters Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Develop confidence to step into social swing dancing or practice your moves Swingsters	Develop confidence to step into social swing dancing or practice your moves Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive	47.0
			Balboa, Collegiate Shag Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Strictly Swing	Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Balboa, Collegiate Shag	23.0
Mon 03 Jun			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
Tue 04 Jun			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			Ceroc Canterbury Class nights , Canterbury, Kent Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Ceroc Canterbury	Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Leroc, Modern Jive, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	40.0
Wed 05 Jun			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	47.0
			Rockin' @ The MacBeth The Macbeth, Hoxton , London, London N A Monthy Midweek Night of Rockin' and Jumpin' Music from the 1950s Hula Boogie !	A Monthy Midweek Night of Rockin' and Jumpin' Music from the 1950s 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	30.0
			Penge Lindy Hop Matico Dance Studio , London, Croydon Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	37.0
Thu 06 Jun			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	44.0
			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night Swingsters	High quality live band night 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. Balboa Class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Jive & Lindy Classes Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers Strictly Swing	Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	23.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	31.0
Sat 08 Jun			Movie & dance at the Empire Cinema The Empire Cinema , Sandwich, Kent Movie and swing dance night at the fabulous 1937 art deco Empire Cinema in Sandwich Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Movie and swing dance night at the fabulous 1937 art deco Empire Cinema in Sandwich 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	47.0
Sun 09 Jun			Balboa, Collegiate Shag Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Strictly Swing	Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Balboa, Collegiate Shag	23.0
Mon 10 Jun			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
Tue 11 Jun			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			Ceroc Canterbury Class nights , Canterbury, Kent Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Ceroc Canterbury	Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Leroc, Modern Jive, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	40.0
Wed 12 Jun			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	47.0
			Penge Lindy Hop Matico Dance Studio , London, Croydon Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	37.0
Thu 13 Jun			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	44.0
			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night Swingsters	High quality live band night 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. Balboa Class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Jive & Lindy Classes Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers Strictly Swing	Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	23.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	31.0
Fri 14 Jun			Black Cat Friday Freestyle Black Cat Friday Freestyle , Bedford, Bedfordshire Freestyle dance with DJs Jon Brett & Mick the Knave Swingsters	Freestyle dance with DJs Jon Brett & Mick the Knave Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
Sat 15 Jun			Marks Tey Parish Hall, Colchester Marks Tey Parish Hall Colchester , Colchester, Essex A social dance evening with 50/50 ballroom, latin and sequence dancing The Dance Steps	A social dance evening with 50/50 ballroom, latin and sequence dancing Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	13.0
Sun 16 Jun			Sunday Social Swing Starters Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Develop confidence to step into social swing dancing or practice your moves Swingsters	Develop confidence to step into social swing dancing or practice your moves Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive	47.0
			Balboa, Collegiate Shag Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Strictly Swing	Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Balboa, Collegiate Shag	23.0
			Jazz & Jam Hargrave Hall , , London N Workshops in Balboa & Ragtime, then practice to a musicians' Jam Session Nikki Santilli	Workshops in Balboa & Ragtime, then practice to a musicians' Jam Session Early 20th Century, Balboa	31.0
			Intermediate Balboa Workshop Ruislip , Ruislip, Harrow Small group intensive Intermediate Balboa workshop SwingdanceUK	Small group intensive Intermediate Balboa workshop Balboa	42.0
Mon 17 Jun			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
Tue 18 Jun			Ceroc Canterbury Class nights , Canterbury, Kent Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Ceroc Canterbury	Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Leroc, Modern Jive, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	40.0
Wed 19 Jun			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	47.0
			Penge Lindy Hop Matico Dance Studio , London, Croydon Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	37.0
Thu 20 Jun			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	44.0
			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night Swingsters	High quality live band night 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. Balboa Class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Jive & Lindy Classes Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers Strictly Swing	Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	23.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	31.0

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