Dance Style Descriptions and Event Coverage

Use these pages to find out how many dance events we have listed in your chosen dance style. You can see our coverage by dance style or region. The third tab contains a short description of each Dance Style and Event Type currently listed. Others will be added as the website expands.

Please be aware that the numbers will not necessarily “add up”, since events may be of interest to dancers of more than one style, and organisations may have more than one role (such as event organiser and DJ).

Swing

We currently have 290 organisations who promote their swing dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 164 Dance Teachers, 35 Band/Soloists, 79 DJs, 3 Callers and 72 Performance Groups

We also have 1455 swing dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show swing dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 404 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 100 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 55 forthcoming Swing events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 169 forthcoming Swing events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 41 forthcoming Swing events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 139 forthcoming Swing events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 145 forthcoming Swing events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 17 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 21 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 38 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 8 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North East

There are 116 forthcoming Swing events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 118 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Northern Ireland

There are 83 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Northern Ireland region

Other Non UK

There is 1 forthcoming Swing event listed in the Other Non UK region

Jive

We currently have 354 organisations who promote their jive dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 202 Dance Teachers, 37 Band/Soloists, 115 DJs, 3 Callers and 62 Performance Groups

We also have 2448 jive dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show jive dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 446 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 145 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 250 forthcoming Jive events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 64 forthcoming Jive events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 231 forthcoming Jive events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 455 forthcoming Jive events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 399 forthcoming Jive events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 26 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 34 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 48 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 25 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 65 forthcoming Jive events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 68 forthcoming Jive events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 51 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Northern Ireland

There are 139 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Northern Ireland region

Europe

There is 1 forthcoming Jive event listed in the Europe region

Other Non UK

There is 1 forthcoming Jive event listed in the Other Non UK region

Ballroom

We currently have 199 organisations who promote their ballroom dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 128 Dance Teachers, 22 Band/Soloists, 36 DJs, 3 Callers and 41 Performance Groups

We also have 1719 ballroom dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show ballroom dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 356 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 183 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 216 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 34 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South

There are 131 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 192 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 3 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 60 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 155 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 55 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 92 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 70 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 24 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Northern Ireland

There are 148 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Northern Ireland region

Folk/Country

We currently have 191 organisations who promote their folk/country dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 47 Dance Teachers, 51 Band/Soloists, 7 DJs, 33 Callers and 23 Performance Groups

We also have 332 folk/country dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show folk/country dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 57 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 33 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 15 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There is 1 forthcoming Folk/Country event listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South

There are 6 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 35 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 5 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 81 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 3 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 73 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 7 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 16 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Historical

We currently have 25 organisations who promote their historical dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 12 Dance Teachers, 4 Band/Soloists, 4 DJs, 4 Callers and 10 Performance Groups

We also have 25 historical dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show historical dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There is 1 forthcoming Historical event listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 8 forthcoming Historical events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

Central - North West

There are 15 forthcoming Historical events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There is 1 forthcoming Historical event listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Latin (Ballroom)

We currently have 186 organisations who promote their latin (ballroom) dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 128 Dance Teachers, 16 Band/Soloists, 38 DJs, 3 Callers and 47 Performance Groups

We also have 1653 latin (ballroom) dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show latin (ballroom) dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 258 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 207 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 207 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There is 1 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) event listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South

There are 128 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 208 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 8 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 62 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 139 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 37 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 94 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 73 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 19 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Northern Ireland

There are 212 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Northern Ireland region

Latin American

We currently have 282 organisations who promote their latin american dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 231 Dance Teachers, 22 Band/Soloists, 92 DJs, 4 Callers and 98 Performance Groups

We also have 1718 latin american dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show latin american dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 403 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 180 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 5 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 90 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 4 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 203 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 423 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 12 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 20 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 60 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 9 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 73 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 29 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 23 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Northern Ireland

There are 178 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Northern Ireland region

Other Non UK

There are 6 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Other Non UK region

Non Partner

We currently have 122 organisations who promote their non partner dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 109 Dance Teachers, 8 Band/Soloists, 15 DJs, 4 Callers and 64 Performance Groups

We also have 499 non partner dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show non partner dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 215 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 67 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

London

There are 15 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South

There are 6 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 38 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 7 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There is 1 forthcoming Non Partner event listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 5 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 3 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 89 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 53 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Other Cultures

We currently have 66 organisations who promote their other cultures dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 54 Dance Teachers, 4 Band/Soloists, 3 DJs and 49 Performance Groups

We also have 260 other cultures dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show other cultures dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 29 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 42 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

London

There are 14 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 15 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 46 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

Wales

There are 5 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 48 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 36 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

North East

There are 25 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Percussive

We currently have 34 organisations who promote their percussive dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 28 Dance Teachers, 1 Band/Soloist, 1 DJ, 2 Callers and 27 Performance Groups

We also have 90 percussive dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show percussive dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There is 1 forthcoming Percussive event listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 29 forthcoming Percussive events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There is 1 forthcoming Percussive event listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There is 1 forthcoming Percussive event listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South

There is 1 forthcoming Percussive event listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

Yorkshire

There are 28 forthcoming Percussive events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North East

There are 29 forthcoming Percussive events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Traditional Side

We currently have 19 organisations who promote their traditional side dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 12 Dance Teachers, 4 Band/Soloists, 1 DJ, 2 Callers and 18 Performance Groups

We also have 112 traditional side dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show traditional side dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 37 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

East Anglia

There are 16 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There is 1 forthcoming Traditional Side event listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South

There are 19 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 27 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Yorkshire

There are 12 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.