In existence since the early 1930s, Jive styles have evolved and adapted with Modern Jive finding immense popularity over the last two decades. The Jive category includes 1940s Jive, Leroc, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll and Smooth Modern Jive.
Classes, dances and other dance events in or near Central-london for Jive. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.
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Planet Swing M.K. Planet Swing M.K. Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes |
Swingsters High Quality weekly M.K. classes now in their fourth year Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 45.0 |  |
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Ceroc @ Village Hall, Byfleet Village Hall Byfleet, Surrey |
Ceroc classes - No Partner Required - No Need to Book Modern Jive |
Ceroc Surrey | 18.0 |  |
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Beginners & Intermediates Jive Fairlands Community Centre Guildford, Surrey |
Beginners & Intermediates Jive at Fairlands Community Centre 1940s Jive, Modern Jive |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 20.0 | |
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Street and Latin Leigh Dance Studio Leigh on Sea, Essex |
Fun childrens class in Latin and Street,working towards exams and competitions. American Smooth, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Freestyle, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence |
Strictly Smartz | 33.0 | |
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A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W |
West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! - Lindy hop classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 4.0 |  |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Hammersmith The Hammersmith Club London, London W |
Learn to swing dance in Hammersmith - every Thursday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 4.0 | |
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Jive Club Classes Poplars Hall Hutton Shenfield, Essex |
Modern Jive Classes Beginners WELCOME Modern Jive |
The Jive Club | 22.0 | |
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Rock n Roll Rawreth Village Hall Rawreth Village Hall Rawreth, Essex |
Beginners & Improvers 50's Jive Rock n Roll |
Mr Dickie Bows (Mrs) | 30.0 | |
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J7VE Modern Jive dance and lesson Broadbridge Heath Village Centre Horsham, West Sussex |
Modern jive freestyle and lesson, all standards welcome. Modern Jive |
J7VE | 32.0 | |||
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50s Rock n Roll Absolute Beginner Longueville Hall Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire |
50s Jive Rock n Roll for Absolute Beginner Rock n Roll |
Adrian Marsh School of Dance | 43.0 | |||
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Thursday Freestyle The Warren Ballroom Worthing, Sussex |
Pure Freestyle Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
Rocsters | 48.0 | |||
Fri 19 Oct |
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Letchworth Freestyle - Spirella Ceroc Letchworth Letchworth , Hertfordshire |
Letchworth Freestyle - Ceroc Modern Jive Modern Jive |
Ceroc Spirit | 18.0 | |
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Ceroc Friday Freestyle Fairlands Community Centre , Surrey |
Friday freestyle Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
Ceroc Surrey | 20.0 | |
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WeJig Great Baddow. Great Baddow Millenium Centre Chelmsford, Essex |
MJ Dance night Modern Jive |
WeJig | 30.0 | |
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Macao Dance Club Caterham Ex-Serviceman's Club Caterham, Surrey |
Rock 'n Roll,R n B,Swing Jump Jive with resident D.J 'JIVINMAN' 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Rockin',Rollin',Jivin | 20.0 | |||
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The Edge - a very unique evening Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire |
A unique event full of character for the Smooth & Modern Jive, Blues & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jive Hub (NewBerko) | 25.0 | |||
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Learn to Jive - Marlow Marlow British Legion Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
Learn to Rock n Roll Jive every Friday! Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
The Rocking Rebels | 27.0 | |||
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1950s Rock n Roll Jive Dancing Marlow British Legion Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
Weekly Rock n Roll Jive social dance Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
The Rocking Rebels | 27.0 | |||
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Marlow Rock n Roll Club Marlow British Legion Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
Rock n Roll Jive class & dancing every Friday Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
The Rocking Rebels | 27.0 | |||
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The Spirella Ballroom, Freestyle The Spirella Building Letchworth Garden City, Herts, Hertfordshire |
The Spirella Building Freestyle night Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 32.0 | |||
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Reading Rock'n'Roll Burghfield Community Sports Association Reading, Berkshire |
Live Band supported by DJ Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
RockinRhythm | 39.0 | |||
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Practice & Social Evening The Dance Centre Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes |
An informal, relaxed evening to practice what you've been learning! 1940s Jive, American Smooth, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Mambo, Merengue, Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Smooth Modern Jive, Modern Sequence |
Milton Keynes Dance Centre | 45.0 | |||
Sat 20 Oct |
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LeRoc Surrey MJ Big Saturday dance Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall Ashtead, Surrey |
LeRoc dancing in two dance halls Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) | 15.0 | |
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JATBW with The Devil's Cut Combo! Jumpin' at the Bricket Wood Side! Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire |
With The brilliant Devil's Cut Combo 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive |
Swingsters | 17.0 | |
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Blues in my Shoes Jumpin' at the Bricket Wood Side! Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire |
Get to grips with Balboa from the ground up Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Traditional (USA) Blues, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
Swingsters | 17.0 | |
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Jive Party with Laura B & Her Band Rivoli Ballroom Crofton Park, Croydon |
An friendly and exhilarating night of live music and dancing in the iconic Rivoli Ballroom Blues, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Jive Party | 14.0 | |
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Bojangles at Kingston Jumpin' Jive Kingston Working Man's Club Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey |
Our dances are always well attended by people who enjoy a variety of 1940s/50s Jive styles 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Bojangles Jive | 20.0 | |
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Piccadilly Dance Orchestra GALA Cecil Sharp House London, Camden |
Gala 30th Anniversary Concert - with space for dancing too! 1940s Jive, American Smooth, Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Waltz |
The Piccadilly Dance Orchestra | 1.0 | |
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WeJig St Albans Launch Party. Greenwood Park Community Centre. St Albans, Hertfordshire |
Modern Jive Dance night. Leroc, Modern Jive |
WeJig | 18.0 | |
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Boogie Shack The Zoo Cafe Hertford , Hertfordshire |
Top social dancing to an eclectic range of music from swing and jive to blues and RnB. 1940s Jive, Blues, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 20.0 | |
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Michele’s Dance Club Michele Maguire Broxbourne, Enfield |
Teaching all the ballroom and Latin dances Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Waltz |
Michele’s Dance Club | 14.0 | |||
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Social Social evening Broxbourne, Enfield |
Social night for all Argentine Tango, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Cha Cha (Club), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
Michele’s Dance Club | 14.0 | |||
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Halloween Horrorball Dance Drill Hall Horsham, Sussex |
Saturday Freestyle everyone welcome Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
Rocsters | 32.0 | |||
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ACH Jive charity dance Passmores school Harlow, Essex |
Charity dance ACH jive Modern Jive |
Age Concern Harlow | 33.0 | |||
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Devotion freestyle Rawson Hall Bolney, West Sussex |
Four hours of freestyle Ceroc dancing Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
CerocZeal | 39.0 | |||
Sun 21 Oct |
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Ceroc Sunday Freestyle Village Hall Byfleet, Surrey |
Sunday Afternoon Freestyle 1940s Jive, Leroc, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive |
Ceroc Surrey | 18.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Chiswick Boston Room @ The George IV Chiswick, London W |
Monthly beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) class and dance party 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 5.0 | |
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Elysian Den - swing dance party Boston Room @ The George IV Chiswick, London W |
Monthly Sunday night swing dance party (West London) 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Swingland | 5.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Twickenham The Cabbage Patch Twickenham, Middlesex |
Learn to swing dance in Twickenham - every Sunday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 9.0 | |
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The Lavender Club Kingston Working Men's Club Kingston Upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames |
Sunday Afternoon Dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
The Lavender Club | 9.0 | |||
Mon 22 Oct |
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Ceroc Letchworth Ceroc Letchworth Letchworth , Hertfordshire |
Ceroc is best described as modern jive with hints of Latin and Tango Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
Ceroc Spirit | 18.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Brixton Market House Brixton Brixton, London SW |
Learn to swing dance in Brixton - every Monday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 4.0 | |
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Ceroc Basildon Basildon Sport & Leisure Club Basildon, Southend on Sea |
Adult modern jive dance classes Modern Jive |
Ceroc - Adult Jive Classes | 27.0 | |
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Jive Club Hamptons Leisure (formerly Marconi) Chelmsford, Essex |
Jive Club Monday Class Modern Jive |
The Jive Club | 33.0 | |
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40's Swing Jive - Ashingdon Ashingdon & East Hawkwell Memorial Hall Rochford, Essex |
40's swing jive 1940s Jive |
Mr Dickie Bows (Mrs) | 33.0 | |
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Serene Dance Class Nights Birds Hill Golf Club Maidenhead, Berkshire |
Serene Dance brings smooth modern jive classes to Maidenhead in Berkshire every Monday. Smooth Modern Jive |
Serene Dance | 41.0 | |
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Enerjive Smoooth mondays Enerjive Bordon, Hampshire |
Smoooth jive classes Monday nights Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
Enerjive | 42.0 | |
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Rock 'n' Roll Dance The Horseshoe Inn Herstmonceux, Sussex |
A regular night of Rock 'n' Roll with the emphasis on music for dancing. Rock n Roll |
Running Wild Record Hop | 47.0 | |
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Beginners Jive Class & Dance Harefield Cricket Club Middlesex, Middlesex |
Beginners Jive class and dancing Rock n Roll |
The Rocking Rebels | 16.0 | |||
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Rock n Roll Monday's Harefield Cricket Club Middlesex, Middlesex |
Learn to Dance 1950s Rock n Roll Jive with the Rocking Rebels! Rock n Roll |
The Rocking Rebels | 16.0 | |||
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Rock n Roll Jive Club Harefield Cricket Club Middlesex, Middlesex |
1950s Rock n Roll Jive Club every Monday Rock n Roll, Strolls |
The Rocking Rebels | 16.0 | |||
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Learn Fun Social Dancing in Epsom Epsom Methodist Church Epsom, Surrey |
Learn fun, social dancing to popular music Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Merengue, Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence |
The First Dance | 20.0 | |||
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Medway Lindy Hoppers Aylesford Community Centre Aylesford, Kent |
Suitable for absolute beginners & improvers - No partner required 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Strolls |
Medway Lindy Hoppers | 30.0 | |||
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L'worth Regular Ceroc class night Spirella Ballroom Letchworth Garden City, Herts, Hertfordshire |
Ceroc regular class night Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 32.0 | |||
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Absolute Beginners 50s Rock n Roll Oakgrove Primary School Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire |
A Brand New Class & Time - Absolute Beginners Jive 50s RnR Rock n Roll |
Adrian Marsh School of Dance | 44.0 | |||
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USC Regular Ceroc class night University Sports & Social Club Mill Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
Regular weekly ceroc dance class Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 49.0 | |||
Tue 23 Oct |
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LeRoc Surrey Modern Jive Classes Dorking Halls Dorking, Surrey |
LeRoc Modern Jive & Smooth Classes & Freestyle Grand Hall, Dorking Halls Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) | 19.0 | |
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Savoy Swing Lounge Luton&Dunstable Savoy Swing Lounge Luton & Dunstable Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
Weekly Swing Dance Classes Balboa, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 35.0 | |
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Ceroc @ Bourne Hall, Ewell Bourne Hall Epsom, Surrey |
Ceroc classes - No Partner Required - No Need to Book Modern Jive |
Ceroc Surrey | 12.0 | |
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Beginners & Intermediates Jive The Hale Institute Farnham, Surrey |
Jive Course suitable for Beginners followed by Intermediates class 1940s Jive, Modern Jive |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 20.0 | |
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Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing | 20.0 | |
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Ceroc @ Worplesdon Memorial Hall Worplesdon Memorial Hall Guildford, Surrey |
Ceroc classes - No Partner Required - No Need to Book Modern Jive |
Ceroc Surrey | 26.0 | |
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Ceroc Storey's Field Storey's Field Centre Cambridge, Cambridge |
Ceroc is best described as modern jive with flavours of Latin & Tango Modern Jive |
Ceroc Spirit | 49.0 | |
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C Jam The Exhibit London, London SW |
The home of Savoy-style Lindy hop in London! - swing dance classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 4.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Exhibit London, London SW |
Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 4.0 | |
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Beginners 1950s Jive/R'n'R (1b) The Cavendish Arms London, London SW |
45 minute class in 1950s Jive / Rock n Roll for Absolute Beginners (1b) - South London 1940s Jive, Rock n Roll |
Hula Boogie | 4.0 | |
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Modern Jive Surrey class The Old Whitgiftians Club House South Croydon, Surrey |
Class + Freestyle Leroc, Modern Jive |
Modern Jive Surrey | 10.0 | |
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Ballroom/Latin Beginners Class Salfords Salfords, Redhill,, Surrey |
Ballroom/Latin Class Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
Pegasus Professional Services | 20.0 | |
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Ceroc Chelmsford King Edward VI Grammar School (KEGS) Chelmsford, Essex |
Adult modern jive dance classes Modern Jive |
Ceroc - Adult Jive Classes | 28.0 | |
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P J's Dance Club Rock n Roll and Sw Nutley War Memorial Hall Nutley East Sussex, Sussex |
beginners lesson stroll lesson and intermediate lesson + free dancing 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll |
Peter Crowhurst | 34.0 | |
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Tuesday Dance & Social Club Russell Park Social Club Bedford, Bedfordshire |
Friendly Dance and Social Club Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Popular Sequence, Waltz |
Annie Seaborn | 35.0 | |||
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Modern Jive The Warren Ballroom Worthing, Sussex |
Beginners lesson at 8pm intermediate lesson at 9pm Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
Rocsters | 48.0 | |||
Wed 24 Oct |
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Swing Shed Bedford Shortstown Village Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire |
Weekly classes Lindy Hop Swing Charleston Balboa Jazz Steps in Bedford Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 44.0 | |
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Shoreham Centre modern jive Shoreham Community Centre Shoreham-By-Sea, Sussex |
Modern Jive Freestyle Practice night Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
Danceaholics.co.uk | 47.0 | |
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100+ Modern Jivers in Sussex Shoreham Community Centre Shoreham-By-Sea, Sussex |
Brighton-Shoreham Wednesday - Danceaholics: Modern Jive Leroc, Modern Jive |
Danceaholics.co.uk | 47.0 | |
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Ceroc @ Assembly Rooms, Surbiton The Assembly Rooms Surbiton, Surrey |
Ceroc classes - No Partner Required - No Need to Book Modern Jive |
Ceroc Surrey | 10.0 | |
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Ceroc Fowlmere Ceroc Fowlmere Fowlmere, Hertfordshire |
Ceroc is best described as modern jive with flavours of Latin and Tango Modern Jive |
Ceroc Spirit | 18.0 | |
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Ceroc @ Mytchett Centre, Mytchett The Mytchett Centre Camberley, Surrey |
Ceroc classes - No Partner Required - No Need to Book Modern Jive |
Ceroc Surrey | 29.0 | |
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Under 8's Leigh Dance Studio Leigh on Sea, Essex |
Under 8's fun dance class, Latin and street Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Rock n Roll, Waltz |
Strictly Smartz | 33.0 | |
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Ceroc Romford Reloaded Romford United Services and Social Club Romford, Essex |
Adult modern jive dance classes Modern Jive |
Ceroc - Adult Jive Classes | 14.0 | |
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