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 Essex for Jive. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.
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Mon 17 Dec |
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Beginners class ball & latin Strictlys Smartz Leigh on Sea, Essex |
New ballroom and latin class for beginners, or slightly intermedate Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive |
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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 | 34.0 | |
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40's Swing Jive - Ashingdon Ashingdon & East Hawkwell Memorial Hall Rochford, Essex |
40's swing jive 1940s Jive |
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Jive Club Hampton Leisure Chelmsford, Essex |
Jive Club Monday Class Modern Jive |
The Jive Club | 3.0 | |
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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 | 11.0 | |
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Absolute Beginners 1950s Jive Class The Stag's Head London, Hackney |
Absolute Beginners 1950s Jive /Rock 'n' Roll class 1940s Jive, Rock n Roll |
Hula Boogie | 30.0 | |
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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 | 37.0 | |
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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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USC Regular Ceroc class night University Sports & Social Club Mill Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
Regular weekly ceroc dance class Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 36.0 | |||
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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 | 36.0 | |||
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Beginners Jive Class & Dance Harefield Cricket Club Middlesex, Middlesex |
Beginners Jive class and dancing Rock n Roll |
The Rocking Rebels | 45.0 | |||
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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 | 45.0 | |||
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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 | 45.0 | |||
Tue 18 Dec |
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Savoy Swing Lounge Luton&Dunstable Savoy Swing Lounge Luton & Dunstable Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
Weekly Swing Dance Classes Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 43.0 |  |
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Venue closed tonight Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall Ashtead, Surrey |
Tonight Ashtead Halls is not on sorry, back weekly from 22/1/19 Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) | 49.0 | |
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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 | 36.0 | |
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Ceroc St Neots Priory Centre - St Neots St Neots, Cambridgeshire |
Ceroc is best described as modern jive with flavours of Latin & Tango - easy to learn Modern Jive |
Ceroc Spirit | 43.0 | |
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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 | 44.0 | |
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Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing | 48.0 | |
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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 | 5.0 | |
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SLD - Tea Dance Marks Tey Village Hall Colchester, Essex |
An enjoyable afternoon of Ballroom, Latin and Sequence Dancing 1940s Jive, Argentine Tango, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence |
Starlight Dancing | 13.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N |
Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 27.0 | |
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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 | 37.0 | |
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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 | 37.0 | |
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Beginners 1950s Jive/R nR (1c) The Cavendish Arms London, London SW |
45 minute class in 1950s Jive / Rock n Roll for Absolute Beginners (1c) - South London 1940s Jive, Rock n Roll |
Hula Boogie | 37.0 | |
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Modern Jive Surrey class The Old Whitgiftians Club House South Croydon, Surrey |
Class + Freestyle Leroc, Modern Jive |
Modern Jive Surrey | 38.0 | |
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1940s & 50s Jitterbug & Swing Jive The Hub Huntingfield, Suffolk |
Jitterbug and Swing Jive to original swing and rhythm'n'blues music 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Strolls |
Everything's Jumpin' | 41.0 | |
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Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent |
Beginners swing jive lessons 1940s Jive, West Coast Swing |
Canterbury Hep Cats | 47.0 | |||
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St Neots Regular Ceroc class night The Priory Centre, Priory Lane, St Neots St Neots, Cambridgeshire |
Regular weekly class nights Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 48.0 | |||
Wed 19 Dec |
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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 | 34.0 | |
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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 | 44.0 | |
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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 | 19.0 | |
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Fowlmere Regular Ceroc class night Fowlmere Village Hall Fowlmere, Hertfordshire |
Regular weekly run dance classes Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 34.0 | |||
Thu 20 Dec |
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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) | 9.0 | |
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Si Cranstoun London Christmas Gig Livesey Hall Sydenham, London SE |
Si Cranstoun's London Christmas Gig 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Macao Dance Club | 30.0 | |
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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 | 37.0 | |
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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 | 37.0 | |
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Fri 21 Dec |
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Ashtead Christmas Special Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall Ashtead, Surrey |
Christmas Special at Ashtead Hall Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) | 47.0 | |
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Letchworth Freestyle - Spirella Ceroc Letchworth Letchworth , Hertfordshire |
Letchworth Freestyle - Ceroc Modern Jive Modern Jive |
Ceroc Spirit | 34.0 | |
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Jive Club XMAS Freestyle Hampton Leisure Chelmsford, Essex |
Jive Club XMAS Freestyle Modern Jive |
The Jive Club | 3.0 | |
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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 | 36.0 | |||
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Moments 1930s and 40s dances Kessingland working men's club , Suffolk |
1930s and40s dance events 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Moments | 41.0 | |||
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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) | 47.0 | |||
Sat 22 Dec |
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The Roustabouts - Black Cat Xtra Black Cat Friday Freestyle Great Barford Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire |
Live music from the Roustabouts 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 47.0 | |
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WeJig at Danbury Christmas Party Danbury Sports and Social Centre. Danbury, Nr Chelmsford., Essex |
Modern Jive Dance party night with live singer. Modern Jive |
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The Winter Swing Ball 2018 The Hammersmith Club London, London W |
The Winter Swing Ball 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Swingland | 37.0 | |
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Xmas Band night - JJ King Lower Kingswood Social Club Lower Kingswood, Sutton |
Christmas band night with JJ King & The Coolers + DJ Rock n Roll |
Lower Kingswood Jive Club | 46.0 | |||
Sun 23 Dec |
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Adult Beginners Ballroom & Latin Adult Beginners Ballroom and Latin Leigh on Sea, Southend on Sea |
Brand new Adult ballroom and latin class for beginners Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
Strictly Smartz | 22.0 | |
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Mon 24 Dec |
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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 | 36.0 | ||
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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 | 45.0 | |||
Tue 25 Dec |
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Venue closed tonight Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall Ashtead, Surrey |
Tonight Ashtead Halls is not on sorry, back weekly from 22/1/19 Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) | 49.0 | |
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Ceroc St Neots Priory Centre - St Neots St Neots, Cambridgeshire |
Ceroc is best described as modern jive with flavours of Latin & Tango - easy to learn Modern Jive |
Ceroc Spirit | 43.0 | |
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Thu 27 Dec |
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Downtown Daddyo's JATBW Xmas Jumpin' at the Bricket Wood Side! Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire |
With the Downtown Daddyo's! Balboa, Charleston, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 38.0 | |
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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 | 37.0 | |
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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 | 37.0 | |
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Fri 28 Dec |
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JC inbetween Xmas & NY Freestye Hamptons Leisure (formerly Marconi) Chelmsford, Essex |
No classes tonight just 3 hours of freestyle £7 on the DOOR Modern Jive |
The Jive Club | 3.0 | |
Sat 29 Dec |
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Masquerade Big Band Dance The Delphi Centre Sudbury, Suffolk |
"Swing Machine" Big Band Masquerade End of Year Dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Quickstep, Rumba, Waltz |
Dance with us- Suffolk | 21.0 | ||
Sun 30 Dec |
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Adult Beginners Ballroom & Latin Adult Beginners Ballroom and Latin Leigh on Sea, Southend on Sea |
Brand new Adult ballroom and latin class for beginners Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
Strictly Smartz | 22.0 | |
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Jive & Chill - Sunday Night Dancing Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire |
Fine Music for the Modern & Smooth Jive, West Coast Swing & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jive Hub (NewBerko) | 47.0 | |||
Mon 31 Dec |
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Black&Gold NYE + Devil's Cut Combo Bedford Football Club Wilden, Bedfordshire |
Swingsters New Years Eve Black and Gold Ball with the Devil's Cut Combo 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive |
Swingsters | 48.0 | |
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WeJig NYE Party at Danbury Danbury Sports and Social Centre. Danbury, Nr Chelmsford., Essex |
Modern Jive NYE Party and Dance night with Prosecco toast and Buffet, Modern Jive |
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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 | 36.0 | |||
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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 | 45.0 | |||
Tue 01 Jan19 |
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Venue closed tonight Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall Ashtead, Surrey |
Tonight Ashtead Halls is not on sorry, back weekly from 22/1/19 Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) | 49.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The British Legion Chelmsford , Essex |
Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N |
Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 27.0 | |
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Wed 02 Jan19 |
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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 | 34.0 | |
Thu 03 Jan19 |
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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) | 9.0 | |
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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 | 37.0 | |
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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 | 37.0 | |
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Fri 04 Jan19 |
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Rhythm Joint Swing Dance Newmarket The Exning Road Club Newmarket, Cambridgeshire |
Monthly Social Swing Dance Night (Every 1st Friday in the Month) 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Get in the Swing | 43.0 | |
Sat 05 Jan19 |
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Harlem Nights - Watford! Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire |
Recreating the feel of Harlem's Savoy Ballroom for one night in.. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 40.0 | |
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Vintage Dance Workshop Stone Memorial Village Hall Stone In Oxney , Kent |
Learn some authentic British social and novelty dances 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Cinque Ports Swing Jive | 49.0 | |
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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 | 24.0 | |||
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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 | 24.0 | |||
Sun 06 Jan19 |
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Adult Beg/interm ball & Latin Adult Beginners Ballroom and Latin Leigh on Sea, Southend on Sea |
Brand new Adult ballroom and latin class for beginners Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
Strictly Smartz | 22.0 | |
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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 | 42.0 | |
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Jive & Chill - Sunday Night Dancing Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire |
Fine Music for the Modern & Smooth Jive, West Coast Swing & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jive Hub (NewBerko) | 47.0 | |||
Mon 07 Jan19 |
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Beginners class ball & latin Strictlys Smartz Leigh on Sea, Essex |
New ballroom and latin class for beginners, or slightly intermedate Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive |
Strictly Smartz | |
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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 | 34.0 | |
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