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.
| Date | Event/Venue/Organiser | Description/Dance Styles | Organiser | Distance | |||
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Wed 26 Jul |
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Class | Ceroc @ Assembly Rooms, Surbiton The Assembly Rooms Surbiton, Surrey |
Ceroc classes - No Partner Required - No Need to Book Modern Jive |
Ceroc Surrey | 44.0 |  |
| Dance | 50s Record Hop - jive night Ashingdon & East Hawkwell Memorial Hall Rochford, Essex |
Record Hop Jive night 1940s Jive, Jive (Ballroom), Rock n Roll |
Mr Dickie Bows | 11.0 |  |
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| Class | JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Brentwood The Essex Arms Brentwood, Essex |
Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz Classes in Essex 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 14.0 | |
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Class | Ceroc Romford 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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| Dance | Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons (w The Plough and Harrow Leytonstone,, London E |
Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons - hosted by The Chicken Shack's Malc and Tricia Rock n Roll |
The Chicken Shack | 23.0 | |||
| Class | Fowlmere Regular Ceroc class night Fowlmere Village Hall Fowlmere, Hertfordshire |
Regular weekly run dance classes Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 34.0 | |||
| Practice Night | Practise/Social Dance Night Oval Community Centre Stevenage, Hertfordshire |
Practise/Social Evening Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Waltz, Smooth Modern Jive |
Style Dance School (Hertfordshire) | 34.0 | |||
Thu 27 Jul |
Dance | Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons (T Trussler Hall, London, London E |
Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons - hosted by The Chicken Shack's Malc and Tricia Rock n Roll |
The Chicken Shack | 23.0 | ||
Fri 28 Jul |
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Class | Jivebeat LeRoc & Argentine Tango Sevenoaks Community Centre Sevenoaks, Kent |
LeRoc Modern Jive and Argentine Tango classes Argentine Tango, Leroc, Modern Jive, Tango Nuevo |
Jivebeat | 35.0 | |
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Dance | MJs Surrey Selsdon Hall Selsdon, Surrey |
Friday Freestyle Leroc, Modern Jive |
MJs Just Love To Dance | 38.0 | |
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| Dance | Jump, Jive & Swing (War & Peace) The Hop Farm Diner PADDOCK WOOD, Kent |
Vintage 30's - 50's Dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Vintage Dj | 39.0 | |
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| Dance | Jive Club Freestyle Hamptons Leisure (formerly Marconi) Chelmsford, Essex |
Jive Club Freestyle Modern Jive |
The Jive Club | ||||
Sat 29 Jul |
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Dance | 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) | 47.0 |  |
| Dance | Jive Hive's Modern Jive Freestyle Ashford Road Community Association Hall Canterbury, Kent |
Modern Jive Freestyle Argentine Tango, Modern Jive |
Jive Hive | 40.0 | |
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| Children's Class | Street and Latin 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 | ||||
Sun 30 Jul |
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Dance | 1940's Tea Dance Lincolns Field Great Hall Bushey, Hertfordshire |
1940's Style Jive Jitterbug & Ballroom Tea Dance 1940s Jive, American Smooth, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Foxtrot, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Waltz |
Swingsters | 40.0 | |
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Workshop | Swingsters Balboa Workshop Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey Bushey, Hertfordshire |
Fast beginners to improvers Bal Swing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive |
Swingsters | 40.0 | |
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Dance | Sunday Swing at The Hub Tea Dance The Hub Huntingfield, Suffolk |
Put some swing into your Sunday at The Hub! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
Everything's Jumpin' | 41.0 | |
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| Festival | The Big Jiveswing Jazz Festival Cassiobury Park Watford Watford, Hertfordshire |
A full day of Live Music, Performances and Dancing! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
JiveSwing.Com | 41.0 | |
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| Dance | Juke Box Sunday Night Jive The Vinyl Bar Lonon, Westminster |
Fun weekly Jive club based in Central LondonLondon 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Jump Jive and Shout | 33.0 | |||
| Dance | JiveHub's Sunday Nite Jive & Chill Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire |
Tunes for the Modern & Smooth Jive, West Coast Swing & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing |
Jive Hub (NewBerko) | 47.0 | |||
Mon 31 Jul |
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Class | 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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Class | Absolute Beginners 1950s Jive/RnR Upstairs @ Savoy Tup London, London WC |
1 hour class in 1950s Jive / Rock n Roll Absolute Beginners 1940s Jive, Rock n Roll |
Hula Boogie | 32.0 | |
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| Workshop | Dance AERIALS / Airsteps Workshop Westminster Academy - Dance Studio London, London W |
Dynamic Paired Dance Aerials (aka Airsteps, Acrobatics, Lifts & Tricks) 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
2Rock | 35.0 | |||
| Class | 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 | |||
| Class | Beginners Jive Class & Dance Harefield Cricket Club Middlesex, Middlesex |
Beginners Jive class and dancing Rock n Roll |
The Rocking Rebels | 45.0 | |||
| Dance | 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 01 Aug |
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Class | 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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Class | LeRoc Surrey Modern Jive Classes Dorking Halls Dorking, Surrey |
LeRoc Modern Jive & Smooth Classes & Freestyle Grand Hall, Dorking Halls Leroc, Modern Jive |
LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) | 49.0 | |
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Class | 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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Class | 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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| Class | JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The Two Brewers Pub Chelmsford , Essex |
Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | |
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Class | 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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Class | JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in St Albans Jubilee Centre St Albans, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in St Albans 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 37.0 | |
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| Class | 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 02 Aug |
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Class | Ceroc @ Assembly Rooms, Surbiton The Assembly Rooms Surbiton, Surrey |
Ceroc classes - No Partner Required - No Need to Book Modern Jive |
Ceroc Surrey | 44.0 | |
| Class | JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Brentwood The Essex Arms Brentwood, Essex |
Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz Classes in Essex 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 14.0 | |
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Class | Ceroc Romford 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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| Workshop | Day of Dance Day of Dance Leigh on Sea, Essex |
Dance all day - ballroom latin and disco. American Smooth, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence |
Strictly Smartz | ||||
| Dance | Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons (w The Plough and Harrow Leytonstone,, London E |
Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons - hosted by The Chicken Shack's Malc and Tricia Rock n Roll |
The Chicken Shack | 23.0 | |||
| Class | Fowlmere Regular Ceroc class night Fowlmere Village Hall Fowlmere, Hertfordshire |
Regular weekly run dance classes Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 34.0 | |||
Thu 03 Aug |
Dance | Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons (T Trussler Hall, London, London E |
Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons - hosted by The Chicken Shack's Malc and Tricia Rock n Roll |
The Chicken Shack | 23.0 | ||
Fri 04 Aug |
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Dance | Black Tie Ballroom Club Dance Indian ymca London , Central London |
Vintage ballroom swing and some Latin dancing to strict tempo ten piece orchestra 1940s Jive, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence |
Colliers Wood Ballroom Dancers | 33.0 | |
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Dance | 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 | |
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Class | Jivebeat LeRoc & Argentine Tango Sevenoaks Community Centre Sevenoaks, Kent |
LeRoc Modern Jive and Argentine Tango classes Argentine Tango, Leroc, Modern Jive, Tango Nuevo |
Jivebeat | 35.0 | |
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Sat 05 Aug |
Dance | Harlem Nights - Watford - NEW VENUE Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire |
Recreating the feel of Harlem's Savoy Ballroom for one night in.. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 40.0 | |
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| Children's Class | Street and Latin 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 | ||||
| Dance | Monthly Modern&Smooth Jive at Berko Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire |
A great freestyle night for the Mod & Smooth Jive Partner Dance Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jive Hub (NewBerko) | 47.0 | |||
Sun 06 Aug |
Dance | Juke Box Sunday Night Jive The Vinyl Bar Lonon, Westminster |
Fun weekly Jive club based in Central LondonLondon 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Jump Jive and Shout | 33.0 | ||
| Dance | M25Jive launch event Greenwood Park Community Centre St Albans, Hertfordshire |
M25jive freestyle launch event Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
M25Jive | 38.0 | |||
Mon 07 Aug |
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Class | Ceroc Basildon Basildon Sport & Leisure Club Basildon, Southend on Sea |
Adult modern jive dance classes Modern Jive |
Ceroc - Adult Jive Classes | 11.0 | |
| Class | Absolute Beginners Jive/RnR (1B) Upstairs @ Savoy Tup London, London WC |
3 Week 1950s Jive/Rock'n'Roll Class (1b) Pay as you go OR in advance 1940s Jive, Rock n Roll |
Hula Boogie | 32.0 | |
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| Class | 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 | |||
| Class | L'worth Regular Ceroc class night Spirella Ballroom Letchworth Garden City, Herts, Hertfordshire |
Ceroc regular class night Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 36.0 | |||
| Class | Beginners Jive Class & Dance Harefield Cricket Club Middlesex, Middlesex |
Beginners Jive class and dancing Rock n Roll |
The Rocking Rebels | 45.0 | |||
| Dance | 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 08 Aug |
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Class | 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 | |
| Class | NO LeRoc Tonight - Venue closed Dorking Halls Dorking, Surrey |
Sorry our venue is clossed for one night only, we are open next week, sorry. Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) | 49.0 | |
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Class | 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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Class | 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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| Class | JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The Two Brewers Pub Chelmsford , Essex |
Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | |
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Class | 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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Class | JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in St Albans Jubilee Centre St Albans, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in St Albans 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 37.0 | |
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| Class | 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 09 Aug |
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Class | Ceroc @ Assembly Rooms, Surbiton The Assembly Rooms Surbiton, Surrey |
Ceroc classes - No Partner Required - No Need to Book Modern Jive |
Ceroc Surrey | 44.0 | |
| Dance | 50s Record Hop - jive night Ashingdon & East Hawkwell Memorial Hall Rochford, Essex |
Record Hop Jive night 1940s Jive, Jive (Ballroom), Rock n Roll |
Mr Dickie Bows | 11.0 | |
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| Class | JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Brentwood The Essex Arms Brentwood, Essex |
Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz Classes in Essex 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 14.0 | |
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Class | Ceroc Romford 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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| Workshop | Day of Dance Day of Dance Leigh on Sea, Essex |
Dance all day - ballroom latin and disco. American Smooth, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence |
Strictly Smartz | ||||
| Dance | Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons (w The Plough and Harrow Leytonstone,, London E |
Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons - hosted by The Chicken Shack's Malc and Tricia Rock n Roll |
The Chicken Shack | 23.0 | |||
| Class | Fowlmere Regular Ceroc class night Fowlmere Village Hall Fowlmere, Hertfordshire |
Regular weekly run dance classes Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 34.0 | |||
Thu 10 Aug |
Dance | Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons (T Trussler Hall, London, London E |
Beginners 50s Jive dance lessons - hosted by The Chicken Shack's Malc and Tricia Rock n Roll |
The Chicken Shack | 23.0 | ||
Fri 11 Aug |
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Dance | Black Cat Friday freestyle Black Cat Friday Freestyle Great Barford Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire |
Fun class and freestyle dance Jon with DJ Jon Brett Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 47.0 | |
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Class | Jivebeat LeRoc & Argentine Tango Sevenoaks Community Centre Sevenoaks, Kent |
LeRoc Modern Jive and Argentine Tango classes Argentine Tango, Leroc, Modern Jive, Tango Nuevo |
Jivebeat | 35.0 | |
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| Dance | Jive Club Freestyle Hamptons Leisure (formerly Marconi) Chelmsford, Essex |
Jive Club Freestyle Modern Jive |
The Jive Club | ||||
| Special | Galaxy - pure expression & more Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire |
An expressive special, with inspirational & emotional music. 2 or more Dj's Leroc, Modern Jive, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jive Hub (NewBerko) | 47.0 | |||
| Dance | St Neots Freestyle night The Priory Centre Freestyle night Priory Lane, St Neots, Cambridgeshire |
Great night at a top venue, large dance floor & bar Modern Jive |
Ceroc Cambs / SG | 48.0 | |||
Sat 12 Aug |
Children's Class | Street and Latin 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 | |||
| Dance | Ballroom/Latin Social Evening Danbury Sports & Social Centre Chelmsford, Essex |
Ballroom/ Latin Social Evening Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
Danbury Sports & Social Centre | 2.0 | |||
Sun 13 Aug |
Dance | Foxyrock - Rock n Roll Eye Community Centre Eye, Suffolk |
Rock n Roll Record Hop Rock n Roll |
Foxyrock | 41.0 | |
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