Swing classes and dances events near Barking-and-dagenham

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 Barking-and-dagenham for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.

Date			Event/Venue/Organiser	Description/Dance Styles	Distance
Sat 29 Nov			Alisa Lands Quartet @ Cotton Club Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire The Alisa Lands Quartet - Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights Swingsters	The Alisa Lands Quartet - Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	44.0
			Level Up Your Collegiate Shag! Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire A great exploration of this fun and energetic swing dance Swingsters	A great exploration of this fun and energetic swing dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Quickstep	44.0
			Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Swingland	Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Lindy Hop	32.0
			Swing Dance Morley College London , , Southwark Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Nikki Santilli	Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Lindy Hop	10.0
Sun 30 Nov			Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Freestyle Jive dancing, DJ Jumping Jimmy Taylor, , Tea , Coffee & Light buffet Jukes Jiving	Freestyle Jive dancing, DJ Jumping Jimmy Taylor, , Tea , Coffee & Light buffet Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	38.0
Mon 01 Dec			A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop - Intermediates Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop - Intermediates Lindy Hop	41.0
			Solo Jazz with Anna City Sport , London, London EC Solo Jazz class with Anna SwingdanceUK	Solo Jazz class with Anna Charleston, Jazz, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	10.0
			Reading Jive Park United Reformed Church , Reading, Reading Accessible authentic Jive. Rockin', jumpin' retro music. Starts with 6-count figures. Berkshire Swing Dance	Accessible authentic Jive. Rockin', jumpin' retro music. Starts with 6-count figures. 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	46.0
Tue 02 Dec			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall , Royston, Hertfordshire Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	38.0
			Swing on the Stour The Mooring Cafe and Bar , Canterbury, Kent Canterbury’s twice a month swing dance with classes (first and third Tuesday of the month) Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Canterbury’s twice a month swing dance with classes (first and third Tuesday of the month) 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	37.0
			Reading Lindy Hop Wattlington House Garden Hall , Reading, Reading Two levels of Lindy Hop. Regular start dates. Lots of fun. Application form on website. Berkshire Swing Dance	Two levels of Lindy Hop. Regular start dates. Lots of fun. Application form on website. Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	47.0
Wed 03 Dec			Jazzumba dance fitness Weds PM 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	44.0
			4 Week Swing Beginners/Recap Course Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Recap / Step Up to Improvers Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Recap / Step Up to Improvers Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Eve Swing Den Bedford , 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, Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	49.0
			Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Great Denham Community Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop/Swing Swingsters	Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop/Swing Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	49.0
			Line dance and west coast swing Baldslow hall, , Hastings, East Sussex Line dancing and west coast swing Ballroom Glamour	Line dancing and west coast swing Line Dance, Popular Sequence, West Coast Swing	49.0
			Swingland TW7 - class, practice Werfa Pavilion , Isleworth, London, London W Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Swingland	Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	21.0
			FREE dancing in Upper Beeding Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Join us for free dancing at our end of year celebration Brighthelm Swing	Join us for free dancing at our end of year celebration Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	49.0
Thu 04 Dec			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	45.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing Beds & M.K. Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Swingsters	Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Argentine Tango, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Advanced Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	10.0
			Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon City Sport , London, London EC Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon SwingdanceUK	Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon Lindy Hop	10.0
Fri 05 Dec			The Essex Hop Hawkwell Village Hall , Hockley, Essex The Jive Aces with guest Julie Jive and DJ Skinny Mule The Jive Aces	The Jive Aces with guest Julie Jive and DJ Skinny Mule 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing	23.0
Sat 06 Dec			Swing Dance Morley College London , , Southwark Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Nikki Santilli	Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Lindy Hop	10.0
			Fast Beginners Balboa Workshop Ruislip , Ruislip, Harrow Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop SwingdanceUK	Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop Balboa	22.0
Sun 07 Dec			Four Seasons Tea Dance Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Jive - Swing - Ballroom - Tea Dance Swingsters	Jive - Swing - Ballroom - Tea Dance 1940s Jive, American Smooth, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Waltz, Smooth Modern Jive	44.0
			Argentine Tango Workshop Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Argentine Tango Workshop Swingsters	Argentine Tango Workshop Lindy Hop, Tango Nuevo, Tango Fusion, Traditional (USA) Blues, Blues Fusion	44.0
			Improvers Lindy hop Linden House Riverside , Hammersmith/Chiswick, London, London W Improvers Lindy hop workshop Swingland	Improvers Lindy hop workshop Lindy Hop	16.0
			Jingle Bell Jive at NAM National Army Museum , London, London SW Jive back in time to the 1940s at our Jingle Bell Jive. SwingdanceUK	Jive back in time to the 1940s at our Jingle Bell Jive. Lindy Hop	14.0
			Washington Club 'Tea Dance' Dial Post Village Hall , Horsham, West Sussex We play music to Jive, Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa & Rock 'n' Roll. Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	We play music to Jive, Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa & Rock 'n' Roll. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	43.0
Mon 08 Dec			A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			Solo Jazz with Anna City Sport , London, London EC Solo Jazz class with Anna SwingdanceUK	Solo Jazz class with Anna Charleston, Jazz, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	10.0
Tue 09 Dec			C Jam Xmas Party - classes&dancing The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	14.0
			Live music at C Jam The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW The Intercontinentals live at the C Jam Xmas Party 2025 Swingland	The Intercontinentals live at the C Jam Xmas Party 2025 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	14.0
			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall , Royston, Hertfordshire Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	38.0
			Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	37.0
Wed 10 Dec			Jazzumba dance fitness Weds PM 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	44.0
			4 Week Swing Beginners/Recap Course Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Recap / Step Up to Improvers Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Recap / Step Up to Improvers Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Great Denham Community Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop/Swing Swingsters	Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop/Swing Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	49.0
			Line dance and west coast swing Baldslow hall, , Hastings, East Sussex Line dancing and west coast swing Ballroom Glamour	Line dancing and west coast swing Line Dance, Popular Sequence, West Coast Swing	49.0
			Swingland TW7 - class, practice Werfa Pavilion , Isleworth, London, London W Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Swingland	Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	21.0
			Gravity WCS Class Night Rawson Hall , Bolney, West Sussex Gravity WCS Class Night Jive Frenzy	Gravity WCS Class Night West Coast Swing	47.0
Thu 11 Dec			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	45.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing Beds & M.K. Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Swingsters	Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Argentine Tango, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Advanced Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	10.0
			Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon City Sport , London, London EC Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon SwingdanceUK	Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon Lindy Hop	10.0
			Swing Thing Double Seven Club , Redhill, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	26.0
Fri 12 Dec			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
			Jitterbug Jam Session Wattlington House Garden Hall , Reading, Reading Informal social swing dancing with quality tracks and light refreshments. Berkshire Swing Dance	Informal social swing dancing with quality tracks and light refreshments. Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	47.0
Sat 13 Dec			The Winter Swing Ball Latymer Upper - Main Hall , London, London W Swing into Christmas with a fun beginners dance class and a fabulous live band! Swingland	Swing into Christmas with a fun beginners dance class and a fabulous live band! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			Ministry of swing social Knoyle hall Brighton , Brighton, East Sussex Swing dance social Ministry of swing	Swing dance social Balboa, Lindy Hop	40.0
Sun 14 Dec			Paper Moon Hargrave Hall , , London N Social dance to live music ideal for Balboa and other swing styles Nikki Santilli	Social dance to live music ideal for Balboa and other swing styles Balboa	11.0
			Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Freestyle Jive dancing, DJ Jumping Jimmy Taylor, , Tea , Coffee & Light buffet Jukes Jiving	Freestyle Jive dancing, DJ Jumping Jimmy Taylor, , Tea , Coffee & Light buffet Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	38.0
Mon 15 Dec			A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
Tue 16 Dec			TBC C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	14.0
			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall , Royston, Hertfordshire Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	38.0
			Swing on the Stour The Mooring Cafe and Bar , Canterbury, Kent Canterbury’s twice a month swing dance with classes (first and third Tuesday of the month) Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Canterbury’s twice a month swing dance with classes (first and third Tuesday of the month) 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	37.0
			Curzon Swing Dance Social Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Swing dance social dance with taster class SwingdanceUK	Swing dance social dance with taster class 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
Wed 17 Dec			Jazzumba dance fitness Weds PM 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	44.0
			4 Week Swing Beginners/Recap Course Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Recap / Step Up to Improvers Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Recap / Step Up to Improvers Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Great Denham Community Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop/Swing Swingsters	Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop/Swing Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	49.0
			Line dance and west coast swing Baldslow hall, , Hastings, East Sussex Line dancing and west coast swing Ballroom Glamour	Line dancing and west coast swing Line Dance, Popular Sequence, West Coast Swing	49.0
			Swingland TW7 - class, practice Werfa Pavilion , Isleworth, London, London W Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Swingland	Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	21.0
Thu 18 Dec			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	45.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing Beds & M.K. Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Swingsters	Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Argentine Tango, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
Sat 20 Dec			Cotton Club Bedford Quality Bands 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	44.0
Mon 22 Dec			TBC A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
Tue 23 Dec			TBC C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	14.0
Fri 26 Dec			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	0.0
Sun 28 Dec			Brighthelm Swing Tea Dance Patcham Memorial Hall , Brighton, Sussex Tea dance for Swing, Shuffle and Shag dancers everywhere Brighthelm Swing	Tea dance for Swing, Shuffle and Shag dancers everywhere Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	45.0
Mon 29 Dec			TBC A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			Great Gatsby Christmas Party Ewen Hall , Barnet, Barnet The Art Deco Orchestra play Jazz and dance music of the 1920s and 30s. Art Deco Orchestra	The Art Deco Orchestra play Jazz and dance music of the 1920s and 30s. Charleston, Foxtrot, Modern Tango, Rumba, Samba, Waltz	16.0

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