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
Sun 22 May			Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Jive classes with Jumping Jimmy Taylor, freestyle dancing & light refreshments Jukes Jiving	Jive classes with Jumping Jimmy Taylor, freestyle dancing & light refreshments Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	38.0
Mon 23 May			Canterbury Collegiate Shag Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Collegiate Shag	45.0
			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	41.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	36.0
Tue 24 May			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	13.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	35.0
			Swing Dance at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire 10 week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course SwingdanceUK	10 week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall , Hurst Green , East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	40.0
Wed 25 May			8 Week Beginners Swing Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Swingsters	8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	45.0
			Swingland Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	32.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	16.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	40.0
Thu 26 May			Planet Swing weekly Balboa class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa	45.0
			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
			Swing Thing St Francis Church Hall , Horley, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	28.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	40.0
Fri 27 May			Southend City Swing Naval and Military Club Southend on Sea , Southend on Sea, Essex Swing dance social in Southend on Sea with live music and DJ sets. Southend City Swing	Swing dance social in Southend on Sea with live music and DJ sets. Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing	25.0
Sun 29 May			1940's Tea Dance Lincolns Field Great Hall , Bushey, Hertfordshire 1940's Style Swing Jive Jitterbug & Ballroom Tea Dance Swingsters	1940's Style Swing 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	23.0
			Balboa Workshop Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey , Bushey, Hertfordshire Fast beginners and above level Balboa Swingsters	Fast beginners and above level Balboa Balboa, Lindy Hop	23.0
			Beginners & improvers Lindy hop Act One (The Old Library) , London, Ealing Beginners/improvers Lindy hop workshop Swingland	Beginners/improvers Lindy hop workshop Lindy Hop	17.0
			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 30 May			Canterbury Collegiate Shag Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Collegiate Shag	45.0
			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	41.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	36.0
Tue 31 May			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	13.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	35.0
			Swing Dance at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire 10 week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course SwingdanceUK	10 week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall , Hurst Green , East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	40.0
Wed 01 Jun			8 Week Beginners Swing Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Swingsters	8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	45.0
			Swingland Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	32.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	16.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	40.0
Thu 02 Jun			Planet Swing weekly Balboa class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa	45.0
			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
			Swing Thing St Francis Church Hall , Horley, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	28.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	40.0
Fri 03 Jun			Summer Chill Fishbourne Church Hall , Chichester, West Sussex Social dance ideal for Lindy hoppers and Swing jivers Jive 'n' Boogie	Social dance ideal for Lindy hoppers and Swing jivers 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	46.0
Mon 06 Jun			Canterbury Collegiate Shag Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Collegiate Shag	45.0
			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	41.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	36.0
Tue 07 Jun			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	13.0
			Swing Dance at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire 10 week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course SwingdanceUK	10 week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall , Hurst Green , East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	40.0
Wed 08 Jun			8 Week Beginners Swing Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Swingsters	8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	45.0
			Swingland Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	32.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	16.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	40.0
Thu 09 Jun			Planet Swing weekly Balboa class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa	45.0
			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
			Swing Thing St Francis Church Hall , Horley, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	28.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	40.0
Fri 10 Jun			Black Cat Friday freestyle Black Cat Friday Freestyle , Bedford, Bedfordshire Themed Freestyle dance Jon with DJ Jon Brett Swingsters	Themed Freestyle dance Jon with DJ Jon Brett Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre , Guildford, Surrey A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style The Surrey Swing Dance Society	A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	30.0
			Modern & Smooth Jive Dance at Berko Berkhamsted Town Hall , Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire A great freestyle night for the Modern & Smooth Jive Partner Dance Community Jive Hub (NewBerko)	A great freestyle night for the Modern & Smooth Jive Partner Dance Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive	33.0
Sat 11 Jun			Tenterden Swing-Summer Swing Dance Benenden Village Hall , Cranbrook, Kent Swing Dance Tenterden Swing	Swing Dance Lindy Hop	38.0
			Saturday Swing Time with Live Band Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire It's time to party with the Ding Dong Daddios! SwingdanceUK	It's time to party with the Ding Dong Daddios! Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
Sun 12 Jun			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
			Summer Tea Dance Southern Maltings , Ware, Hertfordshire Summer Tea Dance with ballroom orchestra Southern Maltings, Ware	Summer Tea Dance with ballroom orchestra American Smooth, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	19.0
Mon 13 Jun			Canterbury Shim Sham Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Three week shim sham course, solo line dance originally from the late 1920s Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Three week shim sham course, solo line dance originally from the late 1920s Early 20th Century, Jazz, Jazz Steps, Strolls	45.0
			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	41.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	36.0
Tue 14 Jun			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	13.0
			Swing Dance at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire 10 week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course SwingdanceUK	10 week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall , Hurst Green , East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	40.0
Wed 15 Jun			8 Week Beginners Swing Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Swingsters	8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	45.0
			Swingland Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	32.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	16.0
Thu 16 Jun			Planet Swing weekly Balboa class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa	45.0

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