Swing classes and dances events near Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire 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 25 Sep			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	24.0
			Bushey Balboa Workshop Lincolns Field Great Hall , Bushey, Hertfordshire General Level Balboa workshop Swingsters	General Level Balboa workshop Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	24.0
			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	30.0
			Jazz & Jam Hargrave Hall , , London N Dance Workshop followed by Social Dancing to a Musicians' Gypsy Jam Hot Jazz Rag	Dance Workshop followed by Social Dancing to a Musicians' Gypsy Jam Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	32.0
			Balboa Beckons Old Headington Village Hall , Oxford, Oxfordshire An afternoon of fabulous balboa dancing to music played by our lovely DJs. Oxford Balboa	An afternoon of fabulous balboa dancing to music played by our lovely DJs. Balboa	38.0
Mon 26 Sep			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	36.0
			Balboa classes beginner + improver St Michael's Church Hall , Oxford, Oxfordshire Classes in balboa for beginners and improvers. Pay on door or by DanceCloud Oxford Balboa	Classes in balboa for beginners and improvers. Pay on door or by DanceCloud Balboa	40.0
Tue 27 Sep			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	40.0
			Swing Dance at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	26.0
			Hideaway Hop - Lindy Hop Wesley Methodist Church , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Lindy Hop class and social dance - Frequent live jazz Cambridge Swing Dance	Lindy Hop class and social dance - Frequent live jazz Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	26.0
Wed 28 Sep			Swing Imp + Int classes Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop	7.0
			8 week swing beginners course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 week Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	8 week Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	7.0
			Swingland Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
			Dancing to live Trad Jazz band Wycombe Marsh British Legion , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Come and dance to live trad jazz music AJC Trad Jazz for Jivers in High Wycombe	Come and dance to live trad jazz music 1940s Jive, Blues, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Traditional (USA) Blues, Smooth Modern Jive	29.0
			Beginners Swing Jive & Intermediate Walton Memorial Hall , Walton by Kimcote, Leicestershire East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop & 1920's Charleston Strictly Jitterbug!	East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop & 1920's Charleston 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	46.0
			Lindy Hop Class Night Centre at St Paul's , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Beginner and intermediate lindy hop classes Cambridge Swing Dance	Beginner and intermediate lindy hop classes Lindy Hop	26.0
			Introduction to Balboa Academy Dance Studios , London, Camden Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Hot Jazz Rag	Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Balboa	34.0
Thu 29 Sep			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night with a fun swing icebreaker class Swingsters	High quality live band night with a fun swing icebreaker class 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	6.0
			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	6.0
			Stroll Class & Taster Balboa Class Fairlands Community Centre , Guildford, Surrey Stroll Class & Taster Balboa Class The Surrey Swing Dance Society	Stroll Class & Taster Balboa Class Balboa, Strolls	49.0
			Drop in class Caroline Chisholm School , Northampton, Northamptonshire Drop in Lindy Hop classes every Thursday The Cotton Club	Drop in Lindy Hop classes every Thursday Lindy Hop	25.0
Fri 30 Sep			Beginners/Improvers 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 Lindy Hop	49.0
			Intermediates Lindy Hop Fairlands Community Centre , Guildford, Surrey Intermediates moves The Surrey Swing Dance Society	Intermediates moves Charleston, Lindy Hop	49.0
			Club Jive 2 Room Freestyle Addlestone Community Centre , Addlestone, Surrey Freestyle Modern Jive / WCS ++ dance night Club Jive	Freestyle Modern Jive / WCS ++ dance night Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	43.0
			Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club Farnham Royal Village Hall , Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! The Rocking Rebels	Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	26.0
Sat 01 Oct			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	18.0
			Balboa & Bal-Swing courses South London Irish Club , Wimbledon, Merton 5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Hot Jazz Rag	5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Balboa	41.0
Mon 03 Oct			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	36.0
			Balboa classes beginner + improver St Michael's Church Hall , Oxford, Oxfordshire Classes in balboa for beginners and improvers. To book: https://www.oxfordbalboa.co.uk Oxford Balboa	Classes in balboa for beginners and improvers. To book: https://www.oxfordbalboa.co.uk Balboa	40.0
Tue 04 Oct			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	40.0
			Swing Dance at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	26.0
			Hideaway Hop - Lindy Hop Wesley Methodist Church , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Lindy Hop class and social dance - Frequent live jazz Cambridge Swing Dance	Lindy Hop class and social dance - Frequent live jazz Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	26.0
Wed 05 Oct			Swing Imp + Int classes Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop	7.0
			8 week swing beginners course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 week Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	8 week Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	7.0
			Swingland Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
			Beginners Swing Jive & Intermediate Walton Memorial Hall , Walton by Kimcote, Leicestershire East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop & 1920's Charleston Strictly Jitterbug!	East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop & 1920's Charleston 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	46.0
			Lindy Hop Class Night Centre at St Paul's , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Beginner and intermediate lindy hop classes Cambridge Swing Dance	Beginner and intermediate lindy hop classes Lindy Hop	26.0
			Introduction to Balboa Academy Dance Studios , London, Camden Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Hot Jazz Rag	Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Balboa	34.0
Thu 06 Oct			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night with a fun swing icebreaker class Swingsters	High quality live band night with a fun swing icebreaker class 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	6.0
			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	6.0
			Drop in class Caroline Chisholm School , Northampton, Northamptonshire Drop in Lindy Hop classes every Thursday The Cotton Club	Drop in Lindy Hop classes every Thursday Lindy Hop	25.0
Fri 07 Oct			Rhythm Joint Swing Dance Newmarket The Exning Road Club , Newmarket, Cambridgeshire Monthly Social Swing Dance Night (Every 1st Friday in the Month) Get in the Swing	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	29.0
			Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club Farnham Royal Village Hall , Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! The Rocking Rebels	Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	26.0
Sat 08 Oct			Balboa & Bal-Swing courses South London Irish Club , Wimbledon, Merton 5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Hot Jazz Rag	5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Balboa	41.0
Sun 09 Oct			Club Jive Tea Dance Byfleet Village Hall , Byfleet, Surrey Tea Dance Club Jive	Tea Dance Foxtrot, Leroc, Modern Jive, Rumba, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	46.0
			Paper Moon Hargrave Hall , , London N Live music social dance: The Man Overboard Hot Jazz Rag	Live music social dance: The Man Overboard Balboa, Charleston, Lindy Hop	32.0
Mon 10 Oct			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	36.0
			Balboa classes beginner + improver St Michael's Church Hall , Oxford, Oxfordshire Classes in balboa for beginners and improvers. To book: https://www.oxfordbalboa.co.uk Oxford Balboa	Classes in balboa for beginners and improvers. To book: https://www.oxfordbalboa.co.uk Balboa	40.0
Tue 11 Oct			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	40.0
			Swing Dance at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	26.0
			Hideaway Hop - Lindy Hop Wesley Methodist Church , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Lindy Hop class and social dance - Frequent live jazz Cambridge Swing Dance	Lindy Hop class and social dance - Frequent live jazz Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	26.0
Wed 12 Oct			Swing Imp + Int classes Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop	7.0
			8 week swing beginners course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 week Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	8 week Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	7.0
			Swingland Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
			Beginners Swing Jive & Intermediate Walton Memorial Hall , Walton by Kimcote, Leicestershire East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop & 1920's Charleston Strictly Jitterbug!	East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop & 1920's Charleston 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	46.0
			Lindy Hop Class Night Centre at St Paul's , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Beginner and intermediate lindy hop classes Cambridge Swing Dance	Beginner and intermediate lindy hop classes Lindy Hop	26.0
			Introduction to Balboa Academy Dance Studios , London, Camden Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Hot Jazz Rag	Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Balboa	34.0
Thu 13 Oct			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night with a fun swing icebreaker class Swingsters	High quality live band night with a fun swing icebreaker class 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	6.0
			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	6.0
			Drop in class Caroline Chisholm School , Northampton, Northamptonshire Drop in Lindy Hop classes every Thursday The Cotton Club	Drop in Lindy Hop classes every Thursday Lindy Hop	25.0
Fri 14 Oct			Black Cat Friday freestyle Black Cat Friday Freestyle , Bedford, Bedfordshire Themed Freestyle dance with DJ Jon Brett Swingsters	Themed Freestyle dance with DJ Jon Brett Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	11.0
			Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club Farnham Royal Village Hall , Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! The Rocking Rebels	Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	26.0
Sat 15 Oct			Balboa & Bal-Swing courses South London Irish Club , Wimbledon, Merton 5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Hot Jazz Rag	5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Balboa	41.0
Sun 16 Oct			Balboa for beginners & improvers The Far Cotton Working mens Club , Northampton, Northamptonshire Balboa for beginners & improvers run for us by Rob & Sarah from All About Swing The Cotton Club	Balboa for beginners & improvers run for us by Rob & Sarah from All About Swing Balboa	26.0
Mon 17 Oct			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	36.0
			Balboa classes beginner + improver St Michael's Church Hall , Oxford, Oxfordshire Classes in balboa for beginners and improvers. To book: https://www.oxfordbalboa.co.uk Oxford Balboa	Classes in balboa for beginners and improvers. To book: https://www.oxfordbalboa.co.uk Balboa	40.0
Tue 18 Oct			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	40.0
			Swing Dance at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	26.0
			Hideaway Hop - Lindy Hop Wesley Methodist Church , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Lindy Hop class and social dance - Frequent live jazz Cambridge Swing Dance	Lindy Hop class and social dance - Frequent live jazz Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	26.0
Wed 19 Oct			Swing Imp + Int classes Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop	7.0
			8 week swing beginners course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 week Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	8 week Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	7.0
			Swingland Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
			Beginners Swing Jive & Intermediate Walton Memorial Hall , Walton by Kimcote, Leicestershire East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop & 1920's Charleston Strictly Jitterbug!	East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop & 1920's Charleston 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	46.0
			Lindy Hop Class Night Centre at St Paul's , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Beginner and intermediate lindy hop classes Cambridge Swing Dance	Beginner and intermediate lindy hop classes Lindy Hop	26.0
Thu 20 Oct			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night with a fun swing icebreaker class Swingsters	High quality live band night with a fun swing icebreaker class 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	6.0
			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	6.0
			Drop in class Caroline Chisholm School , Northampton, Northamptonshire Drop in Lindy Hop classes every Thursday The Cotton Club	Drop in Lindy Hop classes every Thursday Lindy Hop	25.0
Fri 21 Oct			Club Jive 2 Room Freestyle Addlestone Community Centre , Addlestone, Surrey Freestyle Modern Jive / WCS ++ dance night Club Jive	Freestyle Modern Jive / WCS ++ dance night Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	43.0
			Fun Practice night Walton by Kimcote , Walton, Leicester Time to practice what you have learnt, with Alistair on hand to help Strictly Jitterbug!	Time to practice what you have learnt, with Alistair on hand to help 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	45.0
Sat 22 Oct			Balboa & Bal-Swing courses South London Irish Club , Wimbledon, Merton 5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Hot Jazz Rag	5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Balboa	41.0

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