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 Bristol for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.
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Tue 14 Aug |
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Shim Sham & Lindy hop summer school Minety Village Hall Wiltshire, Wiltshire |
4 week Shim Sham Course followed by some smooth Lindy Hop 1940s Jive, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive |
Swingstyle | 25.0 |  |
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Summer Balboa School Cheltenham Victory Club Cheltenham Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Balboa at the Victory Club Cheltenham Summer school with Phil & Sue Balboa |
Balboa Bunch | 37.0 | |
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Wed 15 Aug |
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Just Balboa Summer Session Bishopswood Village Hall Ross On Wye, Herefordshire |
Keeping things moving... Balboa |
Just Balboa | 28.0 | |
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Thu 16 Aug |
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Jive Classes Comrades Club Nailsworth, Gloucestershire |
Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing |
Swingbytes Dance | 22.0 | |
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Summer School Balboabunch Victory Club Cheltenham Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Summer school followed by social dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Lindy Hop |
Balboa Bunch | 24.0 | |
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Charleston Fitness Churchdown Community Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Charleston Fitness Charleston |
Swingbytes Dance | 24.0 | |
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Fri 17 Aug |
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Jazzjiveswing Dowty Dance Dowty Sports Club Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Jive Dance for all Dance Styles 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Jazzjiveswing | 33.0 | |
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Ain't Misbehavin' Southbank Club, Bar Bristol, Bristol |
Our friendly Friday night monthly dance Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing |
Swing Dance Bristol | 1.0 | |||
Sat 18 Aug |
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Redbrook Dance Redbrook Village Hall Monmouth, Monmouthshire |
medium size hall, sprung floor, no bar but tea, coffee etc.provided 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Monmouth Lindy Hoppers | 21.0 |  |
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DJ Jive Night Stretton Sugwas Village Hall Hereford, Herefordshire |
Jive dance night with DJ 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive |
Coolmoves Dance & Fitness for Adults | 45.0 | |||
Sun 19 Aug |
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Slow Balboa workshop Highnam Highnam, Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Slow Balboa (SlowBal) Sunday afternoon workshop Balboa |
Balboa Bunch | 31.0 | |
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Beginners Aerials Moose Hall Swindon , Wiltshire |
Sunday Afternoon Aerials Workshop and Dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Swingout Swindon | 27.0 | |
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Mon 20 Aug |
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Charleston Fitness Sawyer Hall Nailsworth, Gloucestershire |
Charleston Fitness Charleston |
Swingbytes Dance | 24.0 | |
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Charleston Fitness Brockworth Community Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Charleston Fitness Charleston |
Swingbytes Dance | 24.0 | |
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Collegiate Shag Lessons Witcombe and Bentham Village Hall nr Gloucester , Gloucestershire |
Collegiate Shag Collegiate Shag |
Swingbytes Dance | 32.0 | |
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Weekly Swing Dance Class- drop in! Ardour Academy Cardiff, South Glamorgan |
Weekly Swing Dance Class- All levels! Drop in! Blues, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swing Out with Jessie! | 25.0 | |||
Tue 21 Aug |
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The Gloster Routine Walls Social Club, Gloucester Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
'The Gloster routine' Is a short sequence of moves that we can ALL just get up and do Lindy Hop |
Gloster Swing Dance | 32.0 | |
Thu 23 Aug |
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Redbrook practice night Redbrook village hall Redbrook, Gloucestershire |
Practice night 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Forest of Dean Jive and Swing | 24.0 | |
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Summer School Balboabunch Bayshill Unitarian Church, Cheltenham Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Summer school followed by social dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Lindy Hop |
Balboa Bunch | 37.0 | |
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Sat 25 Aug |
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Just Jive Painswick The Painswick Centre Stroud, Gloucestershire |
Dance Night 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 24.0 | |
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Blues Dancing Workshop Dinas Powys Parish Hall Dinas Powys, South Glamorgan |
All levels blues dancing workshop- no experience necessary! Blues, Lindy Hop, Blues Fusion |
Swing Out with Jessie! | 27.0 | |||
Sun 26 Aug |
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Two Strolls Workshop Kings Stanley Village Hall Stroud, Gloucestershire |
Learn The Charleston and Rock 'N' Roll Stroll 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 23.0 | |
Thu 30 Aug |
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Redbrook practice night Redbrook village hall Redbrook, Gloucestershire |
Practice night 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Forest of Dean Jive and Swing | 24.0 | |
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Summer School Balboabunch Bayshill Unitarian Church, Cheltenham Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Summer school followed by social dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Lindy Hop |
Balboa Bunch | 37.0 | |
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Fri 31 Aug |
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Billy Fury Night Walls Social Club Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Dance in aid of Cancer Research and MIND with Billy Fury triubute Act 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
Eventageous PR Ltd | 24.0 | ||
Sat 01 Sep |
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The Saturday Night Record Hop St Barnabas Church Hall Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Swing dancing at it's very best 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive |
Gloster Swing Dance | 31.0 | |
Sun 02 Sep |
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Vintage Tea Party Bishopswood Village Hall Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire |
Vintage Tea Party 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive |
Great Oaks Dean Forest Hospice | 44.0 | ||
Mon 03 Sep |
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LindyHop Justjive King's Stanley Kings Stanley Village Hall Stroud, Gloucestershire |
Lindy Hop 7:15 Beginners - 8:15 Intermediate 1 Lindy Hop |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 23.0 | |
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Charleston exercise class Usk Conservative Club Usk, Monmouthshire |
Weekly Charleston-based exercise class for all ages and levels of ability. Charleston, Line Dance, General Dance Fitness, Strolls |
Asherah Leon | 21.0 | |||
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Weekly Swing Dance Class- drop in! Ardour Academy Cardiff, South Glamorgan |
Weekly Swing Dance Class- All levels! Drop in! Blues, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swing Out with Jessie! | 25.0 | |||
Tue 04 Sep |
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Bal Victory Club Cheltenham Victory Club Cheltenham Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Balboa dance class Balboa |
Balboa Bunch | 37.0 | |
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SwingJive JustJiveLindyHop The Tetbury Goods Shed. Tetbury, Gloucestershire |
Beginners 7.00pm Intermediates 8.00pm 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 24.0 | |
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Swing Jive Dursley Arthur S Winterbotham Memorial Hall Dursley, Gloucestershire |
Swing Jive Classes. Beginner and Intermediate Level 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 24.0 | |
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Swing Dance - Walls Club Gloucester Walls Social Club, Gloucester Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Beginners & Intermediates Classes with Social Dancing In Gloster - Great Venue & Teachers Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Gloster Swing Dance | 32.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Improvers - Walls Club Walls Social Club, Gloucester Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Improvers Lindy Hop (Not Beginners) Lindy Hop |
Gloster Swing Dance | 32.0 | |
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Jive with: JustJiveLindyHop St Paul's Church Centre Swindon, Wiltshire |
Jive: Beginners 7pm. Intermediate 1: 8pm. Intermediate 2: 9pm. 1940s Jive, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 37.0 | |
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Swing Thing Lindy Hop Classes Crawley Hall Raglan, Monmouthshire |
Learn The Lindy Hop - It's The Real Swing! Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing Monmouthshire | 25.0 |  |
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Wed 05 Sep |
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Learn to Lindy Hop, LYDNEY, Glos Naas Lane Community Centre Lydney, Gloucestershire |
Learn to Jive and Lindy Hop 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Forest of Dean Jive and Swing | 19.0 | |
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Slow Balboa Workshop Rudford and Highleadon Village Hall Rudford, Gloucestershire |
Two-hour Slow Balboa Workshop with Mickey Fortanasce Balboa |
Just Balboa | 24.0 | |
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Charleston/dance fitness classes Larruperz Centre Ross On Wye, Herefordshire |
solo exercise/dancing for all ages and abilities Charleston |
Forest of Dean Jive and Swing | 31.0 | |
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Jive with: JustJiveLindyHop Subscription Rooms Stroud, Gloucestershire |
Jive: 7:00 Beginners . 8:00 Intermediate 1 . 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 24.0 | |
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SwingTime @ The Ex's Penarth Ex-Servicemen’s Club Penarth, South Glamorgan |
A Night Of Toe Tappin’ Swing with DJ & live Band donnie joe’s American Swing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
donnie joe’s American Swing | 25.0 | |||
Thu 06 Sep |
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Charleston/dance fitness classes St Mary's Church Priory Monmouth, Monmouthshire |
charleston moves, not partner dancing, exercise to music Charleston |
Forest of Dean Jive and Swing | 25.0 | |
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Easy Jive lessons Dance Blast Abergavenny, , Gwent |
a very simple jive 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Forest of Dean Jive and Swing | 32.0 | |
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Balboa all levels Cheltenham Bayshill Unitarian Church, Cheltenham Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Balboa /Beginners/Improver/Intermediate Fun classes for all levels in Cheltenham Balboa |
Balboa Bunch | 37.0 | |
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Fri 07 Sep |
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Bishopswood Practice Night Bishopswood Village Hall Ross-on-Wye, Monmouthshire |
Mixture of Jive and Lindy - drop in when you like from 8 to 11pm - only £5 Lindy Hop, Modern Jive |
Ross Jive and Swing | 28.0 | |
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Friday Night Hop, Dursley Chantry Centre (Listers Hall) Dursley, Gloucestershire |
8:00 - 11:00. Price £8:00. All styles welcome. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 24.0 | |
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Sat 08 Sep |
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A Swing Balboa and Jive Dance Party Stonehouse Community Centre Stonehouse, Gloucestershire |
Young PQ and friends playing our favourite tracks to amuse ourselves Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive |
Young Pq | 14.0 | |
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JJLH Saturday Night Socials St Paul's Church Centre Swindon, Wiltshire |
Dance Night 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 37.0 | |
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Jivedance@Wotton Hall Heartbeats Wotton Hall, Gloucester, GL4 3JS Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Jive dancing to music from the Rock n Roll era to current tunes 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jive-45 | 32.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Beginners Intesive w/e SouthBank Club (upstairs studio) Bristol, Bristol |
Beginners Lindy Hop Intensive Weekend Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Dance Bristol | 1.0 | |||
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Learn to Lindy Hop in a Day All Saints Church Hall Bournemouth, Dorset |
For absolute beginners, learn to Lindy Hop in a Day Lindy Hop |
Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club | 48.0 | |||
Sun 09 Sep |
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Sunday afternoon Balboa Class The Elephant House Bristol, Bristol |
Class with three levels (beginner, improver and intermediate) Balboa |
Dance Club Balboa | 1.0 | |
Mon 10 Sep |
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Collegiate Shag Lessons Witcombe and Bentham Village Hall nr Gloucester , Gloucestershire |
Collegiate Shag - New beginners term Collegiate Shag |
Swingbytes Dance | 32.0 | |
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Jive Classes with Jazzjiveswing Dowty Sports Club Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Learn to Jive 1940s Jive, Charleston, Modern Jive |
Jazzjiveswing | 33.0 | |
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LindyHop Justjive King's Stanley Kings Stanley Village Hall Stroud, Gloucestershire |
Lindy Hop 7:15 Beginners - 8:15 Intermediate 1 Lindy Hop |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 23.0 | |
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Charleston exercise class Usk Conservative Club Usk, Monmouthshire |
Weekly Charleston-based exercise class for all ages and levels of ability. Charleston, Line Dance, General Dance Fitness, Strolls |
Asherah Leon | 21.0 | |||
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Weekly Swing Dance Class- drop in! Ardour Academy Cardiff, South Glamorgan |
Weekly Swing Dance Class- All levels! Drop in! Blues, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swing Out with Jessie! | 25.0 | |||
Tue 11 Sep |
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Beginners Lindy Hop in Minety Minety Village Hall Wiltshire, Wiltshire |
Beginners Lindy Hop with Swingstyle Lindy Hop |
Swingstyle | 25.0 | |
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Improvers Lindy Hop in Minety Minety Village Hall Wiltshire, Wiltshire |
Improvers Lindy Hop classes with Swingstyle Lindy Hop |
Swingstyle | 25.0 | |
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Bal Victory Club Cheltenham Victory Club Cheltenham Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Balboa dance class Balboa |
Balboa Bunch | 37.0 | |
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SwingJive JustJiveLindyHop The Tetbury Goods Shed. Tetbury, Gloucestershire |
Beginners 7.00pm Intermediates 8.00pm 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 24.0 | |
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Swing Jive Dursley Arthur S Winterbotham Memorial Hall Dursley, Gloucestershire |
Swing Jive Classes. Beginner and Intermediate Level 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 24.0 | |
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Swing Dance - Walls Club Gloucester Walls Social Club, Gloucester Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Beginners & Intermediates Classes with Social Dancing In Gloster - Great Venue & Teachers Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Gloster Swing Dance | 32.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Improvers - Walls Club Walls Social Club, Gloucester Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Improvers Lindy Hop (Not Beginners) Lindy Hop |
Gloster Swing Dance | 32.0 | |
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Jive with: JustJiveLindyHop St Paul's Church Centre Swindon, Wiltshire |
Jive: Beginners 7pm. Intermediate 1: 8pm. Intermediate 2: 9pm. 1940s Jive, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 37.0 | |
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Swing Thing Lindy Hop Classes Crawley Hall Raglan, Monmouthshire |
Learn The Lindy Hop - It's The Real Swing! Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing Monmouthshire | 25.0 | |
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Sunny Side of Swing Shroton Village Hall Blandford Forum , Dorset |
Jazz/Swing Evening with live band, Sunny Side of Swing & introductory Lindyhop Dance Class Blues, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive |
Sunny Side of Swing | 40.0 | |
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Wed 12 Sep |
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Learn to Lindy Hop, LYDNEY, Glos Naas Lane Community Centre Lydney, Gloucestershire |
Learn to Jive and Lindy Hop 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Forest of Dean Jive and Swing | 19.0 | |
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Charleston/dance fitness classes Larruperz Centre Ross On Wye, Herefordshire |
solo exercise/dancing for all ages and abilities Charleston |
Forest of Dean Jive and Swing | 31.0 | |
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Lindy Hop with Jazzjiveswing Dowty Sports Club Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Learn to Lindy Hop - 3 Levels : Complete Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Jazzjiveswing | 33.0 | |
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Jive with: JustJiveLindyHop Subscription Rooms Stroud, Gloucestershire |
Jive: 7:00 Beginners . 8:00 Intermediate 1 . 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 24.0 | |
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Thu 13 Sep |
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Charleston/dance fitness classes St Mary's Church Priory Monmouth, Monmouthshire |
charleston moves, not partner dancing, exercise to music Charleston |
Forest of Dean Jive and Swing | 25.0 | |
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Easy Jive lessons Dance Blast Abergavenny, , Gwent |
a very simple jive 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Forest of Dean Jive and Swing | 32.0 | |
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Balboa all levels Cheltenham Bayshill Unitarian Church, Cheltenham Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Balboa /Beginners/Improver/Intermediate Fun classes for all levels in Cheltenham Balboa |
Balboa Bunch | 37.0 | |
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Fri 14 Sep |
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Swingstyle Social Dance Night Minety Village Hall Wiltshire, Wiltshire |
Social dance night to try out your new moves, as always we will be on hand to help. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Swingstyle | 25.0 | |
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King's Stanley Swing/Jive Dance Kings Stanley Village Hall Stroud, Gloucestershire |
Time - 8.00 - 11.00 Price £8.00 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 23.0 | |
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