Swing classes and dances events near Cambridge

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 Cambridge 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	44.0
			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	44.0
			1940s Tea Dance with Major Swing Dersingham Village Centre , Kings Lynn, Norfolk 1940s Tea Dance with Major Swing Take the Lead Dance	1940s Tea Dance with Major Swing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing, Modern Sequence	46.0
			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	46.0
Mon 26 Sep			Swingymabob Swing dance classes Wreningham village hall , Norwich, Norfolk Lindy Hop classes for Beginners and those more experienced with Freestyle and practice. Swingymabob	Lindy Hop classes for Beginners and those more experienced with Freestyle and practice. Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	49.0
Tue 27 Sep			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	0.0
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	24.0
			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	24.0
			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	0.0
			Introduction to Balboa Academy Dance Studios , London, Camden Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Hot Jazz Rag	Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Balboa	48.0
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	26.0
			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	26.0
			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	43.0
Sat 01 Oct			Marks Tey Parish Hall, Colchester Marks Tey Parish Hall Colchester , Colchester, Essex A social dance evening with 50/50 ballroom, latin and sequence dancing The Dance Steps	A social dance evening with 50/50 ballroom, latin and sequence dancing Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	36.0
			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	43.0
Mon 03 Oct			Swingymabob Swing dance classes Wreningham village hall , Norwich, Norfolk Lindy Hop classes for Beginners and those more experienced with Freestyle and practice. Swingymabob	Lindy Hop classes for Beginners and those more experienced with Freestyle and practice. Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	49.0
Tue 04 Oct			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	0.0
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	24.0
			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	24.0
			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	0.0
			Introduction to Balboa Academy Dance Studios , London, Camden Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Hot Jazz Rag	Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Balboa	48.0
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	26.0
			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	26.0
			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	43.0
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	7.0
Sun 09 Oct			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	46.0
Mon 10 Oct			Swingymabob Swing dance classes Wreningham village hall , Norwich, Norfolk Lindy Hop classes for Beginners and those more experienced with Freestyle and practice. Swingymabob	Lindy Hop classes for Beginners and those more experienced with Freestyle and practice. Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	49.0
Tue 11 Oct			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	0.0
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	24.0
			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	24.0
			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	0.0
			Introduction to Balboa Academy Dance Studios , London, Camden Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Hot Jazz Rag	Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Balboa	48.0
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	26.0
			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	26.0
			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	43.0
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	20.0
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	43.0
			Swingymabob tea dance at Wreningham Wreningham village hall , Norwich, Norfolk Monthly Tea Dance at Wreningham village hall. Free Tea, Coffee and Cake. Licensed Bar Swingymabob	Monthly Tea Dance at Wreningham village hall. Free Tea, Coffee and Cake. Licensed Bar Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	49.0
Tue 18 Oct			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	0.0
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	24.0
			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	24.0
			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	0.0
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	26.0
			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	26.0
			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	43.0
Sun 23 Oct			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	46.0
Mon 24 Oct			Swingymabob Swing dance classes Wreningham village hall , Norwich, Norfolk Lindy Hop classes for Beginners and those more experienced with Freestyle and practice. Swingymabob	Lindy Hop classes for Beginners and those more experienced with Freestyle and practice. Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	49.0
			Stompin’ at the 100 Club Special 100 Club , London, London W Special featuring Syd Lawrence Orchestra "Swing Shift" plus Lindy classes SwingdanceUK	Special featuring Syd Lawrence Orchestra "Swing Shift" plus Lindy classes Lindy Hop	49.0
Tue 25 Oct			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	0.0

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