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 Dorset for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.
| Date | Event/Venue/Organiser | Description/Dance Styles | Organiser | Distance | |||
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Sun 18 Nov |
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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 | 48.0 |  |
Tue 20 Nov |
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Lindy Hop Isle of Wight Wight Rock Bar Ryde, Isle of Wight |
Regular classes in Lindy Hop on a Tuesday in Ryde Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop Solent | 45.0 |  |
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Banwell dance Classes Banwell Village Hall, Banwell, Somerset |
Weekly Fusion dance classes Blues, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing |
In Motion Dance | 45.0 | |||
Wed 21 Nov |
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Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club St Barnabas Church Hall Bournemouth, Bournemouth |
Intermediate and Advanced Lindy Hop Lindy Hop |
Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club | 18.0 | ||
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Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club St Barnabas Church Hall Bournemouth, Bournemouth |
Beginner Course and Intermediate/Advanced lessons Lindy Hop |
Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club | 18.0 | |||
Thu 22 Nov |
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The 1086 Club freestyle Verwood Memorial Hall Verwood, Bournemouth |
A friendly midweek freestyle Argentine Tango, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
The 1086 Club | 19.0 | |
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Weekly Lindy Hop Class Christchurch , Bournemouth |
Weekly Lindy Hop classes in Christchurch Lindy Hop |
Swing Shift | 22.0 | |||
Fri 23 Nov |
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MJRoc Warmwell Weekenders MJRoc Modern Jive Dance Weekender Weymouth, Dorset |
The Best Social Dance Weekender Blues, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) | 6.0 | |
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Swing Train in Shroton Shroton Village Hall Blandford Forum , Dorset |
Fun exercise class with Jazz Steps & Charleston Moves Charleston, Jazz, Jazz Steps, General Dance Fitness |
Sunny Side of Swing | |
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Sat 24 Nov |
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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 | 10.0 | |
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Swing Workshop Beginners Part 2 Hubnub Centre Frome, Wiltshire |
Lindy Hop beginners workshop, building on 6 count and Charleston footwork patterns Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Time Frome | 31.0 | |
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Vintage Dance Night Woolston Community Centre Southampton, Hampshire |
Fun dance nights, open to everyone 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Vie O'Lette | 41.0 | |||
Tue 27 Nov |
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Lindy Hop Isle of Wight Wight Rock Bar Ryde, Isle of Wight |
Regular classes in Lindy Hop on a Tuesday in Ryde Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop Solent | 45.0 | |
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Banwell dance Classes Banwell Village Hall, Banwell, Somerset |
Weekly Fusion dance classes Blues, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing |
In Motion Dance | 45.0 | |||
Wed 28 Nov |
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Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club St Barnabas Church Hall Bournemouth, Bournemouth |
Intermediate and Advanced Lindy Hop Lindy Hop |
Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club | 18.0 | ||
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Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club St Barnabas Church Hall Bournemouth, Bournemouth |
Beginner Course and Intermediate/Advanced lessons Lindy Hop |
Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club | 18.0 | |||
Thu 29 Nov |
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The 1086 Club freestyle Verwood Memorial Hall Verwood, Bournemouth |
A friendly midweek freestyle Argentine Tango, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
The 1086 Club | 19.0 | |
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Weekly Lindy Hop Class Christchurch , Bournemouth |
Weekly Lindy Hop classes in Christchurch Lindy Hop |
Swing Shift | 22.0 | |||
Fri 30 Nov |
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Swing Train in Shroton Shroton Village Hall Blandford Forum , Dorset |
Fun exercise class with Jazz Steps & Charleston Moves Charleston, Jazz, Jazz Steps, General Dance Fitness |
Sunny Side of Swing | |
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Sat 01 Dec |
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Fusion Freestyle Bridgwater Cossington Hall, Cossington, bridgwater, Bridgwater, Somerset |
The wonderful cossington Hall Fusion Freestyle Blues, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing |
In Motion Dance | 38.0 | ||
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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 | 48.0 | |||
Tue 04 Dec |
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Lindy Hop Isle of Wight Wight Rock Bar Ryde, Isle of Wight |
Regular classes in Lindy Hop on a Tuesday in Ryde Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop Solent | 45.0 | |
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Banwell dance Classes Banwell Village Hall, Banwell, Somerset |
Weekly Fusion dance classes Blues, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing |
In Motion Dance | 45.0 | |||
Thu 06 Dec |
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Weekly Lindy Hop Class Christchurch , Bournemouth |
Weekly Lindy Hop classes in Christchurch Lindy Hop |
Swing Shift | 22.0 | ||
Fri 07 Dec |
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Swing Train in Shroton Shroton Village Hall Blandford Forum , Dorset |
Fun exercise class with Jazz Steps & Charleston Moves Charleston, Jazz, Jazz Steps, General Dance Fitness |
Sunny Side of Swing | |
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Sat 08 Dec |
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Christmas Dance Night , Swindon Supermarine Sports and Social Club Swindon, Wiltshire |
Start Time 8:00-11:00. Live Band Jon Clare and the Fabulous Dough Boys 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 38.0 |  |
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Sunny Side of Swing Christmas Party Heritage Suite Shaftesbury, Dorset |
Shaftesbury Jive & Sunny Side of Swing's joint Christmas party with Live Band & Singers Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive |
Sunny Side of Swing | |
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Sun 09 Dec |
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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 | 48.0 | |
Tue 11 Dec |
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Lindy Hop Isle of Wight Wight Rock Bar Ryde, Isle of Wight |
Regular classes in Lindy Hop on a Tuesday in Ryde Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop Solent | 45.0 | |
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Banwell dance Classes Banwell Village Hall, Banwell, Somerset |
Weekly Fusion dance classes Blues, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing |
In Motion Dance | 45.0 | |||
Thu 13 Dec |
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The 1086 Club freestyle Verwood Memorial Hall Verwood, Bournemouth |
A friendly midweek freestyle Argentine Tango, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
The 1086 Club | 19.0 | |
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Weekly Lindy Hop Class Christchurch , Bournemouth |
Weekly Lindy Hop classes in Christchurch Lindy Hop |
Swing Shift | 22.0 | |||
Fri 14 Dec |
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Swing Train in Shroton Shroton Village Hall Blandford Forum , Dorset |
Fun exercise class with Jazz Steps & Charleston Moves Charleston, Jazz, Jazz Steps, General Dance Fitness |
Sunny Side of Swing | |
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Ceroc Minstead Meltdown Minstead Hall Lyndhurst, Southampton |
Ceroc & SILC Christmas Cracker! Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Contemporary Blues, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
So Ceroc | 40.0 | |
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Sat 15 Dec |
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DCB Christmas tea dance social The Elephant House Bristol, Bristol |
Christmas tea dance/social Balboa |
Dance Club Balboa | 48.0 | |
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David Kaile Cerne Abbas Hall Dorchester, Dorset |
Dinner Dance Jazz Steps |
Horsey Knap Ltd | 7.0 | |||
Tue 18 Dec |
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Lindy Hop Isle of Wight Wight Rock Bar Ryde, Isle of Wight |
Regular classes in Lindy Hop on a Tuesday in Ryde Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop Solent | 45.0 | |
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Banwell dance Classes Banwell Village Hall, Banwell, Somerset |
Weekly Fusion dance classes Blues, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing |
In Motion Dance | 45.0 |
Filter radius is: 50 miles
