Swing classes and dances events near Essex

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 Essex for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.

Date			Event/Venue/Organiser	Description/Dance Styles	Distance
Thu 01 May			Jazzumba & Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green Caddington , Caddington, Bedfordshire Jazzumba & Swing Jive Classes in Caddington Swingsters	Jazzumba & Swing Jive Classes in Caddington 1940s Jive, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	44.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Swingsters	Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Argentine Tango, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			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	49.0
			Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	38.0
			ABC of Jazz Steps The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	32.0
Fri 02 May			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	43.0
Sat 03 May			A Canterbury Tale + swing dance The Empire Cinema , Sandwich, Kent Classic movie & swing dance night at the charming 1937 art deco Empire Cinema in Sandwich Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Classic movie & swing dance night at the charming 1937 art deco Empire Cinema in Sandwich 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Sandwich Salutes the 40s Sandwich Quay Green , Sandwich, Kent Dancing and classes as part of this fantastic event. Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Dancing and classes as part of this fantastic event. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing	47.0
Sun 04 May			Sandwich Salutes the 40s Sandwich Quay Green , Sandwich, Kent Dancing and classes as part of this fantastic event. Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Dancing and classes as part of this fantastic event. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing	47.0
Mon 05 May			Essex Swing Dance Weekly Class The Bookmaker, Chelmsford , Chelmsford, Essex Weekly Classes of Beginners & Intermediates Lindy Hop & Collegiate Shag Essex Swing Dance	Weekly Classes of Beginners & Intermediates Lindy Hop & Collegiate Shag Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	2.0
			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	37.0
			Sandwich Salutes the 40s Sandwich Quay Green , Sandwich, Kent Dancing and classes as part of this fantastic event. Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Dancing and classes as part of this fantastic event. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing	47.0
			Learn to Swing Dance United Reformed Church Hall, Water Lane , Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by rotating teachers. Swing Dance Collective	Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by rotating teachers. Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
Tue 06 May			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall , Royston, Hertfordshire Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	36.0
			C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			Swinging on the Stour The Mooring Cafe and Bar , Canterbury, Kent Canterbury’s regular swing dance Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Canterbury’s regular swing dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	40.0
Wed 07 May			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	47.0
			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Risby Village Hall, near Bury St Edmunds , Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	38.0
			Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
			Balboa & Bal-Swing Hargrave Hall , Archway, Islington Lollies & Throwouts! Nikki Santilli	Lollies & Throwouts! Balboa	31.0
Thu 08 May			Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Swingsters	Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Argentine Tango, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			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	49.0
			Pizza & Jive Night The Drill Hall , Sandwich, Kent An evening of great music, fun dancing and delicious pizza. Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	An evening of great music, fun dancing and delicious pizza. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	33.0
			Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	38.0
			ABC of Jazz Steps The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	32.0
Fri 09 May			Black Cat Friday freestyle Black Cat Friday Freestyle , Bedford, Bedfordshire Freestyle dance with DJs Jon Brett & Mick the Knave Swingsters	Freestyle dance with DJs Jon Brett & Mick the Knave Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
Sat 10 May			Mama’s Stew Workshop Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Mama’s Stew was a solo jazz dance danced by Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers & Mama Lu & The Parkets Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Mama’s Stew was a solo jazz dance danced by Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers & Mama Lu & The Parkets Jazz, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Strolls	40.0
			VE-Day Dance, National Army Museum National Army Museum , London, London SW Class & live band dance SwingdanceUK	Class & live band dance Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
Sun 11 May			Adam Whitmee & Blue Hawks 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	47.0
			The Edge - a very unique evening Berkhamsted Town Hall , Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire A unique event full of character for the Smooth Jive, Blues & Chillout/Expressiv Community Jive Hub (NewBerko)	A unique event full of character for the Smooth Jive, Blues & Chillout/Expressiv Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive	47.0
Mon 12 May			Essex Swing Dance Weekly Class The Bookmaker, Chelmsford , Chelmsford, Essex Weekly Classes of Beginners & Intermediates Lindy Hop & Collegiate Shag Essex Swing Dance	Weekly Classes of Beginners & Intermediates Lindy Hop & Collegiate Shag Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	2.0
			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	37.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Learn to Swing Dance United Reformed Church Hall, Water Lane , Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by rotating teachers. Swing Dance Collective	Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by rotating teachers. Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
			Monday Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes American International Church , London, London W Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes with Simon Selmon, SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes with Simon Selmon, SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	32.0
Tue 13 May			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall , Royston, Hertfordshire Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	36.0
			C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
Wed 14 May			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Risby Village Hall, near Bury St Edmunds , Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	38.0
			Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
			Balboa & Bal-Swing Hargrave Hall , Archway, Islington Lollies & Throwouts! Nikki Santilli	Lollies & Throwouts! Balboa	31.0
Thu 15 May			Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Swingsters	Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Argentine Tango, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			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	49.0
			Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	38.0
			ABC of Jazz Steps The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	32.0
Sat 17 May			Chicken Shack Shane & the Korrados The Plough and Harrow , London, London E The Chicken Shack present Shane and the Korrados The Chicken Shack Rock'n'Roll Club	The Chicken Shack present Shane and the Korrados 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	26.0
Sun 18 May			Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) Linden House Riverside , London, London W Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Swingland	Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Lindy Hop	38.0
Mon 19 May			Essex Swing Dance Weekly Class The Bookmaker, Chelmsford , Chelmsford, Essex Weekly Classes of Beginners & Intermediates Lindy Hop & Collegiate Shag Essex Swing Dance	Weekly Classes of Beginners & Intermediates Lindy Hop & Collegiate Shag Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	2.0
			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	37.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Learn to Swing Dance United Reformed Church Hall, Water Lane , Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by rotating teachers. Swing Dance Collective	Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by rotating teachers. Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
			Monday Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes American International Church , London, London W Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes with Simon Selmon, SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes with Simon Selmon, SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	32.0
Tue 20 May			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall , Royston, Hertfordshire Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	36.0
			Swinging on the Stour The Mooring Cafe and Bar , Canterbury, Kent Canterbury’s regular swing dance Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Canterbury’s regular swing dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	40.0
Wed 21 May			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Risby Village Hall, near Bury St Edmunds , Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	38.0
			Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
			Balboa & Bal-Swing Hargrave Hall , Archway, Islington Lollies & Throwouts! Nikki Santilli	Lollies & Throwouts! Balboa	31.0
Thu 22 May			Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Swingsters	Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Argentine Tango, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			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	49.0
			Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	38.0
			ABC of Jazz Steps The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	32.0
Sat 24 May			Cotton Club Bedford Quality Bands Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights Swingsters	Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
Sun 25 May			Stardust Big Band @ Bushey 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	40.0
Mon 26 May			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	37.0
			Learn to Swing Dance United Reformed Church Hall, Water Lane , Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by rotating teachers. Swing Dance Collective	Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by rotating teachers. Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
Tue 27 May			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall , Royston, Hertfordshire Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	36.0
			C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
Wed 28 May			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Risby Village Hall, near Bury St Edmunds , Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	38.0
			Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
Thu 29 May			Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Swingsters	Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Argentine Tango, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			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	49.0
			Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	38.0
Fri 30 May			Some Like It Swing Genesis Cinema , , London E Genesis Cinema and Swingdance UK invite you along to our monthly nostalgia dancing night. SwingdanceUK	Genesis Cinema and Swingdance UK invite you along to our monthly nostalgia dancing night. Lindy Hop	23.0

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