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	Organiser	Distance
Tue 22 May			Savoy Swing Lounge Luton&Dunstable Savoy Swing Lounge Luton & Dunstable Dunstable, Bedfordshire	Weekly Swing Dance Classes Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	Swingsters	43.0
			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	Get in the Swing	36.0
			Swing Thing Perrywood Sports and Social Club Redhill , Surrey	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	Swing Thing	48.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The Bassment Chelmsford, Essex	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	2.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N	Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	27.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Bedford London, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	36.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in St Albans Jubilee Centre St Albans, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in St Albans 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	37.0
			Jitterbug & Swing Jive The Hub Huntingfield, Suffolk	Jitterbug and Swing Jive to original swing and rhythm'n'blues music 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Strolls	Everything's Jumpin'	41.0
			EastonSwing Tuesdays St Columbas Hall Cambridge, Cambridge	EastonSwing Tuesdays - All Level WCS Class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	36.0
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent	Beginners swing jive lessons 1940s Jive, West Coast Swing	Canterbury Hep Cats	47.0
Wed 23 May			Swing Shed Bedford Shortstown Village Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire	Weekly classes Lindy Hop Swing Charleston Balboa Jazz Steps in Bedford Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingsters	49.0
			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. Lindy Hop	Get in the Swing	38.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Brentwood The Essex Arms Brentwood, Essex	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz Classes in Essex 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	14.0
			Lindy Buzz, Hitchin St Faith's Church Hitchin, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop classes at 3 levels Lindy Hop	Lindy Buzz	34.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop classes and in Watford Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	40.0
Thu 24 May			Shake, Battle & Bowl Play Islands Canterbury, Kent	Dancing, dance classes, bowling, laser tag, free parking and food available all night! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Canterbury Jive Class and Events	40.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop Welwyn Digswell Village Hall Digswell, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop & Social dancing every Thursday with JiveSwing.Com Balboa, Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	31.0
			West Coast Swing Dance Lessons The Daylight Inn Orpington, Bromley	WestCo's Swing provide quality teaching in the coolest dance West Coast Swing on Thursdays West Coast Swing	WestCo's Swing	33.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Hammersmith The Hammersmith Club London, London W	Learn to swing dance in Hammersmith - every Thursday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Shag / Balboa Stone Memorial Village Hall Stone In Oxney , Kent	Shag for Beginners - Balboa for Intermediates Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Cinque Ports Swing Jive	49.0
			Jazzles Jive Fusion Swalecliffe & Chestfield Community Cntre Whitstable, Kent	Modern Jive classes and freestyle dancing Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	DJSheepman	35.0
			Cambsandbedslindyhopexperience Grantchester Village Hall Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	Lindyhop/balboa Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	C&BLE	35.0
			Lindy Hop/ Jive 1940's /50's blyburgate st johns ambulance hall beccles, Suffolk	lindy hop/jive 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Jivebunnies.Com	41.0
Fri 25 May			Movement In Dancing Yelden Village Hall Yelden, Bedfordshire	Two Dance Classes, Social Dancing and Refreshments. Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	Movement In Dancing	43.0
			The Edge - a very unique evening Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire	A super mix of musicality tunes for the Smooth & Modern Jive, Blues & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Hub (NewBerko)	47.0
Sun 27 May			Hep-To-Step Westerfield Village Hall Westerfield, Suffolk	Class Balboa, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	Hep-to-Step	41.0
Mon 28 May			Swingland - Lindy hop Brixton Market House Brixton Brixton, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Brixton - every Monday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			EastonSwing Mondays St Pauls Centre Enfield, Enfield	EastonSwing Mondays - All Levels WCS class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	27.0
			Cambsandbedslindyhopexperience Tempsford Village Hall Tempsford, Bedfordshire	Weekly Monday lindyhop/balboa classes Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	C&BLE	42.0
Tue 29 May			Savoy Swing Lounge Luton&Dunstable Savoy Swing Lounge Luton & Dunstable Dunstable, Bedfordshire	Weekly Swing Dance Classes Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	Swingsters	43.0
			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	Get in the Swing	36.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The Bassment Chelmsford, Essex	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	2.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N	Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	27.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Bedford London, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	36.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in St Albans Jubilee Centre St Albans, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in St Albans 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	37.0
			Jitterbug & Swing Jive The Hub Huntingfield, Suffolk	Jitterbug and Swing Jive to original swing and rhythm'n'blues music 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Strolls	Everything's Jumpin'	41.0
			EastonSwing Tuesdays St Columbas Hall Cambridge, Cambridge	EastonSwing Tuesdays - All Level WCS Class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	36.0
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent	Beginners swing jive lessons 1940s Jive, West Coast Swing	Canterbury Hep Cats	47.0
Wed 30 May			Swing Shed Bedford Shortstown Village Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire	Weekly classes Lindy Hop Swing Charleston Balboa Jazz Steps in Bedford Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingsters	49.0
			Introduction To Charleston, Olby's Soul Café and Music Rooms Margate, Kent	To introduce you to solo and partner Charleston Charleston	Jerome Anderson Promotions	35.0
			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. Lindy Hop	Get in the Swing	38.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Brentwood The Essex Arms Brentwood, Essex	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz Classes in Essex 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	14.0
			Lindy Buzz, Hitchin St Faith's Church Hitchin, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop classes at 3 levels Lindy Hop	Lindy Buzz	34.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop classes and in Watford Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	40.0
Thu 31 May			Shake, Battle & Bowl Play Islands Canterbury, Kent	Dancing, dance classes, bowling, laser tag, free parking and food available all night! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Canterbury Jive Class and Events	40.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop Welwyn Digswell Village Hall Digswell, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop & Social dancing every Thursday with JiveSwing.Com Balboa, Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	31.0
			West Coast Swing Dance Lessons The Daylight Inn Orpington, Bromley	WestCo's Swing provide quality teaching in the coolest dance West Coast Swing on Thursdays West Coast Swing	WestCo's Swing	33.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Hammersmith The Hammersmith Club London, London W	Learn to swing dance in Hammersmith - every Thursday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Jazzles Jive Fusion Swalecliffe & Chestfield Community Cntre Whitstable, Kent	Modern Jive classes and freestyle dancing Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	DJSheepman	35.0
			Cambsandbedslindyhopexperience Grantchester Village Hall Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	Lindyhop/balboa Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	C&BLE	35.0
			Lindy Hop/ Jive 1940's /50's blyburgate st johns ambulance hall beccles, Suffolk	lindy hop/jive 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Jivebunnies.Com	41.0
Fri 01 Jun			Rhythm Joint Swing Dance Newmarket The Exning Road Club Newmarket, Cambridgeshire	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	Get in the Swing	43.0
			Movement In Dancing Yelden Village Hall Yelden, Bedfordshire	Two Dance Classes, Social Dancing and Refreshments. Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	Movement In Dancing	43.0
Sat 02 Jun			Badger Boogie Swing Dance Witham Public Hall Witham, Essex	Dance to Swing music 1940s Jive, Balboa, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Balboatime	5.0
			Harlem Nights - Watford - NEW VENUE Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire	Recreating the feel of Harlem's Savoy Ballroom for one night in.. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	40.0
Sun 03 Jun			Fundamentals III Workshop Nuffield Sports Centre Hertford, Hertfordshire	Learn how to link 8 count, Charleston and 6 count together Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	26.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Twickenham The Cabbage Patch Twickenham, Middlesex	Learn to swing dance in Twickenham - every Sunday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Swingland	42.0
			Wrentham 45s TDance Wrentham village hall Wrentham , Suffolk	T Dance Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop	Moments	41.0
			Hep-To-Step Westerfield Village Hall Westerfield, Suffolk	Class Balboa, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	Hep-to-Step	41.0
			The Lavender Club Kingston Working Men's Club Kingston Upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames	Sunday Afternoon Dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	The Lavender Club	43.0
Mon 04 Jun			Bramleys Swing Dance Classes Bramleys Cocktail Bar Canterbury, Kent	Weekly swing/vintage dance classes, different each month 1940s Jive, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Rock n Roll, Strolls	Canterbury Jive Class and Events	40.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Southend The Ambleside Social Club , Southend on Sea	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Southend-On-Sea Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	16.0
			JIveSwing - Lindy Hop in Letchworth Brotherhood Hall Letchworth, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop & Social dancing in Letchworth Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	36.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Brixton Market House Brixton Brixton, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Brixton - every Monday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Tenterden Swing St Mildreds Hall Tenterden, Kent	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	Tenterden Swing	47.0
			Swing Out at Underbelly Festival Spiegeltent London, London SW	A night of live Swing music and dancing Charleston, Lindy Hop	Swingdance UK	34.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Goudhurst Village Hall Goudhurst, Kent	Lindy Hop and Beginners Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	Homefront Lindy Hop	35.0
			Cambsandbedslindyhopexperience Tempsford Village Hall Tempsford, Bedfordshire	Weekly Monday lindyhop/balboa classes Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	C&BLE	42.0
Tue 05 Jun			Savoy Swing Lounge Luton&Dunstable Savoy Swing Lounge Luton & Dunstable Dunstable, Bedfordshire	Weekly Swing Dance Classes Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	Swingsters	43.0
			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	Get in the Swing	36.0
			Swing Thing Balboa Workshop Perrywood Sports and Social Club Redhill , Surrey	A Six Week Balboa Beginners Workshop with Miss Nikki Santilli Balboa, Lindy Hop	Swing Thing	48.0
			Swing Thing Perrywood Sports and Social Club Redhill , Surrey	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! (With Balboa Workshop) 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	Swing Thing	48.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The Bassment Chelmsford, Essex	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	2.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N	Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	27.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Bedford London, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	36.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in St Albans Jubilee Centre St Albans, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in St Albans 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	37.0
			Jitterbug & Swing Jive The Hub Huntingfield, Suffolk	Jitterbug and Swing Jive to original swing and rhythm'n'blues music 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Strolls	Everything's Jumpin'	41.0
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent	Beginners swing jive lessons 1940s Jive, West Coast Swing	Canterbury Hep Cats	47.0
Wed 06 Jun			Swing Shed Bedford Shortstown Village Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire	Weekly classes Lindy Hop Swing Charleston Balboa Jazz Steps in Bedford Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingsters	49.0
			Jive and Swing for Beginners Olby's Soul Café and Music Rooms Margate, Kent	This four week course, will teach you the basic Swing dance moves Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Jerome Anderson Promotions	35.0

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