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
Sat 24 Sep			Hollywood Lindy hop Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Hollywood Style Lindy Hop - get some 1940's style! Swingsters	Hollywood Style Lindy Hop - get some 1940's style! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Foxtrot, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep	47.0
			Top Hat Club - Shane & the Korrados Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Top quality Monthly band nights Swingsters	Top quality Monthly band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
			2022 Showcase Kingsnorth Village Hall , Ashford, Kent A wide variety of dance styles performed by he students of the Hurcombe School of Dancing Linda Hurcombe	A wide variety of dance styles performed by he students of the Hurcombe School of Dancing Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Contemporary, Foxtrot, Jazz, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Modern, Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Waltz	35.0
			Balboa & Bal-Swing courses South London Irish Club , Wimbledon, Merton 5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Hot Jazz Rag	5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Balboa	39.0
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	40.0
			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	40.0
			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	31.0
			Dance at the Plaza Plaza Suite -Stag Theatre Sevenoaks , Sevenoaks, Kent A afternoon of live music from the jean Bentley Dance orchestra for Mayors charity " Blue Flamingo Music	A afternoon of live music from the jean Bentley Dance orchestra for Mayors charity " Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence	35.0
			2022 Showcase Kingsnorth Village Hall , Ashford, Kent A wide variety of dance styles performed by he students of the Hurcombe School of Dancing Linda Hurcombe	A wide variety of dance styles performed by he students of the Hurcombe School of Dancing Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Contemporary, Foxtrot, Jazz, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Modern, Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Waltz	35.0
Mon 26 Sep			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
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	46.0
Tue 27 Sep			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			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	36.0
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	48.0
			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	48.0
			Introduction to Balboa Academy Dance Studios , London, Camden Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Hot Jazz Rag	Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Balboa	32.0
			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	36.0
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	49.0
			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	49.0
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	13.0
			Balboa & Bal-Swing courses South London Irish Club , Wimbledon, Merton 5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Hot Jazz Rag	5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Balboa	39.0
			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	47.0
Mon 03 Oct			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
			Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	46.0
Tue 04 Oct			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			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	36.0
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	48.0
			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	48.0
			Introduction to Balboa Academy Dance Studios , London, Camden Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Hot Jazz Rag	Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Balboa	32.0
			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	36.0
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	49.0
			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	49.0
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	43.0
Sat 08 Oct			Balboa & Bal-Swing courses South London Irish Club , Wimbledon, Merton 5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Hot Jazz Rag	5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Balboa	39.0
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	31.0
Mon 10 Oct			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
			Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	46.0
Tue 11 Oct			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			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	36.0
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	48.0
			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	48.0
			Introduction to Balboa Academy Dance Studios , London, Camden Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Hot Jazz Rag	Introduction to Balboa (4 week course) Balboa	32.0
			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	36.0
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	49.0
			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	49.0
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	47.0
Sat 15 Oct			2022 Showcase Kingsnorth Village Hall , Ashford, Kent A wide variety of dance styles performed by he students of the Hurcombe School of Dancing Linda Hurcombe	A wide variety of dance styles performed by he students of the Hurcombe School of Dancing Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Contemporary, Foxtrot, Jazz, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Modern, Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Waltz	35.0
			Balboa & Bal-Swing courses South London Irish Club , Wimbledon, Merton 5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Hot Jazz Rag	5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Balboa	39.0
Sun 16 Oct			2022 Showcase Kingsnorth Village Hall , Ashford, Kent A wide variety of dance styles performed by he students of the Hurcombe School of Dancing Linda Hurcombe	A wide variety of dance styles performed by he students of the Hurcombe School of Dancing Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Contemporary, Foxtrot, Jazz, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Modern, Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Waltz	35.0
Mon 17 Oct			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
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	46.0
Tue 18 Oct			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			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	36.0
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	48.0
			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	48.0
			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	36.0
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	49.0
			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	49.0
Sat 22 Oct			Balboa & Bal-Swing courses South London Irish Club , Wimbledon, Merton 5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Hot Jazz Rag	5-week courses: Introduction to Balboa (1hr), Improvers Bal-Swing (1.5hrs) Balboa	39.0
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	31.0
Mon 24 Oct			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
			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	33.0

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