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
Mon 17 Dec			Homefront Lindy Hop Goudhurst Village Hall Goudhurst, Kent	East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	Homefront Lindy Hop	35.0
			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
			Medway Lindy Hoppers Aylesford Community Centre Aylesford, Kent	Suitable for absolute beginners & improvers - No partner required 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Strolls	Medway Lindy Hoppers	30.0
Tue 18 Dec			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
			Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	Swing Thing	48.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N	Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	27.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Exhibit London, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			C Jam The Exhibit London, London SW	The home of Savoy-style Lindy hop in London! - swing dance classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			1940s & 50s 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
			Lindyhop with Rug-Cutters Hemingford Abbots Village Hall hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire	7:30 - 8:30 Abosolute Beginners, 9:00 - 10:00 Improvers, + freestyle Lindy Hop	Rug-Cutters Lindyhop Club	48.0
Wed 19 Dec			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
			Lindy Buzz, Hitchin St Faith's Church Hitchin, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop classes at 3 levels Lindy Hop	Lindy Buzz	34.0
Thu 20 Dec			Si Cranstoun London Christmas Gig Livesey Hall Sydenham, London SE	Si Cranstoun's London Christmas Gig 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Macao Dance Club	30.0
			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
			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
			A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W	West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! - Lindy hop classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Balboa General Level Stone Memorial Village Hall Stone In Oxney , Kent	Balboa general level Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Cinque Ports Swing Jive	49.0
			Lindyhop Classes with Rug-Cutters Conservative Club St. Neots, Cambridgeshire	Regular Lindyhop & Shag classes Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Rug-Cutters Lindyhop Club	48.0
Fri 21 Dec			Moments 1930s and 40s dances Kessingland working men's club , Suffolk	1930s and40s dance events 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Moments	41.0
			The Edge - a very unique evening Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire	A unique event full of character for the Smooth & Modern Jive, Blues & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Hub (NewBerko)	47.0
Sat 22 Dec			The Roustabouts - Black Cat Xtra Black Cat Friday Freestyle Great Barford Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire	Live music from the Roustabouts 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	Swingsters	47.0
			The Winter Swing Ball 2018 The Hammersmith Club London, London W	The Winter Swing Ball 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Swingland	37.0
			EastonSwing Christmas Party Christchurch Hall Enfield, Enfield	EastonSwing Christmas Party - All Welcome West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	27.0
Thu 27 Dec			Downtown Daddyo's JATBW Xmas Jumpin' at the Bricket Wood Side! Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire	With the Downtown Daddyo's! Balboa, Charleston, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	Swingsters	38.0
			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
			A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W	West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! - Lindy hop classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
Fri 28 Dec			Vintage Night's Hendon Kelly Bar Hendon London, London NW	Monthly Social Dance with Top DJ's & Live Swing Bands! Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	35.0
Sat 29 Dec			JiveSwing.Com Christmas Ball Haileybury College, Hertfordshire Hertford, Hertfordshire	A glamourous night of dancing & entertainment! Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	24.0
			Masquerade Big Band Dance The Delphi Centre Sudbury, Suffolk	"Swing Machine" Big Band Masquerade End of Year Dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Quickstep, Rumba, Waltz	Dance with us- Suffolk	21.0
Sun 30 Dec			Jive & Chill - Sunday Night Dancing Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire	Fine Music for the Modern & Smooth Jive, West Coast Swing & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Hub (NewBerko)	47.0
Mon 31 Dec			Black&Gold NYE + Devil's Cut Combo Bedford Football Club Wilden, Bedfordshire	Swingsters New Years Eve Black and Gold Ball with the Devil's Cut Combo 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	Swingsters	48.0
Tue 01 Jan19			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The British Legion Chelmsford , Essex	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N	Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	27.0
Thu 03 Jan19			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
			A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W	West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! - Lindy hop classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Lindyhop Classes with Rug-Cutters Conservative Club St. Neots, Cambridgeshire	Regular Lindyhop & Shag classes Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Rug-Cutters Lindyhop Club	48.0
Fri 04 Jan19			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
Sat 05 Jan19			Harlem Nights - Watford! Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire	Recreating the feel of Harlem's Savoy Ballroom for one night in.. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	40.0
			Vintage Dance Workshop Stone Memorial Village Hall Stone In Oxney , Kent	Learn some authentic British social and novelty dances 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing	Cinque Ports Swing Jive	49.0
Sun 06 Jan19			Swingland - Lindy hop Twickenham The Cabbage Patch Twickenham, Middlesex	Learn to swing dance in Twickenham - every Sunday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Swingland	42.0
			Jive & Chill - Sunday Night Dancing Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire	Fine Music for the Modern & Smooth Jive, West Coast Swing & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Hub (NewBerko)	47.0
Mon 07 Jan19			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Southend The Kursaal Southend , Southend on Sea	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Southend-On-Sea Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	17.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Goudhurst Village Hall Goudhurst, Kent	East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	Homefront Lindy Hop	35.0
			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
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent	Beginners swing jive lessons 1940s Jive, West Coast Swing	Canterbury Hep Cats	47.0
Tue 08 Jan19			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The British Legion Chelmsford , Essex	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N	Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	27.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Exhibit London, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			C Jam The Exhibit London, London SW	The home of Savoy-style Lindy hop in London! - swing dance classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			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
			1940s & 50s 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
			Lindyhop with Rug-Cutters Hemingford Abbots Village Hall hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire	7:30 - 8:30 Abosolute Beginners, 9:00 - 10:00 Improvers, + freestyle Lindy Hop	Rug-Cutters Lindyhop Club	48.0
Wed 09 Jan19			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Brentwood The Essex Arms Brentwood, Essex	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz Classes in Essex 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, 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 in Watford Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	40.0
Thu 10 Jan19			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
			Jiveswing Hendon Kelly Bar Hendon London, London NW	Weekly Swing Dance Classes! Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	35.0
			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
			A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W	West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! - Lindy hop classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Jiveswing Luton St Mary's Church Hall Luton , Bedfordshire	Swing Dance Classes in Bedfordshire Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	43.0
			Balboa General Level Stone Memorial Village Hall Stone In Oxney , Kent	Balboa general level Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Cinque Ports Swing Jive	49.0
			Lindyhop Classes with Rug-Cutters Conservative Club St. Neots, Cambridgeshire	Regular Lindyhop & Shag classes Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Rug-Cutters Lindyhop Club	48.0
Sat 12 Jan19			Retro Nights! The Royal British Legion Chelmsford, Essex	A Swingin' social in Essex! Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com
			Monthly Modern&Smooth Jive at Berko Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire	A great freestyle night for the Modern & Smooth Jive Partner Dance Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Hub (NewBerko)	47.0
Sun 13 Jan19			1940's Tea Dance Jumpin' at the Bricket Wood Side! Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire	1940's Style 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	Swingsters	38.0
			Boost your Balboa Jumpin' at the Bricket Wood Side! Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire	General Level Balboa workshop Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	Swingsters	38.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Twickenham The Cabbage Patch Twickenham, Middlesex	Learn to swing dance in Twickenham - every Sunday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Swingland	42.0
			Learn to Swing Dance in a Day! City Sport London, London EC	Learn a fun routine of Lindy Hop & 20s Charleston Charleston, Lindy Hop	Swingdance UK	31.0
			Dance at the Plaza Plaza Suite -Stag Theatre Sevenoaks Sevenoaks, Bromley	A afternoon with the jean Bentley Vintage Dance orhestra and "Shall We Dance" 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	Blue Flamingo Music	36.0
Mon 14 Jan19			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Southend The Kursaal Southend , Southend on Sea	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Southend-On-Sea Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	17.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Goudhurst Village Hall Goudhurst, Kent	East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	Homefront Lindy Hop	35.0
			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
			Medway Lindy Hoppers Aylesford Community Centre Aylesford, Kent	Suitable for absolute beginners & improvers - No partner required 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Strolls	Medway Lindy Hoppers	30.0
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent	Beginners swing jive lessons 1940s Jive, West Coast Swing	Canterbury Hep Cats	47.0
Tue 15 Jan19			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The British Legion Chelmsford , Essex	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N	Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	27.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Exhibit London, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0

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