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 25 Jan			Wimbledon Balboa Classes South London Irish Association , Wimbledon, London SW 11am Beginners 12.15pm Improvers to Intermediates Nikki Santilli	11am Beginners 12.15pm Improvers to Intermediates Balboa	39.0
Mon 27 Jan			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
			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 28 Jan			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 and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			Intermed/Adv Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Nikki Santilli	Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Charleston, Jazz Steps	32.0
Wed 29 Jan			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
			Archway Balboa Classes Hargrave Hall , Archway, Islington Levels 1 & 2 Nikki Santilli	Levels 1 & 2 Balboa	31.0
Thu 30 Jan			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 nights Swingsters	High quality live band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Lindy Hop	38.0
			ABC of Jazz Steps The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online - ONLINE ONLY (studio fully booked) Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online - ONLINE ONLY (studio fully booked) Jazz Steps	32.0
			Ballroom/Latin Smooth/Rhythm Class Maulden Village Hall , Ampthill, Bedfordshire Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Beginners/Improvers Class La La Dance	Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Beginners/Improvers Class American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Bachata, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Mambo, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	47.0
			Ballroom/Latin Smooth/Rhythm Class Parkside Community Centre , Ampthill, Bedfordshire American Smooth/Rhythm Ballroom and Latin Improvers/Intermediate Class La La Dance	American Smooth/Rhythm Ballroom and Latin Improvers/Intermediate Class American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	48.0
			Ministry of swing Lindy hop class Frant memorial hall Tunbridge wells , Tunbridge wells, East Sussex Lindy hop dance class Ministry of swing	Lindy hop dance class Balboa, Lindy Hop	46.0
Fri 31 Jan			Online dance competition. Watford town hall , Watford, Wolverhampton Online dance competition At rhythmandmusicality.net first prize, £100 Anybody can inter- Rhythm and Musicality	Online dance competition At rhythmandmusicality.net first prize, £100 Anybody can inter- Argentine Tango, Salsa, West Coast Swing	41.0
Sat 01 Feb			Wimbledon Balboa Classes South London Irish Association , Wimbledon, London SW 11am Beginners 12.15pm Improvers to Intermediates Nikki Santilli	11am Beginners 12.15pm Improvers to Intermediates Balboa	39.0
			Swing Into 2025 Cockfield Village Hall , Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Swing Dance Cockfield Community Council	Swing Dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	30.0
			Fast Beginners Balboa Workshop Ruislip , Ruislip, Harrow Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop SwingdanceUK	Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop Balboa	42.0
Sun 02 Feb			Learn to Swing Dance in a Day! City Sport , London, London EC Learn the foundations of Lindy Hop, this popular 1940s partner dance. SwingdanceUK	Learn the foundations of Lindy Hop, this popular 1940s partner dance. Lindy Hop	31.0
Mon 03 Feb			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
			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 04 Feb			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 and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			Intermed/Adv Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Nikki Santilli	Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Charleston, Jazz Steps	32.0
Wed 05 Feb			Rockin' @ The MacBeth The Macbeth, Hoxton , London, Hackney A Monthy Midweek Night of Rockin' and Jumpin' Music from the 1950s Hula Boogie !	A Monthy Midweek Night of Rockin' and Jumpin' Music from the 1950s 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	30.0
			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
			Archway Balboa Classes Hargrave Hall , Archway, Islington Levels 1 & 2 Nikki Santilli	Levels 1 & 2 Balboa	31.0
Thu 06 Feb			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 nights Swingsters	High quality live band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Lindy Hop	38.0
			ABC of Jazz Steps The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online - ONLINE ONLY (studio fully booked) Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online - ONLINE ONLY (studio fully booked) Jazz Steps	32.0
			Ballroom/Latin Smooth/Rhythm Class Maulden Village Hall , Ampthill, Bedfordshire Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Beginners/Improvers Class La La Dance	Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Beginners/Improvers Class American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Bachata, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Mambo, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	47.0
			Ballroom/Latin Smooth/Rhythm Class Parkside Community Centre , Ampthill, Bedfordshire American Smooth/Rhythm Ballroom and Latin Improvers/Intermediate Class La La Dance	American Smooth/Rhythm Ballroom and Latin Improvers/Intermediate Class American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	48.0
			Ministry of swing Lindy hop class Frant memorial hall Tunbridge wells , Tunbridge wells, East Sussex Lindy hop dance class Ministry of swing	Lindy hop dance class Balboa, Lindy Hop	46.0
Fri 07 Feb			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 Feb			Wimbledon Balboa Classes South London Irish Association , Wimbledon, London SW 11am Beginners 12.15pm Improvers to Intermediates Nikki Santilli	11am Beginners 12.15pm Improvers to Intermediates Balboa	39.0
			Improvers Balboa Workshop Ruislip , Ruislip, Harrow Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop SwingdanceUK	Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop Balboa	42.0
Mon 10 Feb			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
			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 11 Feb			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 and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			Intermed/Adv Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Nikki Santilli	Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Charleston, Jazz Steps	32.0
Wed 12 Feb			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
			Balboa Workshop - Intermed/Adv Hargrave Hall , Archway, Islington A two-hour workshop for Intermediate/Advanced Balboa dancers Nikki Santilli	A two-hour workshop for Intermediate/Advanced Balboa dancers Balboa	31.0
Thu 13 Feb			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 nights Swingsters	High quality live band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Lindy Hop	38.0
			ABC of Jazz Steps The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online - ONLINE ONLY (studio fully booked) Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online - ONLINE ONLY (studio fully booked) Jazz Steps	32.0
			Ballroom/Latin Smooth/Rhythm Class Maulden Village Hall , Ampthill, Bedfordshire Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Beginners/Improvers Class La La Dance	Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Beginners/Improvers Class American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Bachata, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Mambo, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	47.0
			Ballroom/Latin Smooth/Rhythm Class Parkside Community Centre , Ampthill, Bedfordshire American Smooth/Rhythm Ballroom and Latin Improvers/Intermediate Class La La Dance	American Smooth/Rhythm Ballroom and Latin Improvers/Intermediate Class American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	48.0
			Ministry of swing Lindy hop class Frant memorial hall Tunbridge wells , Tunbridge wells, East Sussex Lindy hop dance class Ministry of swing	Lindy hop dance class Balboa, Lindy Hop	46.0
Fri 14 Feb			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 15 Feb			Chicken Shack with The Rhythm Aces Orford Road Social Club , Walthamstow, London E Chicken Shack club night with The Rhythm Aces playing live! The Chicken Shack Rock'n'Roll Club	Chicken Shack club night with The Rhythm Aces playing live! 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	26.0
			Balboa Workshop - Intermed/Adv South London Irish Association , Wimbledon, London SW A two-hour workshop for Intermediate/Advanced Balboa dancers Nikki Santilli	A two-hour workshop for Intermediate/Advanced Balboa dancers Balboa	39.0
Sun 16 Feb			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
			Fast Beginners Lindy Hop Workshop City Sport , London, London EC Fast-Beginners Lindy Hop Intensive Workshop with Simon Selmon SwingdanceUK	Fast-Beginners Lindy Hop Intensive Workshop with Simon Selmon Lindy Hop	31.0
Mon 17 Feb			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
			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 18 Feb			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 and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
Wed 19 Feb			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
Thu 20 Feb			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 nights Swingsters	High quality live band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - class & dancing Lindy Hop	38.0
			Ballroom/Latin Smooth/Rhythm Class Maulden Village Hall , Ampthill, Bedfordshire Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Beginners/Improvers Class La La Dance	Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Beginners/Improvers Class American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Bachata, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Mambo, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	47.0
			Ballroom/Latin Smooth/Rhythm Class Parkside Community Centre , Ampthill, Bedfordshire American Smooth/Rhythm Ballroom and Latin Improvers/Intermediate Class La La Dance	American Smooth/Rhythm Ballroom and Latin Improvers/Intermediate Class American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	48.0
			Ministry of swing Lindy hop class Frant memorial hall Tunbridge wells , Tunbridge wells, East Sussex Lindy hop dance class Ministry of swing	Lindy hop dance class Balboa, Lindy Hop	46.0
Fri 21 Feb			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. Balboa, Lindy Hop	23.0
Sat 22 Feb			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
			Swingsters Balboa Workshop Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Learn this beautiful smooth swing dance Swingsters	Learn this beautiful smooth swing dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Lindy Hop, Quickstep	47.0
			Swingsters Collegiate Shag Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire A great introduction to this fun and energetic swing dance Swingsters	A great introduction to this fun and energetic swing dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Quickstep	47.0
Mon 24 Feb			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

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