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 18 Apr			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, Traditional (USA) Blues, Blues Fusion	49.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. 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, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Jive & Lindy Classes Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers Strictly Swing	Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	23.0
			Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	32.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	31.0
Fri 19 Apr			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
Sat 20 Apr			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
Sun 21 Apr			Sunday Social Swing Starters Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Develop confidence to step into social swing dancing or practice your moves Swingsters	Develop confidence to step into social swing dancing or practice your moves Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive	47.0
			Balboa, Collegiate Shag Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Strictly Swing	Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Balboa, Collegiate Shag	23.0
			Jazz & Jam Hargrave Hall , , London N Workshops in Balboa & Ragtime, then practice to a musicians' Jam Session Nikki Santilli	Workshops in Balboa & Ragtime, then practice to a musicians' Jam Session Early 20th Century, Balboa	31.0
			Fast Beginners Balboa SOLD OUT Ruislip , Ruislip, Harrow Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop SwingdanceUK	Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop Balboa	42.0
Mon 22 Apr			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
Tue 23 Apr			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
			Ceroc Canterbury Class nights , Canterbury, Kent Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Ceroc Canterbury	Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Leroc, Modern Jive, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	40.0
Wed 24 Apr			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
			Archway Balboa Classes Hargrave Hall , Archway, Islington Levels 1 & 2 Nikki Santilli	Levels 1 & 2 Balboa	31.0
			Penge Lindy Hop Matico Dance Studio , London, Croydon Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	37.0
Thu 25 Apr			New Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	44.0
			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, Traditional (USA) Blues, Blues Fusion	49.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. 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, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Jive & Lindy Classes Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers Strictly Swing	Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	23.0
			Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	32.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	31.0
Fri 26 Apr			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
Sat 27 Apr			Smooth Hollywood Swing Workshop Cotton Club Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Smooth Hollywood Swing Workshop from the American West Coast! Swingsters	Smooth Hollywood Swing Workshop from the American West Coast! East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing	47.0
			Gary Wood Rat Pack Cotton Club 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
			Dips & Tricks Workshop Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Dips and tricks to enhance your dance – fixed partners. Swingsters	Dips and tricks to enhance your dance – fixed partners. 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Wimbledon Balboa Classes South London Irish Association , Wimbledon, London SW 11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Nikki Santilli	11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Balboa	39.0
Sun 28 Apr			Bushey Tea Dance/Stardust Big Band Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey , Bushey, Hertfordshire 1940s Style Charity Tea Dance near Bushey Swingsters	1940s Style Charity Tea Dance near Bushey 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Waltz	40.0
			Balboa Workshop Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey , Bushey, Hertfordshire General Level Balboa Swingsters	General Level Balboa 1940s Jive, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Quickstep	40.0
			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
			Balboa, Collegiate Shag Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Strictly Swing	Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Balboa, Collegiate Shag	23.0
			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 29 Apr			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
Tue 30 Apr			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
			C Jam - live band night! The Bedford , London, London SW The Shirt Tail Stompers at C Jam Swingland	The Shirt Tail Stompers at C Jam 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, 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
			Ceroc Canterbury Class nights , Canterbury, Kent Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Ceroc Canterbury	Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Leroc, Modern Jive, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	40.0
Wed 01 May			Rockin' @ The MacBeth The Macbeth, Hoxton , London, London N 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
			Archway Balboa Classes Hargrave Hall , Archway, Islington Levels 1 & 2 Nikki Santilli	Levels 1 & 2 Balboa	31.0
			Penge Lindy Hop Matico Dance Studio , London, Croydon Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	37.0
Thu 02 May			New Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	44.0
			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, Traditional (USA) Blues, Blues Fusion	49.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. 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, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Jive & Lindy Classes Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers Strictly Swing	Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	23.0
			Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	32.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	31.0
Sat 04 May			Movie & dance at the Empire Cinema The Empire Cinema , Sandwich, Kent Movie and swing dance night at the fabulous 1937 art deco Empire Cinema in Sandwich Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Movie and swing dance night at the fabulous 1937 art deco Empire Cinema in Sandwich 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Wimbledon Balboa Classes South London Irish Association , Wimbledon, London SW 11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Nikki Santilli	11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Balboa	39.0
Sun 05 May			Sunday Social Swing Starters Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Develop confidence to step into social swing dancing or practice your moves Swingsters	Develop confidence to step into social swing dancing or practice your moves Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive	47.0
			Balboa, Collegiate Shag Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Strictly Swing	Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Balboa, Collegiate Shag	23.0
			Oval Summer Sundays: Dukes of Swing The Oval Bandstand and Lawns , Margate, Kent Our popular summer season of concerts is back! Grass Cliftonville CIC	Our popular summer season of concerts is back! Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing	44.0
Mon 06 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
Tue 07 May			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
			Ceroc Canterbury Class nights , Canterbury, Kent Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Ceroc Canterbury	Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Leroc, Modern Jive, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	40.0
Wed 08 May			Penge Lindy Hop Matico Dance Studio , London, Croydon Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	37.0
Thu 09 May			New Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	44.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. 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, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Swing Jive & Lindy Classes Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers Strictly Swing	Swing Jive Beginners & Improvers, Lindy hop improvers 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	23.0
			Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	32.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	31.0
Fri 10 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 11 May			Wimbledon Balboa Classes South London Irish Association , Wimbledon, London SW 11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Nikki Santilli	11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Balboa	39.0
Sun 12 May			Four Seasons 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
			Argentine Tango Workshop Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Argentine Tango workshop from Swingsters.co.uk Swingsters	Argentine Tango workshop from Swingsters.co.uk Argentine Tango, Lindy Hop, Tango Nuevo, Tango Fusion, Traditional (USA) Blues, Blues Fusion	47.0
			Balboa, Collegiate Shag Long Melford Football club , Long Melford, Suffolk Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Strictly Swing	Balboa (Bal swing) & Collegiate Shag Balboa, Collegiate Shag	23.0
			Musicality Workshop City Sport , London, London EC Open the doors to becoming a more musical dancer at this special Musicality Workshop! SwingdanceUK	Open the doors to becoming a more musical dancer at this special Musicality Workshop! Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	31.0
			Dance at the Plaza Plaza Suite -Stag Theatre Sevenoaks , Sevenoaks, Kent A afternoon with the jean Bentley Vintage Dance orhestra and "Shall We Dance" Blue Flamingo Music	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	35.0
Mon 13 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
			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
Tue 14 May			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
			Ceroc Canterbury Class nights , Canterbury, Kent Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Ceroc Canterbury	Ceroc Canterbury social partner lead dance classes Leroc, Modern Jive, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	40.0
Thu 16 May			New Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	44.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. 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, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0

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