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
Mon 16 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
			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
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers , Ramsgate, Kent Beginnres & improvers lessons In Swing Jive Canterbury Hep Cats	Beginnres & improvers lessons In Swing Jive 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	47.0
Tue 17 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
Wed 18 May			8 Week Beginners Swing Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Swingsters	8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	48.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	39.0
			Improvers Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers , Ramsgate, Kent improvers lessons In Swing Jive Canterbury Hep Cats	improvers lessons In Swing Jive 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	47.0
Thu 19 May			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
			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	49.0
Fri 20 May			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 21 May			Lindy Tech Workshop Top Hat Club , Bedford, Bedfordshire Learn | Explore | Grow - Where art meets science! Improve everything! Swingsters	Learn | Explore | Grow - Where art meets science! Improve everything! Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Top Hat Club - Del Sharrons live 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
			Jive Party with JG & The Ultimates Rivoli Ballroom , Crofton Park, London SE An friendly and exhilarating night of live music and dancing in the iconic Rivoli Ballroom Jive Party	An friendly and exhilarating night of live music and dancing in the iconic Rivoli Ballroom Blues, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	30.0
			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
			The Edge on Sat - a 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
Mon 23 May			Canterbury Collegiate Shag Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Collegiate Shag	40.0
			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
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers , Ramsgate, Kent Beginnres & improvers lessons In Swing Jive Canterbury Hep Cats	Beginnres & improvers lessons In Swing Jive 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	47.0
Tue 24 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
Wed 25 May			8 Week Beginners Swing Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Swingsters	8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	48.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	39.0
			Improvers Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers , Ramsgate, Kent improvers lessons In Swing Jive Canterbury Hep Cats	improvers lessons In Swing Jive 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	47.0
Thu 26 May			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
			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	49.0
Fri 27 May			Southend City Swing Naval and Military Club Southend on Sea , Southend on Sea, Essex Swing dance social in Southend on Sea with live music and DJ sets. Southend City Swing	Swing dance social in Southend on Sea with live music and DJ sets. Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing	16.0
Sun 29 May			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
			Balboa Workshop Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey , Bushey, Hertfordshire Fast beginners and above level Balboa Swingsters	Fast beginners and above level Balboa Balboa, Lindy Hop	40.0
			Beginners & improvers Lindy hop Act One (The Old Library) , London, Ealing Beginners/improvers Lindy hop workshop Swingland	Beginners/improvers Lindy hop workshop Lindy Hop	38.0
Mon 30 May			Canterbury Collegiate Shag Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Collegiate Shag	40.0
			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
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers , Ramsgate, Kent Beginnres & improvers lessons In Swing Jive Canterbury Hep Cats	Beginnres & improvers lessons In Swing Jive 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	47.0
Tue 31 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
Wed 01 Jun			8 Week Beginners Swing Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Swingsters	8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	48.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	39.0
			Improvers Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers , Ramsgate, Kent improvers lessons In Swing Jive Canterbury Hep Cats	improvers lessons In Swing Jive 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	47.0
Thu 02 Jun			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
			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	49.0
Fri 03 Jun			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
Mon 06 Jun			Canterbury Collegiate Shag Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Short basic Collegiate Shag course for complete beginners Collegiate Shag	40.0
			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
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers , Ramsgate, Kent Beginnres & improvers lessons In Swing Jive Canterbury Hep Cats	Beginnres & improvers lessons In Swing Jive 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	47.0
Tue 07 Jun			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 08 Jun			8 Week Beginners Swing Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Swingsters	8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	48.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	39.0
			Improvers Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers , Ramsgate, Kent improvers lessons In Swing Jive Canterbury Hep Cats	improvers lessons In Swing Jive 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	47.0
Thu 09 Jun			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
			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	49.0
Fri 10 Jun			Black Cat Friday freestyle Black Cat Friday Freestyle , Bedford, Bedfordshire Themed Freestyle dance Jon with DJ Jon Brett Swingsters	Themed Freestyle dance Jon with DJ Jon Brett Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
Sat 11 Jun			Tenterden Swing-Summer Swing Dance Benenden Village Hall , Cranbrook, Kent Swing Dance Tenterden Swing	Swing Dance Lindy Hop	47.0
Sun 12 Jun			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
			Summer Tea Dance Southern Maltings , Ware, Hertfordshire Summer Tea Dance with ballroom orchestra Southern Maltings, Ware	Summer Tea Dance with ballroom orchestra American Smooth, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	24.0
Mon 13 Jun			Canterbury Shim Sham Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Three week shim sham course, solo line dance originally from the late 1920s Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Three week shim sham course, solo line dance originally from the late 1920s Early 20th Century, Jazz, Jazz Steps, Strolls	40.0
			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
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers , Ramsgate, Kent Beginnres & improvers lessons In Swing Jive Canterbury Hep Cats	Beginnres & improvers lessons In Swing Jive 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	47.0
Tue 14 Jun			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 15 Jun			8 Week Beginners Swing Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Swingsters	8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	48.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	39.0
			Improvers Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers , Ramsgate, Kent improvers lessons In Swing Jive Canterbury Hep Cats	improvers lessons In Swing Jive 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	47.0
Thu 16 Jun			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
			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	49.0

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