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
Thu 22 Aug			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 Luton St Mary's Church Hall Luton , Bedfordshire	Swing Dance Classes in Bedfordshire Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	43.0
			American Smooth& Rhythm Flow Dance London, London SW	New in town American Smooth&Rhythm classes for Beginners and Improvers American Smooth, East Coast Swing, Mambo, Rumba	Flow Dance London	37.0
Fri 23 Aug			Balboa Fridays Stratford St Mary Institute Hall Stratford St. Mary, Colchester, Essex	Balboa classes (beginner & improvers) + practice with John & Caroline Balboa	Balboatime	24.0
			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 Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Hub (NewBerko)	47.0
Sat 24 Aug			Dance at the Rivoli Rivoli Ballroom , Lewisham	A Glamorous evening Dance with live music from the Jean Bentley Vintage Dance Orchestra. 1940s Jive, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence	Blue Flamingo Music	31.0
Mon 26 Aug			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Southend The Ambleside Social Club , Southend on Sea	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Southend-On-Sea Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	16.0
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent	Beginners swing jive lessons 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	Canterbury Hep Cats	47.0
Tue 27 Aug			Food Bank Dance Canterbury Baptist Church Hall Canterbury, Kent	Swing/R’N’R dance in aid of the Canterbury Food Bank 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	Canterbury Jive	40.0
			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
			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	Get in the Swing	36.0
			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 Chelmsford The Bassment Chelmsford, Essex	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	2.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N	Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	27.0
			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
Wed 28 Aug			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
			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. Lindy Hop	Get in the Swing	38.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Brentwood The Essex Arms Brentwood, Essex	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz Classes in Essex 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	14.0
			Jiveswing Hitchin- The Jazz Club The Speakeasy Club Hitchin Hitchin, Hertfordshire	A night of cocktails, live music and dance classes in Balboa & Lindy Hop! Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	34.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop classes and in Watford Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	40.0
			Intermediate Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent	Intermediate Swing Jive Lessons 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	Canterbury Hep Cats	47.0
Thu 29 Aug			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
			A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W	West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			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
			Jiveswing Luton St Mary's Church Hall Luton , Bedfordshire	Swing Dance Classes in Bedfordshire Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	43.0
			American Smooth& Rhythm Flow Dance London, London SW	New in town American Smooth&Rhythm classes for Beginners and Improvers American Smooth, East Coast Swing, Mambo, Rumba	Flow Dance London	37.0
Fri 30 Aug			Shirley's RR Just for Kicks live! Shirleys Rockin Roadhouse St Albans, Hertfordshire	With the brilliant 'Just for Kicks'! Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	Swingsters	36.0
			Shake, Battle & Bowl Play Islands Canterbury, Kent	Dancing, dance classes, bowling, laser tag, free parking and food available all night! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Canterbury Jive	40.0
			Stratford Ballyhoo Stratford St Mary Institute Hall Stratford St. Mary, Colchester, Essex	Social Swing Dance - mainly for Balboa. Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	Balboatime	24.0
			Jumpin' at the 100 Club The 100 Club London, London W	The Jive Aces, Bamboozle and DJ Voodoo Doll 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	The Jive Aces	37.0
Sun 01 Sep			Swingland - Lindy hop Twickenham The Cabbage Patch Twickenham, Middlesex	Learn to swing dance in Twickenham - every Sunday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Swingland	42.0
			Swing & Charleston Taster Day City Sport London, London EC	Learn a fun routine of Lindy Hop & 20s Charleston Charleston, Lindy Hop	Swingdance UK	31.0
Mon 02 Sep			Bramleys Swing Dance Classes Bramleys Cocktail Bar Canterbury, Kent	Weekly swing/vintage dance classes, different each month 1940s Jive, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Rock n Roll, Strolls	Canterbury Jive	40.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Southend The Ambleside Social Club , Southend on Sea	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Southend-On-Sea Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	16.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst Village Centre Staplehurst, Kent	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, 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
			Tenterden Swing St Mildreds Hall Tenterden, Kent	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	Tenterden Swing	47.0
			EastonSwing Enfield - WCS St Pauls Centre Enfield, Enfield	EastonSwing Enfield - All Levels WCS class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	27.0
			Swing Out at Underbelly Festival Spiegeltent London, London SW	A night of live Swing music and dancing Charleston, Lindy Hop	Swingdance UK	34.0
Tue 03 Sep			Food Bank Dance Canterbury Baptist Church Hall Canterbury, Kent	Swing/R’N’R dance in aid of the Canterbury Food Bank 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	Canterbury Jive	40.0
			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
			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	Get in the Swing	36.0
			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 Chelmsford The Bassment Chelmsford, Essex	Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	2.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N	Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	27.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Bedford London, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Swingland	36.0
			C Jam The Bedford London, London SW	The home of Savoy-style Lindy hop in London! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	36.0
			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
			EastonSwing Finchley - WCS The Old Finchleans Club Barnet, Barnet	EastonSwing Finchley - All Level WCS Class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	32.0
			EastonSwing Cambridge - WCS William Collyn Community Centre Girton, Cambridgeshire	EastonSwing Cambridge - All Level WCS Class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	43.0
Wed 04 Sep			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
			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. Lindy Hop	Get in the Swing	38.0
			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Brentwood The Essex Arms Brentwood, Essex	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz Classes in Essex 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	14.0
			Jiveswing Hitchin- The Jazz Club The Speakeasy Club Hitchin Hitchin, Hertfordshire	A night of cocktails, live music and dance classes in Balboa & Lindy Hop! Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	34.0
			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 and in Watford Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	40.0
Thu 05 Sep			Aylesham Jive Class Graduation Danc Aylesham Community Project Aylesham , Kent	End of term dance for the Aylesham Jive Class 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	Canterbury Jive	35.0
			Planet Swing M.K. & Bedford Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire	Swingsters High Quality weekly class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	Swingsters	49.0
			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
			A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W	West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			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
			Jiveswing Luton St Mary's Church Hall Luton , Bedfordshire	Swing Dance Classes in Bedfordshire Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	43.0
			EastonSwing Thursday Practice - WCS Christchurch Hall Enfield, Enfield	Thursday night West Coast Swing practice West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	27.0
			American Smooth& Rhythm Flow Dance London, London SW	New in town American Smooth&Rhythm classes for Beginners and Improvers American Smooth, East Coast Swing, Mambo, Rumba	Flow Dance London	37.0
			Lindy Hop/ Jive 1940's /50's Blyburgate hall Beccles, Suffolk	lindy hop/jive 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Jivebunnies.Com	41.0
			Cambsandbedslindyhopexperience Grantchester Village Hall Grantchester, Cambridge	Lindyhop/balboa Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	C&BLE	43.0
Fri 06 Sep			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
			Essex Swing Festival 2019 The Rawlight Studios Southend On Sea , Essex	International Swing Festival in Essex! Balboa, Blues, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	16.0
Sat 07 Sep			Harlem Nights - Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire	Recreating the feel of Harlem's Savoy Ballroom Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing	JiveSwing.Com	40.0
			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 08 Sep			Swingland - Lindy hop Twickenham The Cabbage Patch Twickenham, Middlesex	Learn to swing dance in Twickenham - every Sunday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Swingland	42.0
			Advanced West Coast Swing Workshop Christchurch Hall Enfield, Enfield	Advanced West Coast Swing Workshop West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	27.0
			Wrentham 45s TDance Wrentham village hall Wrentham , Suffolk	T Dance Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop	Moments	41.0
Mon 09 Sep			JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Southend The Ambleside Social Club , Southend on Sea	Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Southend-On-Sea Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	16.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst Village Centre Staplehurst, Kent	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, 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
			Tenterden Swing St Mildreds Hall Tenterden, Kent	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	Tenterden Swing	47.0
			EastonSwing Enfield - WCS St Pauls Centre Enfield, Enfield	EastonSwing Enfield - All Levels WCS class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	27.0

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