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
Wed 09 Jul			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
			Swingland Twickenham - class The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop class Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop class Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
Thu 10 Jul			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 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
			Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	38.0
			Pizza & Jive Night The Drill Hall , Sandwich, Kent An evening of great music, fun dancing and delicious pizza. Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	An evening of great music, fun dancing and delicious pizza. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	33.0
Fri 11 Jul			Black Cat Rat Pack 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 12 Jul			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 13 Jul			Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) Werfa Social Club , Isleworth, Hounslow Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Swingland	Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Lindy Hop	42.0
			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 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 14 Jul			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop 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 15 Jul			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 - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
Wed 16 Jul			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
			Swingland Twickenham - class The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop class Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop class Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
Thu 17 Jul			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 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
Sat 19 Jul			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
Mon 21 Jul			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop 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 22 Jul			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 - live band night! The Bedford , London, London SW Graham Hughes & the Sunshine Kings live at C Jam Swingland	Graham Hughes & the Sunshine Kings live at C Jam 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
Wed 23 Jul			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
			Swingland Twickenham - class The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop class Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop class Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
Thu 24 Jul			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 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 25 Jul			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
Sun 27 Jul			Improvers Lindy hop Linden House Riverside , London, London W Improvers Lindy hop workshop Swingland	Improvers Lindy hop workshop Lindy Hop	38.0
Mon 28 Jul			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
Tue 29 Jul			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 - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
Wed 30 Jul			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
			Swingland Twickenham - class The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop class Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop class Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
Thu 31 Jul			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 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
			Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	38.0
Fri 01 Aug			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 04 Aug			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
Tue 05 Aug			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 - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
Wed 06 Aug			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 07 Aug			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 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
			Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	38.0

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