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
Sun 10 Dec			Sunday Social Swing Starters Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Develop confidence to step into social dancing or practice your moves Swingsters	Develop confidence to step into social dancing or practice your moves Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive	47.0
			The Lavender Club Surbiton Royal British Legion Club , Surbiton, Surrey Surbiton Sunday Afternoon Christmas Tea Dance The Lavender Club	Surbiton Sunday Afternoon Christmas Tea Dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	43.0
			Top Cats Tea Dance Lamberhurst Village Hall , Lamberhurst, East Sussex 1930s / 1940s style dance for Swing, Lindy Hop and Bal-Swing. Homefront Lindy Hop	1930s / 1940s style dance for Swing, Lindy Hop and Bal-Swing. Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing	45.0
Mon 11 Dec			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 12 Dec			Tuesday Social O'Neill's , Leytonstone,, London E Tuesday Social The Chicken Shack Rock'n'Roll Club	Tuesday Social 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	25.0
			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
			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 13 Dec			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Jazzumba Swingsters	Jazzumba 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	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 14 Dec			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
			Children's Ballroom/Latin Silsoe Village Hall , Silsoe, Bedfordshire Children's American Smooth/Ballroom/Latin Group Dance Class La La Dance	Children's American Smooth/Ballroom/Latin Group Dance Class American Smooth, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Mambo, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	43.0
			Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Class Maulden Village Hall , Ampthill, Bedfordshire Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Beginners Class La La Dance	Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Beginners 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	47.0
			Ballroom Smooth/Rhythm Class Parkside Community Centre , Ampthill, Bedfordshire American Smooth/Rhythm Ballroom and Latin Beginners/Improvers Class La La Dance	American Smooth/Rhythm Ballroom and Latin Beginners/Improvers 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
Fri 15 Dec			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
			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 16 Dec			Jive Party with Laura B & Her Band Rivoli Ballroom , Crofton Park, London SE A friendly and exhilarating night of live music and dancing in the iconic Rivoli Ballroom Jive Party	A 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
			Christmas Social Dancing Evening Flitton and Greenfield Village Hall , Flitton, Bedfordshire Christmas 2023 Social Dance Night and Spotlight La La Dance	Christmas 2023 Social Dance Night and Spotlight American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Bachata, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Mambo, Merengue, Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Waltz, West Coast Swing	46.0
			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
Mon 18 Dec			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 19 Dec			Tuesday Social O'Neill's , Leytonstone,, London E Tuesday Social The Chicken Shack Rock'n'Roll Club	Tuesday Social 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	25.0
			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
			C Jam - live band night! The Bedford , London, London SW Xmas Party with The Shirt Tail Stompers at C Jam Swingland	Xmas Party with The Shirt Tail Stompers at C Jam 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	36.0
			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 20 Dec			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Jazzumba Swingsters	Jazzumba 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	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 21 Dec			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
Sat 23 Dec			Snow Ball with Gary Wood Swing Band Cotton Club Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Snowball with the Gary Wood swing band Swingsters	Snowball with the Gary Wood swing band 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
			The Winter Swing Ball The Hammersmith Club , London, London W Swing into Christmas with a fun beginners dance class and a fabulous live band! Swingland	Swing into Christmas with a fun beginners dance class and a fabulous live band! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
Fri 29 Dec			Great Gatsby Christmas Party Ewen Hall , Barnet, Barnet The Art Deco Orchestra play Jazz and dance music of the 1920s and 30s. Art Deco Orchestra	The Art Deco Orchestra play Jazz and dance music of the 1920s and 30s. Charleston, Foxtrot, Modern Tango, Rumba, Samba, Waltz	32.0
			Swing Street's Pre-NYE Bash 100 Club , London, London W Special Annual Swing Dance Swing Street	Special Annual Swing Dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing	34.0
Sun 31 Dec			Juke Joint NYE with the 251s Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing into the New Year with the 251s at Swingsters Swingin' Juke Joint N.Y.E. 2023 Swingsters	Swing into the New Year with the 251s at Swingsters Swingin' Juke Joint N.Y.E. 2023 Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Traditional (USA) Blues	47.0
Tue 02 Jan 24			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
			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 03 Jan 24			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
			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
Fri 05 Jan 24			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 08 Jan 24			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 09 Jan 24			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
			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 10 Jan 24			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Jazzumba Swingsters	Jazzumba 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	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

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