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
Sat 18 Aug			Jumpin' with the Jukesters! Jumpin' at the Bricket Wood Side! Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire	Live music from the Jukesters Balboa, Charleston, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	Swingsters	38.0
			Swingsters - Shim Sham & Strolls Jumpin' at the Bricket Wood Side! Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire	Solo Jazz steps 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	Swingsters	38.0
			Boogie Shack The Zoo Cafe Hertford , Hertfordshire	Top social dancing to an eclectic range of music from swing and jive to blues and RnB. 1940s Jive, Blues, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	26.0
Sun 19 Aug			Bushey Tea Dance Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey Bushey, Hertfordshire	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	Swingsters	40.0
			Boost Your Balboa Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey Bushey, Hertfordshire	General Level Balboa Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	Swingsters	40.0
			Free Sunday Swing to Rock'n'Roll Dirty Harry's Soho London, Central London	Free Swing to Rock'n'roll Social Dance Central London 3-7 pm 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Free Sunday Swing to Rock’n’Roll London	33.0
Mon 20 Aug			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 Class and Events	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
			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
			EastonSwing Mondays St Pauls Centre Enfield, Enfield	EastonSwing Mondays - All Levels WCS class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	27.0
			Swing at Sway Sway London, London WC	Swing dance class & social dancing Lindy Hop	Swingdance UK	33.0
Tue 21 Aug			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 Perrywood Sports and Social Club Redhill , Surrey	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	Swing Thing	48.0
			C Jam The Exhibit London, London SW	The home of Savoy-style Lindy hop in London! - swing dance classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Exhibit London, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Jitterbug & Swing Jive The Hub Huntingfield, Suffolk	Jitterbug and Swing Jive to original swing and rhythm'n'blues music 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Strolls	Everything's Jumpin'	41.0
			EastonSwing Tuesdays Gibson Hall, St Columbas Church Cambridge, Cambridge	EastonSwing Tuesdays - All Level WCS Class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	36.0
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent	Beginners swing jive lessons 1940s Jive, West Coast Swing	Canterbury Hep Cats	47.0
Wed 22 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
			Stratford freestyle social Stratford St Mary Institute Hall Stratford St Mary, Suffolk	2-hour freestyle social with DJ "Texas Tommy" ~ BYO drinks 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	Esther Tutthill	24.0
			Biggin Hill Jive Biggin Hill Biggin Hill, Bromley	Beginners 1940 Jive Class Followed by Improvers, No Partner Required, Adult Only. Wednesda 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	Biggin Hill Jive	33.0
			Jive with Philippe and Jacqueline United service club , Sutton	Beginners Jive class all welcome East Coast Swing	Jacqueline and Philippes Jive /Salsa	41.0
Thu 23 Aug			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
			A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W	West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! - Lindy hop classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
Sat 25 Aug			Afternoon Fun and Dance Kanaloa Bar City of London, London EC	A fantastic afternoon of dancing to 40's and 50's music 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing	Rock n Revellers	32.0
Sun 26 Aug			Jive & Chill - Sunday Night Dancing Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire	Tunes for the Modern & Smooth Jive, West Coast Swing & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Hub (NewBerko)	47.0
Mon 27 Aug			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 Class and Events	40.0
			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 28 Aug			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 Perrywood Sports and Social Club Redhill , Surrey	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	Swing Thing	48.0
			C Jam The Exhibit London, London SW	The home of Savoy-style Lindy hop in London! - swing dance classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Exhibit London, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Jitterbug & Swing Jive The Hub Huntingfield, Suffolk	Jitterbug and Swing Jive to original swing and rhythm'n'blues music 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Strolls	Everything's Jumpin'	41.0
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent	Beginners swing jive lessons 1940s Jive, West Coast Swing	Canterbury Hep Cats	47.0
Wed 29 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
			Lindy Buzz, Hitchin St Faith's Church Hitchin, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop classes at 3 levels Lindy Hop	Lindy Buzz	34.0
			Dance Classes Stratford St Mary Institute Hall Stratford St Mary, Suffolk	Swing Jive, Boogie Woogie & Balboa 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie	Esther Tutthill	24.0
			Biggin Hill Jive Biggin Hill Biggin Hill, Bromley	Beginners 1940 Jive Class Followed by Improvers, No Partner Required, Adult Only. Wednesda 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	Biggin Hill Jive	33.0
			Jive with Philippe and Jacqueline United service club , Sutton	Beginners Jive class all welcome East Coast Swing	Jacqueline and Philippes Jive /Salsa	41.0
Thu 30 Aug			A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W	West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! - Lindy hop classes and dancing 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
Fri 31 Aug			Moments 1930s and 40s dances Kessingland working men's club , Suffolk	1930s and40s dance events 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Moments	41.0
Sat 01 Sep			Harlem Nights - Watford - NEW VENUE Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire	Recreating the feel of Harlem's Savoy Ballroom for one night in.. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com	40.0
			The Edge - a one off Saturday Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire	A unique event full of character for the Smooth & Modern Jive, Blues & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Hub (NewBerko)	47.0
Sun 02 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
			The Original Big Apple City Sport London, London EC	Learn the collegiate dance that thrilled the world in 1937 with Simon & Anna Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingdance UK	31.0
Mon 03 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 Class and Events	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
			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 Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Tenterden Swing	47.0
			EastonSwing Mondays St Pauls Centre Enfield, Enfield	EastonSwing Mondays - All Levels WCS class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	27.0
			Swing at Sway Sway London, London WC	Swing dance class & social dancing Lindy Hop	Swingdance UK	33.0
Tue 04 Sep			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
			Learn West Coast Swing in Kent Hothfield Village Hall Hothfield, Kent	Weekly West Coast Swing Classes in Hothfield, Kent West Coast Swing	WestCo's Swing	35.0
			C Jam The Exhibit London, London SW	The home of Savoy-style Lindy hop in London! - swing dance classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Exhibit London, London SW	Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingland	37.0
			Jitterbug & Swing Jive The Hub Huntingfield, Suffolk	Jitterbug and Swing Jive to original swing and rhythm'n'blues music 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Strolls	Everything's Jumpin'	41.0
			EastonSwing Tuesdays Gibson Hall, St Columbas Church Cambridge, Cambridge	EastonSwing Tuesdays - All Level WCS Class West Coast Swing	EastonSwing	36.0
			Learn Swing Jive Rockin' Roadiolers Ramsgate, Kent	Beginners swing jive lessons 1940s Jive, West Coast Swing	Canterbury Hep Cats	47.0
Wed 05 Sep			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
			Lindy Buzz, Hitchin St Faith's Church Hitchin, Hertfordshire	Lindy Hop classes at 3 levels Lindy Hop	Lindy Buzz	34.0
			Dance Classes Stratford St Mary Institute Hall Stratford St Mary, Suffolk	Swing Jive, Boogie Woogie & Balboa 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie	Esther Tutthill	24.0
			JIVE with Jacqueline and Philippe United service club , Sutton	Beginners Jive class all welcome East Coast Swing	Jacqueline and Philippes Jive /Salsa	41.0
Thu 06 Sep			Learn West Coast Swing - Petts Wood The Daylight Inn Orpington, Bromley	WestCo's Swing provide quality teaching in the coolest dance West Coast Swing on Thursdays West Coast Swing	WestCo's Swing	33.0
			A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W	West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! - Lindy hop classes and dancing 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
Fri 07 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 2018 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 08 Sep			Retro Nights! The Royal British Legion Chelmsford, Essex	A Swingin' social in Essex! Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	JiveSwing.Com
			Monthly Modern&Smooth Jive at Berko Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire	A great freestyle night for the Mod & Smooth Jive Partner Dance Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Hub (NewBerko)	47.0
Sun 09 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
			The Original Big Apple City Sport London, London EC	Learn the collegiate dance that thrilled the world in 1937 with Simon & Anna Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Swingdance UK	31.0
			Beginners & Fast Begs Lindy Hop City Sport London, London EC	Learn this cool 1940s partner dance. Lindy Hop	Swingdance UK	31.0
			Free Sunday Swing to Rock'n'Roll Dirty Harry's Soho London, Central London	Free Swing to Rock'n'roll Social Dance Central London 3-7 pm 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Free Sunday Swing to Rock’n’Roll London	33.0
Mon 10 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 Class and Events	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

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