Swing classes and dances events near Gateshead

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 Gateshead for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.

Date			Event/Venue/Organiser	Description/Dance Styles	Distance
Tue 28 Apr			Jump Jive & Stroll 40s/50s style St John Fisher & St Thomas More RC Hall , Ilkley, Leeds Fun, friendly, adults beginners class Jump Jive & Stroll	Fun, friendly, adults beginners class 1940s Jive, Charleston, Strolls	72.0
Wed 29 Apr			Swing Dance weekly class St Andrews Rooms , Penrith, Cumbria Beginners and Improvers Lindy/Charlwston classes Swingdance Cumbria	Beginners and Improvers Lindy/Charlwston classes Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	50.0
Thu 30 Apr			Dance in Line St James' Hall, Lostock Hall , Preston, Lancashire Solo 'Dancing in Line' for fitness and fun PM's Dance Club	Solo 'Dancing in Line' for fitness and fun American Smooth, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Freestyle, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Rumba, Samba, Strolls	96.0
Sat 02 May			1st steps class for Ages 3-5yrs Reeders Dance Studio , Preston, Lancashire All dance styles James Reeder	All dance styles Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Freestyle, Old Time Dancing, Salsa, Street/Hip-Hop	93.0
Tue 05 May			Jump Jive & Stroll 40s/50s style St John Fisher & St Thomas More RC Hall , Ilkley, Leeds Fun, friendly, adults beginners class Jump Jive & Stroll	Fun, friendly, adults beginners class 1940s Jive, Charleston, Strolls	72.0
Wed 06 May			Harrogate 50/50 Social Dance Bilton Club , Harrogate, North Yorkshire A fun evening of ballroom, latin and sequence dancing Bilton Club Monthly Socials	A fun evening of ballroom, latin and sequence dancing Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence	66.0
			Swing Dance weekly class St Andrews Rooms , Penrith, Cumbria Beginners and Improvers Lindy/Charlwston classes Swingdance Cumbria	Beginners and Improvers Lindy/Charlwston classes Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	50.0
Thu 07 May			Dance in Line St James' Hall, Lostock Hall , Preston, Lancashire Solo 'Dancing in Line' for fitness and fun PM's Dance Club	Solo 'Dancing in Line' for fitness and fun American Smooth, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Freestyle, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Rumba, Samba, Strolls	96.0
Sat 09 May			1st steps class for Ages 3-5yrs Reeders Dance Studio , Preston, Lancashire All dance styles James Reeder	All dance styles Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Freestyle, Old Time Dancing, Salsa, Street/Hip-Hop	93.0
Tue 12 May			Jump Jive & Stroll 40s/50s style St John Fisher & St Thomas More RC Hall , Ilkley, Leeds Fun, friendly, adults beginners class Jump Jive & Stroll	Fun, friendly, adults beginners class 1940s Jive, Charleston, Strolls	72.0
Wed 13 May			Swing Dance weekly class St Andrews Rooms , Penrith, Cumbria Beginners and Improvers Lindy/Charlwston classes Swingdance Cumbria	Beginners and Improvers Lindy/Charlwston classes Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	50.0
Thu 14 May			Dance in Line St James' Hall, Lostock Hall , Preston, Lancashire Solo 'Dancing in Line' for fitness and fun PM's Dance Club	Solo 'Dancing in Line' for fitness and fun American Smooth, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Freestyle, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Rumba, Samba, Strolls	96.0
Sat 16 May			1st steps class for Ages 3-5yrs Reeders Dance Studio , Preston, Lancashire All dance styles James Reeder	All dance styles Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Freestyle, Old Time Dancing, Salsa, Street/Hip-Hop	93.0
Tue 19 May			Jump Jive & Stroll 40s/50s style St John Fisher & St Thomas More RC Hall , Ilkley, Leeds Fun, friendly, adults beginners class Jump Jive & Stroll	Fun, friendly, adults beginners class 1940s Jive, Charleston, Strolls	72.0
Wed 20 May			Swing Dance weekly class St Andrews Rooms , Penrith, Cumbria Beginners and Improvers Lindy/Charlwston classes Swingdance Cumbria	Beginners and Improvers Lindy/Charlwston classes Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	50.0
Thu 21 May			Dance in Line St James' Hall, Lostock Hall , Preston, Lancashire Solo 'Dancing in Line' for fitness and fun PM's Dance Club	Solo 'Dancing in Line' for fitness and fun American Smooth, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Freestyle, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Rumba, Samba, Strolls	96.0
Sat 23 May			1st steps class for Ages 3-5yrs Reeders Dance Studio , Preston, Lancashire All dance styles James Reeder	All dance styles Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Freestyle, Old Time Dancing, Salsa, Street/Hip-Hop	93.0
Tue 26 May			Jump Jive & Stroll 40s/50s style St John Fisher & St Thomas More RC Hall , Ilkley, Leeds Fun, friendly, adults beginners class Jump Jive & Stroll	Fun, friendly, adults beginners class 1940s Jive, Charleston, Strolls	72.0

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