Swing classes and dances events near Havering

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

Date			Event/Venue/Organiser	Description/Dance Styles	Distance
Sat 29 Nov			Alisa Lands Quartet @ Cotton Club Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire The Alisa Lands Quartet - Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights Swingsters	The Alisa Lands Quartet - Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	46.0
			Level Up Your Collegiate Shag! Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire A great exploration of this fun and energetic swing dance Swingsters	A great exploration of this fun and energetic swing dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Quickstep	46.0
			Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Swingland	Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Lindy Hop	36.0
			Swing Dance Morley College London , , Southwark Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Nikki Santilli	Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Lindy Hop	14.0
Sun 30 Nov			Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Freestyle Jive dancing, DJ Jumping Jimmy Taylor, , Tea , Coffee & Light buffet Jukes Jiving	Freestyle Jive dancing, DJ Jumping Jimmy Taylor, , Tea , Coffee & Light buffet Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	42.0
Mon 01 Dec			A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	20.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop - Intermediates Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop - Intermediates Lindy Hop	39.0
			Solo Jazz with Anna City Sport , London, London EC Solo Jazz class with Anna SwingdanceUK	Solo Jazz class with Anna Charleston, Jazz, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	14.0
Tue 02 Dec			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	38.0
			Swing on the Stour The Mooring Cafe and Bar , Canterbury, Kent Canterbury’s twice a month swing dance with classes (first and third Tuesday of the month) Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Canterbury’s twice a month swing dance with classes (first and third Tuesday of the month) 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	41.0
			Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	41.0
Wed 03 Dec			Jazzumba dance fitness Weds PM Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	46.0
			Line dance and west coast swing Baldslow hall, , Hastings, East Sussex Line dancing and west coast swing Ballroom Glamour	Line dancing and west coast swing Line Dance, Popular Sequence, West Coast Swing	48.0
			Swingland TW7 - class, practice Werfa Pavilion , Isleworth, London, London W Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Swingland	Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	25.0
Thu 04 Dec			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	47.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing Beds & M.K. 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	47.0
			Advanced Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	15.0
			Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon City Sport , London, London EC Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon SwingdanceUK	Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon Lindy Hop	14.0
			Hastings Lindy - Intermediates Pett Village Hall , Hastings, East Sussex Intermediate Lindy Hop Hastings Lindy	Intermediate Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	49.0
Fri 05 Dec			The Essex Hop Hawkwell Village Hall , Hockley, Essex The Jive Aces with guest Julie Jive and DJ Skinny Mule The Jive Aces	The Jive Aces with guest Julie Jive and DJ Skinny Mule 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing	19.0
Sat 06 Dec			Swing Dance Morley College London , , Southwark Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Nikki Santilli	Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Lindy Hop	14.0
			Fast Beginners Balboa Workshop Ruislip , Ruislip, Harrow Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop SwingdanceUK	Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop Balboa	26.0
Sun 07 Dec			Four Seasons Tea Dance Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Jive - Swing - Ballroom - Tea Dance Swingsters	Jive - Swing - Ballroom - Tea Dance 1940s Jive, American Smooth, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Waltz, Smooth Modern Jive	46.0
			Argentine Tango Workshop Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Argentine Tango Workshop Swingsters	Argentine Tango Workshop Lindy Hop, Tango Nuevo, Tango Fusion, Traditional (USA) Blues, Blues Fusion	46.0
			Improvers Lindy hop Linden House Riverside , Hammersmith/Chiswick, London, London W Improvers Lindy hop workshop Swingland	Improvers Lindy hop workshop Lindy Hop	20.0
			Jingle Bell Jive at NAM National Army Museum , London, London SW Jive back in time to the 1940s at our Jingle Bell Jive. SwingdanceUK	Jive back in time to the 1940s at our Jingle Bell Jive. Lindy Hop	19.0
			Washington Club 'Tea Dance' Dial Post Village Hall , Horsham, West Sussex We play music to Jive, Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa & Rock 'n' Roll. Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	We play music to Jive, Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa & Rock 'n' Roll. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	46.0
Mon 08 Dec			A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	20.0
			Solo Jazz with Anna City Sport , London, London EC Solo Jazz class with Anna SwingdanceUK	Solo Jazz class with Anna Charleston, Jazz, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	14.0
Tue 09 Dec			C Jam Xmas Party - classes&dancing The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
			Live music at C Jam The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW The Intercontinentals live at the C Jam Xmas Party 2025 Swingland	The Intercontinentals live at the C Jam Xmas Party 2025 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
			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	38.0
			Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	41.0
Wed 10 Dec			Jazzumba dance fitness Weds PM Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	46.0
			Line dance and west coast swing Baldslow hall, , Hastings, East Sussex Line dancing and west coast swing Ballroom Glamour	Line dancing and west coast swing Line Dance, Popular Sequence, West Coast Swing	48.0
			Swingland TW7 - class, practice Werfa Pavilion , Isleworth, London, London W Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Swingland	Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	25.0
Thu 11 Dec			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	47.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing Beds & M.K. 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	47.0
			Advanced Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	15.0
			Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon City Sport , London, London EC Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon SwingdanceUK	Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon Lindy Hop	14.0
			Swing Thing Double Seven Club , Redhill, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	29.0
Fri 12 Dec			Black Cat Friday 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	48.0
Sat 13 Dec			The Winter Swing Ball Latymer Upper - Main Hall , 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	20.0
			Ministry of swing social Knoyle hall Brighton , Brighton, East Sussex Swing dance social Ministry of swing	Swing dance social Balboa, Lindy Hop	41.0
Sun 14 Dec			Paper Moon Hargrave Hall , , London N Social dance to live music ideal for Balboa and other swing styles Nikki Santilli	Social dance to live music ideal for Balboa and other swing styles Balboa	15.0
			Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Freestyle Jive dancing, DJ Jumping Jimmy Taylor, , Tea , Coffee & Light buffet Jukes Jiving	Freestyle Jive dancing, DJ Jumping Jimmy Taylor, , Tea , Coffee & Light buffet Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	42.0
Mon 15 Dec			A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	20.0
Tue 16 Dec			TBC C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
			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	38.0
			Swing on the Stour The Mooring Cafe and Bar , Canterbury, Kent Canterbury’s twice a month swing dance with classes (first and third Tuesday of the month) Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Canterbury’s twice a month swing dance with classes (first and third Tuesday of the month) 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	41.0
			Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	41.0
			Curzon Swing Dance Social Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Swing dance social dance with taster class SwingdanceUK	Swing dance social dance with taster class 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	41.0
Wed 17 Dec			Jazzumba dance fitness Weds PM Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	46.0
			Line dance and west coast swing Baldslow hall, , Hastings, East Sussex Line dancing and west coast swing Ballroom Glamour	Line dancing and west coast swing Line Dance, Popular Sequence, West Coast Swing	48.0
			Swingland TW7 - class, practice Werfa Pavilion , Isleworth, London, London W Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Swingland	Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	25.0
Thu 18 Dec			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	47.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing Beds & M.K. 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	47.0
Sat 20 Dec			Cotton Club Bedford Quality Bands Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights Swingsters	Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	46.0
Mon 22 Dec			TBC A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	20.0
Tue 23 Dec			TBC C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
Fri 26 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	4.0
Sun 28 Dec			Brighthelm Swing Tea Dance Patcham Memorial Hall , Brighton, Sussex Tea dance for Swing, Shuffle and Shag dancers everywhere Brighthelm Swing	Tea dance for Swing, Shuffle and Shag dancers everywhere Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	46.0
Mon 29 Dec			TBC A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	20.0
			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	19.0

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