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
Sun 26 Jun			1940's Tea Dance Lincolns Field Great Hall , Bushey, Hertfordshire 1940's Style Swing Jive Jitterbug & Ballroom Tea Dance Swingsters	1940's Style Swing Jive Jitterbug & Ballroom Tea Dance 1940s Jive, American Smooth, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Foxtrot, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Waltz	26.0
			Balboa Workshop Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey , Bushey, Hertfordshire General Level Balboa Swingsters	General Level Balboa 1940s Jive, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop	26.0
			Beginners & improvers Lindy hop Act One (The Old Library) , London, Ealing Beginners/improvers Lindy hop workshop Swingland	Beginners/improvers Lindy hop workshop Lindy Hop	21.0
			Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Jive classes with Jumping Jimmy Taylor, freestyle dancing & light refreshments Jukes Jiving	Jive classes with Jumping Jimmy Taylor, freestyle dancing & light refreshments Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	42.0
Mon 27 Jun			Canterbury Shim Sham Class Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Shim Sham class, solo line dance originally from the late 1920s Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Shim Sham class, solo line dance originally from the late 1920s Early 20th Century, Jazz, Jazz Steps, Strolls	42.0
			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	20.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	39.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	35.0
Tue 28 Jun			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	18.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	38.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	35.0
			Gt Bromley Village Hall Great Bromley , Great Bromley, Essex Evening Social Dance, with instructions where required for the popular sequence dances The Dance Steps	Evening Social Dance, with instructions where required for the popular sequence dances Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	41.0
			Swing Dance at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire 10 week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course SwingdanceUK	10 week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	41.0
Wed 29 Jun			8 Week Beginners Swing Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
			8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire 8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Swingsters	8 Week Collegiate Shag Course Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	47.0
			Swingland Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	37.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	20.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	41.0
Thu 30 Jun			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
			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	47.0
			Swing Thing St Francis Church Hall , Horley, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	31.0
			Social Dancing Evening Parkside Community Centre , Ampthill, Bedfordshire Student spotlight and social dancing evening La La Dance	Student spotlight and social dancing evening 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	45.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	41.0
Fri 01 Jul			Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre , Guildford, Surrey A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style The Surrey Swing Dance Society	A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	34.0
			Summer Chill Fishbourne Church Hall , Chichester, West Sussex Social dance ideal for Lindy hoppers and Swing jivers Jive 'n' Boogie	Social dance ideal for Lindy hoppers and Swing jivers 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	49.0
			Friday Jive Evening The Robertsbridge Club , Robertsbridge, East Sussex Music for dancing from the jive era Running Wild Record Hop	Music for dancing from the jive era 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	41.0
Sat 02 Jul			Modern & Smooth Jive Dance at Berko Berkhamsted Town Hall , Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire A great freestyle night for the Modern & Smooth Jive Partner Dance Community Jive Hub (NewBerko)	A great freestyle night for the Modern & Smooth Jive Partner Dance Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive	37.0
Sun 03 Jul			Sunday Summer Social Swing Starters Shortstown Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Develop confidence to step into social dancing Swingsters	Develop confidence to step into social dancing Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive	47.0
Mon 04 Jul			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	20.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	39.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	35.0
Tue 05 Jul			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	18.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	38.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	35.0
			Gt Bromley Village Hall Great Bromley , Great Bromley, Essex Evening Social Dance, with instructions where required for the popular sequence dances The Dance Steps	Evening Social Dance, with instructions where required for the popular sequence dances Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	41.0
Wed 06 Jul			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	47.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	20.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	41.0
Thu 07 Jul			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
			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	47.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	41.0
Fri 08 Jul			Beginner’s 4 Week Lindy Hop Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Beginner’s four week Friday evening Lindy Hop course Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Beginner’s four week Friday evening Lindy Hop course Lindy Hop	42.0
			Black Cat Friday freestyle Black Cat Friday Freestyle , Bedford, Bedfordshire Themed Freestyle dance Jon with DJ Jon Brett Swingsters	Themed Freestyle dance Jon with DJ Jon Brett Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	48.0
			Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre , Guildford, Surrey A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style The Surrey Swing Dance Society	A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	34.0
Sat 09 Jul			Homefront Dance Staplecross Village Hall , Staplecross, East Sussex 1940s style dance for Lindy hop, Jive, Bal-Swing, Shag, Rock n Roll Homefront Lindy Hop	1940s style dance for Lindy hop, Jive, Bal-Swing, Shag, Rock n Roll 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	41.0
Mon 11 Jul			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	20.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	39.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	35.0
Tue 12 Jul			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	18.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	38.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	35.0
Wed 13 Jul			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	47.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	20.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	41.0
Thu 14 Jul			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
			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	47.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	41.0
Fri 15 Jul			Beginner’s 4 Week Lindy Hop Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Beginner’s four week Friday evening Lindy Hop course Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Beginner’s four week Friday evening Lindy Hop course Lindy Hop	42.0
			Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre , Guildford, Surrey A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style The Surrey Swing Dance Society	A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	34.0
			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	37.0
Sat 16 Jul			Jive Party Aisha Khan & Her Rajahs Rivoli Ballroom , Crofton Park, London SE An friendly and exhilarating night of live music and dancing in the iconic Rivoli Ballroom Jive Party	An friendly and exhilarating night of live music and dancing in the iconic Rivoli Ballroom Blues, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	11.0
			The Summer Swing Ball 2022 The Hammersmith Club , London, London W Dance the night away to the authentic sounds of Pete Long & his Big Band - plus swing DJs Swingland	Dance the night away to the authentic sounds of Pete Long & his Big Band - plus swing DJs 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	20.0
			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	32.0
Sun 17 Jul			Sunday Summer Social Swing Starters Shortstown Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Develop confidence to step into social dancing Swingsters	Develop confidence to step into social dancing Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive	47.0
Mon 18 Jul			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	20.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	39.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	35.0
Tue 19 Jul			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	18.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	38.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst School , Staplehurst, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	35.0
			Gt Bromley Village Hall Great Bromley , Great Bromley, Essex Evening Social Dance, with instructions where required for the popular sequence dances The Dance Steps	Evening Social Dance, with instructions where required for the popular sequence dances Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	41.0
Wed 20 Jul			Swing Improvers + Intermediates Shortstown Village Hall , Shortstown, Bedfordshire Improvers class + Intermediates class Swingsters	Improvers class + Intermediates class Lindy Hop	47.0
			East and West Coast Swing St Luke's Church Hall , Wimbledon, Merton East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes Wimbledon School of Freestyle & Ballroom	East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing dance classes East Coast Swing	20.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	41.0
Thu 21 Jul			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
			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	47.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	41.0
Fri 22 Jul			Beginner’s 4 Week Lindy Hop Course Canterbury Baptist Church Hall , Canterbury, Kent Beginner’s four week Friday evening Lindy Hop course Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Beginner’s four week Friday evening Lindy Hop course Lindy Hop	42.0
			Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre , Guildford, Surrey A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style The Surrey Swing Dance Society	A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	34.0

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