Swing classes and dances events near Islington

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 Islington 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 15 Jun			Paper Moon Hargrave Hall , Archway, Islington 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	1.0
			Learn to Swing Dance in a Day! City Sport , London, London EC Learn the foundations of Lindy Hop, this popular 1940s partner dance. SwingdanceUK	Learn the foundations of Lindy Hop, this popular 1940s partner dance. Lindy Hop	2.0
			Intermediate Solo Jazz with Mariel City Sport , London, London EC with special guest international teacher Mariel Gastiarena (ARG) SwingdanceUK	with special guest international teacher Mariel Gastiarena (ARG) Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	2.0
Mon 16 Jun			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	6.0
			Absolute Beginners SwingJive Course Fishbourne Church Hall , Chichester, West Sussex Jive 'n' Boogie Absolute Beginners Swing Jive 10 week Course Jive 'n' Boogie	Jive 'n' Boogie Absolute Beginners Swing Jive 10 week Course 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	42.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
Tue 17 Jun			C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	7.0
			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
			Beg & imp Lindy Hop Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Weekly Beginner & Improver Lindy Hop classes & monthly social dances with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Weekly Beginner & Improver Lindy Hop classes & monthly social dances with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	27.0
			4-week Swing Out Course with SDUK Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop courses with Simon SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop courses with Simon 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	27.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall , Hurst Green , East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	43.0
Wed 18 Jun			Swingsters Imp + Int classes Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Swingsters	Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	44.0
			8 week Swing Dance Beginners Course Great Denham Community Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course/ Swing Beginners Recap Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course/ Swing Beginners Recap 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	44.0
			Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Lin's Little Less Lonely Disco Winnersh Community Centre , Wokingham, Berkshire Fun Social Dancing to 50's, 60's 70's Music Lin's Dance	Fun Social Dancing to 50's, 60's 70's Music Boogie Woogie, Line Dance, Rock n Roll, Strolls	34.0
			Swing dance classes in West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	42.0
			Swing dance Improvers-West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	42.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	43.0
Thu 19 Jun			Balboa @ Planet Swing 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	40.0
			Last Chance Ragtime 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	40.0
			Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	6.0
Sat 21 Jun			The Summer Swing Ball 2025 Latymer Upper - Main Hall , London, London W Dance the night away to the authentic swing sounds of The Intercontinentals Swingland	Dance the night away to the authentic swing sounds of The Intercontinentals 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	6.0
			Elise Roth & her Harvard Squares Witham Public Hall , Witham, Essex Essex Swing Dance! Feat. Elise Roth & her Harvard Squares Essex Swing Dance	Essex Swing Dance! Feat. Elise Roth & her Harvard Squares Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	37.0
			Summer Solstice Ball Ewen Hall , Barnet, Barnet The Art Deco Orchestra return to the Ewen Hall for an evening of 1920s and 30s dance music Art Deco Orchestra	The Art Deco Orchestra return to the Ewen Hall for an evening of 1920s and 30s dance music Charleston, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Rumba, Waltz	8.0
Mon 23 Jun			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	6.0
			Absolute Beginners SwingJive Course Fishbourne Church Hall , Chichester, West Sussex Jive 'n' Boogie Absolute Beginners Swing Jive 10 week Course Jive 'n' Boogie	Jive 'n' Boogie Absolute Beginners Swing Jive 10 week Course 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	42.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
Tue 24 Jun			C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	7.0
			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
			Curzon Swing Social Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Last Tuesday of month Social Swing Dance night! SwingdanceUK	Last Tuesday of month Social Swing Dance night! Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	27.0
			Beg & imp Lindy Hop Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Weekly Beginner & Improver Lindy Hop classes & monthly social dances with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Weekly Beginner & Improver Lindy Hop classes & monthly social dances with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	27.0
			4-week Swing Out Course with SDUK Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop courses with Simon SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop courses with Simon 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	27.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall , Hurst Green , East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	43.0
Wed 25 Jun			Swingsters Imp + Int classes Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Swingsters	Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	44.0
			8 week Swing Dance Beginners Course Great Denham Community Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course/ Swing Beginners Recap Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course/ Swing Beginners Recap 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	44.0
			Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Swing dance classes in West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	42.0
			Swing dance Improvers-West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	42.0
			Gravity WCS Class Night Rawson Hall , Bolney, West Sussex Gravity WCS Class Night Jive Frenzy	Gravity WCS Class Night West Coast Swing	42.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	43.0
Thu 26 Jun			Balboa @ Planet Swing 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	40.0
			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	40.0
			Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside , London, London W Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Swingland	Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	6.0
Fri 27 Jun			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	10.0
Sun 29 Jun			1940's Charity 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	13.0
			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	28.0
			Brighthelm Swing live band T 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	44.0
Mon 30 Jun			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
Tue 01 Jul			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
			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	32.0
Wed 02 Jul			8 week Swing Dance Beginners Course Great Denham Community Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course/ Swing Beginners Recap Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course/ Swing Beginners Recap 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	44.0
			Lin's Little Less Lonely Disco Winnersh Community Centre , Wokingham, Berkshire Fun Social Dancing to 50's, 60's 70's Music Lin's Dance	Fun Social Dancing to 50's, 60's 70's Music Boogie Woogie, Line Dance, Rock n Roll, Strolls	34.0
			Swing dance classes in West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	42.0
			Swing dance Improvers-West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	42.0
Thu 03 Jul			Balboa @ Planet Swing 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	40.0
			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	40.0
Sat 05 Jul			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	40.0
Sun 06 Jul			Swingsters Sunday Singing Socials Cotton Club Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Sing along or dance to all your favourite tunes, hosted by Nigel and Diane! Swingsters	Sing along or dance to all your favourite tunes, hosted by Nigel and Diane! 1940s Jive, Foxtrot, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	40.0
			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	40.0
Mon 07 Jul			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
Tue 08 Jul			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
			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	32.0
Wed 09 Jul			Swing dance classes in West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	42.0
			Swing dance Improvers-West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	42.0
Thu 10 Jul			Balboa @ Planet Swing 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	40.0
			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	40.0
			Pizza & Jive Night The Drill Hall , Sandwich, Kent An evening of great music, fun dancing and delicious pizza. Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	An evening of great music, fun dancing and delicious pizza. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	37.0
Fri 11 Jul			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	43.0
			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	42.0
Sat 12 Jul			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	22.0
			Ministry of swing social Knoyle hall Brighton , Brighton, East Sussex Swing dance social Ministry of swing	Swing dance social Balboa, Lindy Hop	43.0
Sun 13 Jul			Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) Werfa Social Club , Isleworth, Hounslow Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Swingland	Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Lindy Hop	11.0
			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	24.0
Mon 14 Jul			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
Tue 15 Jul			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
			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	32.0

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