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 | |
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Thu 22 May |
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Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
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Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 | |
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Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside London, London W Swingland |
Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
6.0 | |
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ABC of Jazz Steps The Bridge London, London WC Nikki Santilli |
In Studio & Online Jazz Steps |
1.0 | |
Sat 24 May |
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Devil's Cut Combo @ Cotton Club Cotton End Village Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 25 May |
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Stardust Big Band @ Bushey Lincolns Field Great Hall Bushey, Hertfordshire 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 |
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Balboa Workshop Bushey Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey Bushey, Hertfordshire Swingsters |
General Level Balboa Balboa, Lindy Hop |
13.0 | |
Mon 26 May |
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A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club London, London W Swingland |
A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
6.0 |
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The Dae Lee Quartet The Bookmaker, Chelmsford Chelmsford, Essex Essex Swing Dance |
Essex Swing Dance Feat. The Dae Lee Quartet Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
28.0 | |
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Absolute Beginners SwingJive Course Fishbourne Church Hall Chichester, West Sussex 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 | |
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FREE dancing world Lindy hop day Steyning High Street Steyning, West Sussex Brighthelm Swing |
FREE dancing to celebrate world Lindy hop day Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
46.0 | |
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Learn to Swing Dance United Reformed Church Hall, Water Lane Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Swing Dance Collective |
Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by rotating teachers. Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
26.0 | |
Tue 27 May |
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C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford London, London SW Swingland |
C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
7.0 |
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Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire Get in the Swing |
Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop |
36.0 | |
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Curzon Swing Social Curzon Centre , Buckinghamshire SwingdanceUK |
Last Tuesday of month Social Swing Dance night! Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
27.0 | |
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Beg & imp Lindy Hop Curzon Centre , Buckinghamshire SwingdanceUK |
Weekly Beginner & Improver Lindy Hop classes & monthly social dances with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop |
27.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall Hurst Green , East Sussex Homefront Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
43.0 | |
Wed 28 May |
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Swingsters Imp + Int classes Swing Den Bedford Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
44.0 |
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8 week Swing Dance Beginners Course Great Denham Community Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Swing Beginners Course/ Swing Beginners Recap 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
44.0 | |
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Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland |
Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 | |
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Swing dance classes in West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF Upper Beeding, West Sussex Brighthelm Swing |
Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop |
42.0 | |
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Swing dance Improvers-West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF Upper Beeding, West Sussex Brighthelm Swing |
Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop |
42.0 | |
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Gravity WCS Class Night Rawson Hall Bolney, West Sussex Jive Frenzy |
Gravity WCS Class Night West Coast Swing |
42.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall Hadlow Down, East Sussex Homefront Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
43.0 | |
Thu 29 May |
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Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
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Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 | |
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Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside London, London W Swingland |
Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
6.0 | |
Fri 30 May |
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Some Like It Swing Genesis Cinema , London E SwingdanceUK |
Genesis Cinema and Swingdance UK invite you along to our monthly nostalgia dancing night. Lindy Hop |
10.0 |
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Joint's a Hoppin' West End Social Club Woking, Surrey Joint's a Hoppin' |
Record Hop. Swing, jump blues, rhythm & blues with a little rock & roll for good measure 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing |
27.0 | |
Sun 01 Jun |
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Swingsters Sunday Singing Socials Cotton Club Bedford Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
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Washington Club 'Tea Dance' Dial Post Village Hall Horsham, West Sussex 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 02 Jun |
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A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club London, London W Swingland |
A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
6.0 |
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Absolute Beginners SwingJive Course Fishbourne Church Hall Chichester, West Sussex 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 | |
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Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall Tenterden, Kent Tenterden Swing |
Lindy Hop Lindy Hop |
47.0 | |
Tue 03 Jun |
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C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford London, London SW Swingland |
C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
7.0 |
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C Jam - live band night! The Bedford London, London SW Swingland |
Louise Messenger & her Savoy Swing live at C Jam 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
7.0 | |
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Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire Get in the Swing |
Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop |
36.0 | |
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Beg & imp Lindy Hop Curzon Centre , Buckinghamshire SwingdanceUK |
Weekly Beginner & Improver Lindy Hop classes & monthly social dances with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop |
27.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall Hurst Green , East Sussex Homefront Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
43.0 | |
Wed 04 Jun |
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Swingsters Imp + Int classes Swing Den Bedford Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
44.0 |
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8 week Swing Dance Beginners Course Great Denham Community Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Swing Beginners Course/ Swing Beginners Recap 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
44.0 | |
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Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland |
Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 | |
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Lin's Little Less Lonely Disco Winnersh Community Centre Wokingham, Berkshire Lin's Dance |
Fun Social Dancing to 50's, 60's 70's Music Boogie Woogie, Line Dance, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
34.0 | |
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Swing dance classes in West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF Upper Beeding, West Sussex Brighthelm Swing |
Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop |
42.0 | |
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Swing dance Improvers-West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF Upper Beeding, West Sussex Brighthelm Swing |
Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop |
42.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall Hadlow Down, East Sussex Homefront Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
43.0 | |
Thu 05 Jun |
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Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
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Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 | |
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Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside London, London W Swingland |
Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
6.0 | |
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Didcot Midweek Freestyle Didcot Civic Centre Didcot , Oxfordshire Ceroc Oxford |
Range of music. Optional retro dress. Prizes. Food. Licensed bar. Parking. Til 1.30am Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Contemporary Blues, Smooth Modern Jive |
49.0 | |
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Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport London, London EC SwingdanceUK |
Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
2.0 | |
Fri 06 Jun |
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Summer Chill Fishbourne Church Hall Chichester, West Sussex 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 07 Jun |
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Hybrid WCS + Smooth Jive freestyle Rawson Hall Bolney, West Sussex Jive Frenzy |
HYBRID WCS Smooth Jive and Expressive Freestyle West Coast Swing |
42.0 |
Mon 09 Jun |
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A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club London, London W Swingland |
A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
6.0 |
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Absolute Beginners SwingJive Course Fishbourne Church Hall Chichester, West Sussex 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 | |
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Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall Tenterden, Kent Tenterden Swing |
Lindy Hop Lindy Hop |
47.0 | |
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Stompin’ at the 100 Club 100 Club London, London W SwingdanceUK |
7.45 - 8.30pm Beginners and Intermediate Lindy Hop classes followed by live band Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
2.0 | |
Tue 10 Jun |
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C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford London, London SW Swingland |
C Jam - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
7.0 |
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Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire Get in the Swing |
Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop |
36.0 | |
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Beg & imp Lindy Hop Curzon Centre , Buckinghamshire SwingdanceUK |
Weekly Beginner & Improver Lindy Hop classes & monthly social dances with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop |
27.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall Hurst Green , East Sussex Homefront Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
43.0 | |
Wed 11 Jun |
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Swingsters Imp + Int classes Swing Den Bedford Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
44.0 |
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8 week Swing Dance Beginners Course Great Denham Community Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Swing Beginners Course/ Swing Beginners Recap 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
44.0 | |
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Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland |
Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 | |
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Swing dance classes in West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF Upper Beeding, West Sussex Brighthelm Swing |
Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop |
42.0 | |
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Swing dance Improvers-West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF Upper Beeding, West Sussex Brighthelm Swing |
Weekly improver Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop |
42.0 | |
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Gravity WCS Class Night Rawson Hall Bolney, West Sussex Jive Frenzy |
Gravity WCS Class Night West Coast Swing |
42.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall Hadlow Down, East Sussex Homefront Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
43.0 | |
Thu 12 Jun |
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Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
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Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 | |
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Yacht Club Swing - classes, dancing Linden House Riverside London, London W Swingland |
Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes & dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
6.0 | |
Fri 13 Jun |
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Black Cat Friday freestyle Black Cat Friday Freestyle Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
Sat 14 Jun |
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The Blue Hawks @Cotton Club Bedford Cotton End Village Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
40.0 |
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Rock and Roll Night The Farmers Boy Brickendon, Hertfordshire The Chicken Shack Rock'n'Roll Club |
Rock and Roll night 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive, Strolls |
14.0 | |
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Ministry of swing social Knoyle hall Brighton Brighton, East Sussex Ministry of swing |
Swing dance social Balboa, Lindy Hop |
43.0 | |
Sun 15 Jun |
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Paper Moon Hargrave Hall Archway, Islington Nikki Santilli |
Social dance to live music ideal for Balboa and other swing styles Balboa |
1.0 |
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Learn to Swing Dance in a Day! City Sport London, London EC SwingdanceUK |
Learn the foundations of Lindy Hop, this popular 1940s partner dance. Lindy Hop |
2.0 | |
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Intermediate Solo Jazz with Mariel City Sport London, London EC SwingdanceUK |
with special guest international teacher Mariel Gastiarena (ARG) Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
2.0 | |
Mon 16 Jun |
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A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club London, London W Swingland |
A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
6.0 |
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Absolute Beginners SwingJive Course Fishbourne Church Hall Chichester, West Sussex 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 |
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