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
Wed 08 May			Swingsters Imp + Int Swing classes Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Swingsters	Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	44.0
			7 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 Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	22.0
			Swing dance classes in West Sussex Beeding and Bramber Village Hall , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	47.0
			Penge Lindy Hop Matico Dance Studio , London, Croydon Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	10.0
			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 09 May			New Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	26.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. 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, 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
			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	26.0
			Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	1.0
			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 Lindy Hop	29.0
			Beginners Balboa Class Fairlands Community Centre , Guildford, Surrey Beginners Balboa Class The Surrey Swing Dance Society	Beginners Balboa Class Balboa	29.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	2.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	43.0
Fri 10 May			Black Cat Friday Masked Ball 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
			Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club Farnham Royal Village Hall , Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! The Rocking Rebels	Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	27.0
Sat 11 May			Wimbledon Balboa Classes South London Irish Association , Wimbledon, London SW 11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Nikki Santilli	11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Balboa	9.0
Sun 12 May			4 Seasons T Dance +Blue Hawks Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Jive - Swing - Ballroom - Tea Dance Plus Adam Whitmee & the Blue Hawks Swingsters	Jive - Swing - Ballroom - Tea Dance Plus Adam Whitmee & the Blue Hawks 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	40.0
			Argentine Tango Workshop Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Argentine Tango workshop from Swingsters.co.uk Swingsters	Argentine Tango workshop from Swingsters.co.uk Argentine Tango, Lindy Hop, Tango Nuevo, Tango Fusion, Traditional (USA) Blues, Blues Fusion	40.0
			Musicality Workshop City Sport , London, London EC Open the doors to becoming a more musical dancer at this special Musicality Workshop! SwingdanceUK	Open the doors to becoming a more musical dancer at this special Musicality Workshop! Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	2.0
			Dance at the Plaza Plaza Suite -Stag Theatre Sevenoaks , Sevenoaks, Kent A afternoon with the jean Bentley Vintage Dance Orchestra and Alemana Academy of Dance" Blue Flamingo Music	A afternoon with the jean Bentley Vintage Dance Orchestra and Alemana Academy of Dance" Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence	41.0
Mon 13 May			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	42.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Learn to Swing Dance - New Term United Reformed Church Hall, Water Lane , Bishop's Stortford, Enfield Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by a rotating teachers. Swing Dance Collective	Beginner friendly Swing and Lindy Hop Dance classes, taught by a rotating teachers. Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	25.0
			Intermediate Lindy Hop class Kings College Guildford , Guildford, Surrey Lesson plus freestyle time. Improve your basic and add in some fun variations. Guildford Lindy	Lesson plus freestyle time. Improve your basic and add in some fun variations. Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	30.0
			Lindy Hop Classes & Social Kings College Guildford , Guildford, Surrey 2 Lindy Hop Classes plus freestyle / practice time Guildford Lindy	2 Lindy Hop Classes plus freestyle / practice time Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	30.0
			Beginners Lindy Hop Dance Class Kings College Guildford , Guildford, Surrey Doors Open 7:20. Beginners class at 7:30pm. Followed by 30mins practice time Guildford Lindy	Doors Open 7:20. Beginners class at 7:30pm. Followed by 30mins practice time Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	30.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Bal-Swing Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Learn the fantastic Bal-Swing style of swing dancing Homefront Lindy Hop	Learn the fantastic Bal-Swing style of swing dancing Balboa	43.0
Tue 14 May			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Elderswell Retirement Village , Bedford, Milton Keynes Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	47.0
			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	7.0
			Intermed/Adv Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Nikki Santilli	Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Charleston, Jazz Steps	1.0
			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
			Lindy Hop at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	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 15 May			Swingsters Imp + Int Swing classes Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Swingsters	Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	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 Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	22.0
			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 Beeding and Bramber Village Hall , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	47.0
			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 16 May			New Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	26.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. 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, 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
			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	26.0
			Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	1.0
			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 Lindy Hop	29.0
			Beginners Balboa Class Fairlands Community Centre , Guildford, Surrey Beginners Balboa Class The Surrey Swing Dance Society	Beginners Balboa Class Balboa	29.0
			Shag School Patcham Memorial Hall , Brighton, Sussex Collegiate Shag drop in for beginners and fluent dancers Brighthelm Swing	Collegiate Shag drop in for beginners and fluent dancers Collegiate Shag	44.0
			Thursday Club (Lindy Hop) City Sport , London, London EC Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Weekly Lindy Hop class for experienced dancers with SwingdanceUK Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	2.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	43.0
Fri 17 May			Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club Farnham Royal Village Hall , Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! The Rocking Rebels	Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	27.0
Sat 18 May			Wimbledon Balboa Classes South London Irish Association , Wimbledon, London SW 11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Nikki Santilli	11am Level 1 (not suitable for complete beginners), 12pm practice time, 12.30pm Level 2 Balboa	9.0
			Improvers Balboa Workshop Ruislip , Ruislip, Harrow Small group intensive Improver Balboa workshop SwingdanceUK	Small group intensive Improver Balboa workshop Balboa	12.0
Sun 19 May			Sunday Social Swing Starters Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Develop confidence to step into social swing dancing or practice your moves Swingsters	Develop confidence to step into social swing dancing or practice your moves Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive	40.0
			Jazz & Jam Hargrave Hall , , London N Workshops in Balboa & Ragtime, then practice to a musicians' Jam Session Nikki Santilli	Workshops in Balboa & Ragtime, then practice to a musicians' Jam Session Early 20th Century, Balboa	1.0
			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	28.0
			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
Mon 20 May			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	42.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Stompin’ at the 100 Club 100 Club , London, London W 7.45 - 8.30pm Beginners and Intermediate Lindy Hop classes followed by a band SwingdanceUK	7.45 - 8.30pm Beginners and Intermediate Lindy Hop classes followed by a band Lindy Hop	2.0
			Intermediate Lindy Hop class Kings College Guildford , Guildford, Surrey Lesson plus freestyle time. Improve your basic and add in some fun variations. Guildford Lindy	Lesson plus freestyle time. Improve your basic and add in some fun variations. Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	30.0
			Lindy Hop Classes & Social Kings College Guildford , Guildford, Surrey 2 Lindy Hop Classes plus freestyle / practice time Guildford Lindy	2 Lindy Hop Classes plus freestyle / practice time Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	30.0
			Beginners Lindy Hop Dance Class Kings College Guildford , Guildford, Surrey Doors Open 7:20. Beginners class at 7:30pm. Followed by 30mins practice time Guildford Lindy	Doors Open 7:20. Beginners class at 7:30pm. Followed by 30mins practice time Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	30.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Bal-Swing Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Learn the fantastic Bal-Swing style of swing dancing Homefront Lindy Hop	Learn the fantastic Bal-Swing style of swing dancing Balboa	43.0
Tue 21 May			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Elderswell Retirement Village , Bedford, Milton Keynes Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	47.0
			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	7.0
			Intermed/Adv Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Nikki Santilli	Intermediate-Advanced Level Solo Jazz short course Charleston, Jazz Steps	1.0
			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
			Lindy Hop at the Curzon Centre Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	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 22 May			Swingsters Imp + Int Swing classes Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Swingsters	Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	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 Windsor - classes The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Swingland Windsor - classes Swingland	Swingland Windsor - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	22.0
			Swing dance classes in West Sussex Beeding and Bramber Village Hall , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	47.0
			Penge Lindy Hop Matico Dance Studio , London, Croydon Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Wednesday Lindy Hop classes & dancing with Niall Oates SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	10.0

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