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 Merton for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.
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Sun 18 Aug |
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1940's Tea Dance - Bushey Lincolns Field Great Hall Bushey, Hertfordshire |
1940's Style Jive Jitterbug & Ballroom Tea Dance - in a genuine 1940s venue!! 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 |
Swingsters | 19.0 |  |
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Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Jive classes with Jumping Jimmy Taylor, freestyle dancing & light refreshments Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jukes Jiving | 29.0 |  |
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Homefront Shim Sham Workshop Hurst Green Village Hall Hurst Green , East Sussex |
Shim Sham Workshop Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 35.0 | |
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The Jive Aces Live @ Hever Festival Hever Festival Theatre Edenbridge , Sussex |
The UK’s No.1 Jive and Swing band 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
The Jive Aces | 35.0 | |||
Mon 19 Aug |
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Balboa Mondays Rising Sun Arts Centre Reading, Reading |
Weekly Balboa classes. Aimed at beginner & improver dancers, with a 6 week structure. Balboa |
Balboa Mondays | 34.0 |  |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Brixton Market House Brixton Brixton, London SW |
Learn to swing dance in Brixton - every Monday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 3.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Little Common Community Centre Little Common, East Sussex |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 35.0 | |
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JIveSwing - Lindy Hop in Letchworth Brotherhood Hall Letchworth, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop & Social dancing in Letchworth Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 39.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst Village Centre Staplehurst, Kent |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 40.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Southend The Ambleside Social Club , Southend on Sea |
Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Southend-On-Sea Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 40.0 | |
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Swing at Sway Sway London, London WC |
Swing dance class & social dancing Lindy Hop |
Swingdance UK | 7.0 | |||
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EastonSwing Enfield - WCS St Pauls Centre Enfield, Enfield |
EastonSwing Enfield - All Levels WCS class West Coast Swing |
EastonSwing | 17.0 | |||
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Newbury WCS - Essential WCS Techniq Beedon Village hall Beedon, Berkshire |
Newbury WCS - Essential WCS Techniques for all West Coast Swing |
Stepbystep WCS | 39.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Beginners/Improvers Class The Good Companion - 7 dials Brighton Brighton, Sussex |
Fun and friendly dance classes with plenty of time for practice and social dancing. Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 40.0 | |||
Tue 20 Aug |
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Savoy Swing Lounge Luton&Dunstable Savoy Swing Lounge Luton & Dunstable Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
Weekly Swing Dance Classes Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 42.0 | |
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Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing | 13.0 | |
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Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire |
Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop |
Get in the Swing | 46.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Bedford London, London SW |
Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 3.0 | |
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C Jam The Bedford London, London SW |
The home of Savoy-style Lindy hop in London! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 3.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N |
Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 17.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in St Albans Jubilee Centre St Albans, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in St Albans 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 25.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall Hurst Green , East Sussex |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 35.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The Bassment Chelmsford, Essex |
Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 36.0 | |
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EastonSwing Finchley - WCS The Old Finchleans Club Barnet, Barnet |
EastonSwing Finchley - All Level WCS Class West Coast Swing |
EastonSwing | 14.0 | |||
Wed 21 Aug |
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Free Shim Sham workshop The Merstham Hub Redhill, Surrey |
Four Shim Sham workshops 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing |
Swing Thing | 13.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop classes and in Watford Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 19.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Brentwood The Essex Arms Brentwood, Essex |
Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz Classes in Essex 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 24.0 | |
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Jiveswing Hitchin- The Jazz Club The Speakeasy Club Hitchin Hitchin, Hertfordshire |
A night of cocktails, live music and dance classes in Balboa & Lindy Hop! Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 25.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall Hadlow Down, East Sussex |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 35.0 | |
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Ceroc Horsham Broadbridge Heath Village Centre Horsham, West Sussex |
Come and learn to dance at a Ceroc night in Horsham Contemporary, Salsa, West Coast Swing |
Ceroc Horsham | 24.0 | |||
Thu 22 Aug |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop Welwyn Digswell Village Hall Digswell, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop & Social dancing every Thursday with JiveSwing.Com Balboa, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 29.0 | |
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Community Shag, Brighton Phoenix Community Centre Brighton, Sussex |
The only regular Collegiate Shag night south of London Collegiate Shag |
Brighthelm Swing | 35.0 | |
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Homefront Bal-Swing Hadlow Down Village Hall Hadlow Down, East Sussex |
Bal-Swing Balboa |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 35.0 | |
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Jiveswing Luton St Mary's Church Hall Luton , Bedfordshire |
Swing Dance Classes in Bedfordshire Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 42.0 | |
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American Smooth& Rhythm Flow Dance London, London SW |
New in town American Smooth&Rhythm classes for Beginners and Improvers American Smooth, East Coast Swing, Mambo, Rumba |
Flow Dance London | 3.0 | |||
Fri 23 Aug |
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Serene’s Fresh Friday’s Birds Hill Golf Club Maidenhead, Berkshire |
Serene Dance Fresh Friday West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Serene Dance | 39.0 | |
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Rock n Roll Jive Class & Dance Farnham Royal Village Hall Berkshire, Slough |
Rock n Roll Jive Class & Dancing Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
The Rocking Rebels | 19.0 | |||
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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 Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jive Hub (NewBerko) | 29.0 | |||
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Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club Farnham Royal Village Hall Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire |
Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
The Rocking Rebels | 29.0 | |||
Sat 24 Aug |
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Brighthelm Swing St Martin's Church Hall Brighton, Sussex |
Swing dance night in the centre of Brighton Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighthelm Swing | 35.0 | |
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Dance at the Rivoli Rivoli Ballroom , Lewisham |
A Glamorous evening Dance with live music from the Jean Bentley Vintage Dance Orchestra. 1940s Jive, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Old Time Dancing, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence |
Blue Flamingo Music | 7.0 | |||
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Boogie-Woogie Taster Class Brighthelm Centre Brighton, Sussex |
Boogie-Woogie Taster Class Boogie Woogie |
Boogie-Woogie Club | 40.0 | |||
Mon 26 Aug |
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Balboa Mondays Rising Sun Arts Centre Reading, Reading |
Weekly Balboa classes. Aimed at beginner & improver dancers, with a 6 week structure. Balboa |
Balboa Mondays | 34.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Southend The Ambleside Social Club , Southend on Sea |
Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Southend-On-Sea Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 40.0 | |
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Newbury WCS - Essential WCS Techniq Beedon Village hall Beedon, Berkshire |
Newbury WCS - Essential WCS Techniques for all West Coast Swing |
Stepbystep WCS | 39.0 | |||
Tue 27 Aug |
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Savoy Swing Lounge Luton&Dunstable Savoy Swing Lounge Luton & Dunstable Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
Weekly Swing Dance Classes Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 42.0 | |
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Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing | 13.0 | |
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Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire |
Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop |
Get in the Swing | 46.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Enfield Christ Church Hall Enfield, London N |
Lindy Hop classes & Social dancing every Tuesday with JiveSwing.Com 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 17.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in St Albans Jubilee Centre St Albans, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in St Albans 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 25.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall Hurst Green , East Sussex |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 35.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Chelmsford The Bassment Chelmsford, Essex |
Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Chelmsford 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 36.0 | |
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Wed 28 Aug |
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Free Shim Sham workshop The Merstham Hub Redhill, Surrey |
Four Shim Sham workshops 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing |
Swing Thing | 13.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop classes and in Watford Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 19.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Brentwood The Essex Arms Brentwood, Essex |
Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz Classes in Essex 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 24.0 | |
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Jiveswing Hitchin- The Jazz Club The Speakeasy Club Hitchin Hitchin, Hertfordshire |
A night of cocktails, live music and dance classes in Balboa & Lindy Hop! Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 25.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall Hadlow Down, East Sussex |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 35.0 | |
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Ceroc Horsham Broadbridge Heath Village Centre Horsham, West Sussex |
Come and learn to dance at a Ceroc night in Horsham Contemporary, Salsa, West Coast Swing |
Ceroc Horsham | 24.0 | |||
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The Powder Room Club The Powder Room Club at The Ladies Mile Brighton, Sussex |
A mid week social dance club with a weekend feel playing 1940s & 1950s vintage music. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
The Powder Room Club | 37.0 | |||
Thu 29 Aug |
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A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W |
West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 6.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Hammersmith The Hammersmith Club London, London W |
Learn to swing dance in Hammersmith - every Thursday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 6.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop Welwyn Digswell Village Hall Digswell, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop & Social dancing every Thursday with JiveSwing.Com Balboa, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 29.0 | |
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Community Shag, Brighton Phoenix Community Centre Brighton, Sussex |
The only regular Collegiate Shag night south of London Collegiate Shag |
Brighthelm Swing | 35.0 | |
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Homefront Bal-Swing Hadlow Down Village Hall Hadlow Down, East Sussex |
Bal-Swing Balboa |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 35.0 | |
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Jiveswing Luton St Mary's Church Hall Luton , Bedfordshire |
Swing Dance Classes in Bedfordshire Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 42.0 | |
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American Smooth& Rhythm Flow Dance London, London SW |
New in town American Smooth&Rhythm classes for Beginners and Improvers American Smooth, East Coast Swing, Mambo, Rumba |
Flow Dance London | 3.0 | |||
Fri 30 Aug |
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Shirley's RR Just for Kicks live! Shirleys Rockin Roadhouse St Albans, Hertfordshire |
With the brilliant 'Just for Kicks'! Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 22.0 | |
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Club Jive THREE Room Freestyle Addlestone Community Centre Addlestone, Surrey |
Modern Jive / WCS / Tango ++ dance night Argentine Tango, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Club Jive | 13.0 | |
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Jumpin' at the 100 Club The 100 Club London, London W |
The Jive Aces, Bamboozle and DJ Voodoo Doll 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
The Jive Aces | 7.0 | |||
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Rock n Roll Jive Class & Dance Farnham Royal Village Hall Berkshire, Slough |
Rock n Roll Jive Class & Dancing Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
The Rocking Rebels | 19.0 | |||
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Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club Farnham Royal Village Hall Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire |
Farnham Royal Rock n Roll Jive Club - every Friday! Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
The Rocking Rebels | 29.0 | |||
Sun 01 Sep |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Twickenham The Cabbage Patch Twickenham, Middlesex |
Learn to swing dance in Twickenham - every Sunday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 7.0 | |
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Washington Club 'Tea Dance' Washington Village Hall Washington, West Sussex |
Afternoon 'Tea Dance' We play music to Jive, Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa & Rock 'n' Roll. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 36.0 | |
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Swing & Charleston Taster Day City Sport London, London EC |
Learn a fun routine of Lindy Hop & 20s Charleston Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swingdance UK | 8.0 | |||
Mon 02 Sep |
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Balboa Mondays Rising Sun Arts Centre Reading, Reading |
Weekly Balboa classes. Aimed at beginner & improver dancers, with a 6 week structure. Balboa |
Balboa Mondays | 34.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Brixton Market House Brixton Brixton, London SW |
Learn to swing dance in Brixton - every Monday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 3.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Little Common Community Centre Little Common, East Sussex |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 35.0 | |
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JIveSwing - Lindy Hop in Letchworth Brotherhood Hall Letchworth, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop & Social dancing in Letchworth Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 39.0 | |
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Homefront Lindy Hop Staplehurst Village Centre Staplehurst, Kent |
Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Homefront Lindy Hop | 40.0 | |
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JiveSwing - Lindy Hop in Southend The Ambleside Social Club , Southend on Sea |
Lindy Hop, Balboa & Authentic Jazz classes & Social dancing in Southend-On-Sea Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 40.0 | |
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