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 Portsmouth for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.
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Wed 17 Jul |
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Rockin' at The Cavern The Cavern Cool 50's Diner Farlington, Hampshire |
Monthly Record Hop at this cool 1950's authentic diner 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Jive 'n' Boogie | 18.0 | ||
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Basingstoke WCS - Essential Basingstoke Basingstoke, Hampshire |
Basingstoke WCS - Essential WCS Techniques for all West Coast Swing |
Stepbystep WCS | 18.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Beginners + Intermediates The Funky Fish Club Brighton, Sussex |
Beginners and Intermediates Lindy Hop Classes Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 45.0 | |||
Thu 18 Jul |
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Complete Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre Guildford, Surrey |
A starter course teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 37.0 |  |
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Improvers Lindy Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre Guildford, Surrey |
A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 37.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Pagham United Reformed Church St Ninians Bognor Regis, Portsmouth |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 15.0 |  |
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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 | 45.0 | |
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Tandem Charleston 4 week course Fratton Community Center Portsmouth , Hampshire |
Tandem Charleston 4 week course Collegiate Shag |
Swing 4 all | 18.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Beginners Class Islingword Inn Brighton, Sussex |
Beginners Lindy Hop Class - perfect for all those new to swing dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 45.0 | |||
Fri 19 Jul |
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Summer Chill Fishbourne Church Hall Chichester, West Sussex |
Social dance ideal for Lindy hoppers and Swing jivers 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Jive 'n' Boogie | 30.0 | ||
Sun 21 Jul |
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Suzie Q's The Southsea Village Portsmouth, Portsmouth |
A great social dance afternoon/evening playing vitage music from 40's/50's 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Jive 'n' Boogie | 0.0 | ||
Mon 22 Jul |
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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 | 45.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes The Wave Centre Worthing, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 31.0 | |
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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 | |||
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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 | 43.0 | |||
Tue 23 Jul |
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Lindy Hop Isle of Wight Wight Rock Bar Ryde, Isle of Wight |
Regular classes in Lindy Hop on a Tuesday in Ryde Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop Solent | 11.0 |  |
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Complete Beginners Lindy-Hop Class The Hale Institute Farnham, Surrey |
A starter course teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 44.0 | |
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Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing | 49.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 41.0 | |
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The A-Train The Railway Club Brighton, Sussex |
A fun and welcoming lindy hop dance lesson and plenty of space for weekly social dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 40.0 | |||
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Hollingbury Park Hollingbury Park Golf Course Brighton, Sussex |
Join Scott and Arrianne for a lesson in Swing Dancing. Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swing Patrol | 45.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Lewes Constitional club Lewes, Sussex |
Fun Swing dance class Lindy Hop |
Sussex Swing | 47.0 | |||
Wed 24 Jul |
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Basingstoke WCS - Essential Basingstoke Basingstoke, Hampshire |
Basingstoke WCS - Essential WCS Techniques for all West Coast Swing |
Stepbystep WCS | 18.0 | ||
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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 | 41.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Beginners + Intermediates The Funky Fish Club Brighton, Sussex |
Beginners and Intermediates Lindy Hop Classes Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 45.0 | |||
Thu 25 Jul |
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Complete Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre Guildford, Surrey |
A starter course teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 37.0 | |
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Improvers Lindy Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre Guildford, Surrey |
A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 37.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Pagham United Reformed Church St Ninians Bognor Regis, Portsmouth |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 15.0 | |
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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 | 45.0 | |
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Tandem Charleston 4 week course Fratton Community Center Portsmouth , Hampshire |
Tandem Charleston 4 week course Collegiate Shag |
Swing 4 all | 18.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Beginners Class Islingword Inn Brighton, Sussex |
Beginners Lindy Hop Class - perfect for all those new to swing dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 45.0 | |||
Fri 26 Jul |
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Serene’s Fresh Friday’s Birds Hill Golf Club Maidenhead, Berkshire |
Fresh Friday with Serene Dance West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Serene Dance | 43.0 | |
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Club Jive THREE Room Freestyle Addlestone Community Centre Addlestone, Surrey |
Freestyle Modern Jive / WCS / Tango ++ dance night Argentine Tango, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Club Jive | 47.0 | |
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Sun 28 Jul |
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Suzie Q's The Southsea Village Portsmouth, Portsmouth |
A great social dance afternoon/evening playing vitage music from 40's/50's 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Jive 'n' Boogie | 0.0 | ||
Mon 29 Jul |
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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 | 45.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes The Wave Centre Worthing, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 31.0 | |
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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 | |||
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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 | 43.0 | |||
Tue 30 Jul |
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Lindy Hop Isle of Wight Wight Rock Bar Ryde, Isle of Wight |
Regular classes in Lindy Hop on a Tuesday in Ryde Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop Solent | 11.0 | |
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Complete Beginners Lindy-Hop Class The Hale Institute Farnham, Surrey |
A starter course teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 44.0 | |
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Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing | 49.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 41.0 | |
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The A-Train The Railway Club Brighton, Sussex |
A fun and welcoming lindy hop dance lesson and plenty of space for weekly social dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 40.0 | |||
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Hollingbury Park Hollingbury Park Golf Course Brighton, Sussex |
Join Scott and Arrianne for a lesson in Swing Dancing. Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swing Patrol | 45.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Lewes Constitional club Lewes, Sussex |
Fun Swing dance class Lindy Hop |
Sussex Swing | 47.0 | |||
Wed 31 Jul |
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Basingstoke WCS - Essential Basingstoke Basingstoke, Hampshire |
Basingstoke WCS - Essential WCS Techniques for all West Coast Swing |
Stepbystep WCS | 18.0 | ||
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Lindy Hop Beginners + Intermediates The Funky Fish Club Brighton, Sussex |
Beginners and Intermediates Lindy Hop Classes Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 45.0 | |||
Thu 01 Aug |
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Complete Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre Guildford, Surrey |
A starter course teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 37.0 | |
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Improvers Lindy Hop Class Fairlands Community Centre Guildford, Surrey |
A class teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 37.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Pagham United Reformed Church St Ninians Bognor Regis, Portsmouth |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 15.0 | |
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Tandem Charleston 4 week course Fratton Community Center Portsmouth , Hampshire |
Tandem Charleston 4 week course Collegiate Shag |
Swing 4 all | 18.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Beginners Class Islingword Inn Brighton, Sussex |
Beginners Lindy Hop Class - perfect for all those new to swing dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 45.0 | |||
Mon 05 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 | 45.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes The Wave Centre Worthing, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 31.0 | |
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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 | |||
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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 | 43.0 | |||
Tue 06 Aug |
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Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing | 49.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 41.0 | |
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The A-Train The Railway Club Brighton, Sussex |
A fun and welcoming lindy hop dance lesson and plenty of space for weekly social dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 40.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Lewes Constitional club Lewes, Sussex |
Fun Swing dance class Lindy Hop |
Sussex Swing | 47.0 | |||
Wed 07 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 | 44.0 | |
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Basingstoke WCS - Essential Basingstoke Basingstoke, Hampshire |
Basingstoke WCS - Essential WCS Techniques for all West Coast Swing |
Stepbystep WCS | 18.0 | |||
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Rockin' at The Cavern The Cavern Cool 50's Diner Farlington, Hampshire |
Monthly Record Hop at this cool 1950's authentic diner 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Jive 'n' Boogie | 18.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Beginners + Intermediates The Funky Fish Club Brighton, Sussex |
Beginners and Intermediates Lindy Hop Classes Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 45.0 | |||
Thu 08 Aug |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Pagham United Reformed Church St Ninians Bognor Regis, Portsmouth |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 15.0 | |
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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 | 45.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Beginners Class Islingword Inn Brighton, Sussex |
Beginners Lindy Hop Class - perfect for all those new to swing dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 45.0 | |||
Fri 09 Aug |
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Ceroc Minstead Meltdown Minstead Hall Lyndhurst, Southampton |
CEROC & SILC The best way to kick start your weekend! Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Contemporary Blues, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
SO Ceroc (Southampton) | 16.0 | |
Sun 11 Aug |
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Serene Sunday in Maidenhead Birds Hill Golf Club Maidenhead, Berkshire |
4 hours of music catering for smooth modern jive and west coast swing. Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Serene Dance | 43.0 | |
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Mon 12 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 | 45.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes The Wave Centre Worthing, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 31.0 | |
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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 | |||
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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 | 43.0 | |||
Tue 13 Aug |
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Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing | 49.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 41.0 | |
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The A-Train The Railway Club Brighton, Sussex |
A fun and welcoming lindy hop dance lesson and plenty of space for weekly social dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 40.0 | |||
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Lindy Hop Lewes Constitional club Lewes, Sussex |
Fun Swing dance class Lindy Hop |
Sussex Swing | 47.0 | |||
Wed 14 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 | 44.0 | |
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Basingstoke WCS - Essential Basingstoke Basingstoke, Hampshire |
Basingstoke WCS - Essential WCS Techniques for all West Coast Swing |
Stepbystep WCS | 18.0 | |||
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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 | 41.0 |
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