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.
| Date | Event/Venue/Organiser | Description/Dance Styles | Organiser | Distance | |||
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Sun 26 May |
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The Bodhi Tree Dances Heron's Centre Felbridge, Surrey |
The Bodhi Tree Dances - Social for WestCo's Members & Friends West Coast Swing |
WestCo's Swing | 44.0 |  |
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Mon 27 May |
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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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Vibes The Hilt Chandlers Ford, Southampton |
Vibes: Keep the Bank Holiday Vibe Alive! Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Contemporary Blues, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
SO Ceroc (Southampton) | 16.0 |  |
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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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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 28 May |
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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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Swing 4 all The Dockyard Club SOUTHSEA, Portsmouth |
Lindy Hop classes Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Swing 4 all | 0.0 | |||
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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 | |||
Wed 29 May |
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Free Lindy Hop Beginners Class The Merstham Hub Redhill, Surrey |
Free Six Week Beginners Lindy Hop Course 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Strolls |
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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B'mouth Lindy Hop Club Beginner-Adv St Barnabas Church Hall Bournemouth, Bournemouth |
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Lindy Hop Lindy Hop |
Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club | 35.0 | |||
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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 30 May |
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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 31 May |
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A Jolly Good night Northney Village Hall Hayling Island, Hampshire |
Another Jolly Good Night Out of dancing Balboa, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop Solent | 23.0 | |
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Club Jive THREE Room Freestyle Addlestone Community Centre Addlestone, Surrey |
Freestyle Modern Jive / WCS / Tango ++ dance night Blues, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing |
Club Jive | 47.0 | |
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Joint's a Hoppin' Woking Con Club (upstairs) Woking, Surrey |
Katie's Crooked Swing Band + DJ Flat Foot Al: Swing, jump blues, rhythm & blues 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing |
Joint's a Hoppin' | 42.0 | |||
Sat 01 Jun |
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Washington Club Washington Village Hall Washington, West Sussex |
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 |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 29.0 | |
Sun 02 Jun |
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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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West coast swing workshop Birds Hill Golf Club Maidenhead, Berkshire |
West coast swing 3 hour workshop West Coast Swing |
Serene Dance | 43.0 | |
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Mon 03 Jun |
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Change of Venue - IOW class Royal Esplanade Hotel Ryde, Isle of Wight |
Change of Venue for this week only Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Lindy Hop Solent | 11.0 | |
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Learn West Coast Swing in Surrey Leatherhead Institute Leatherhead, Surrey |
Learn the Coolest Partner Dance - West Coast Swing weekly in Leatherhead, Surrey West Coast Swing |
WestCo's Swing | 44.0 | |
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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 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 04 Jun |
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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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Swing 4 all The Dockyard Club SOUTHSEA, Portsmouth |
Lindy Hop classes Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Swing 4 all | 0.0 | |||
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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 | |||
Wed 05 Jun |
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Free Lindy Hop Beginners Class The Merstham Hub Redhill, Surrey |
Free Six Week Beginners Lindy Hop Course 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Strolls |
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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B'mouth Lindy Hop Club Beginner-Adv St Barnabas Church Hall Bournemouth, Bournemouth |
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Lindy Hop Lindy Hop |
Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club | 35.0 | |||
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Jive 'n' Boogie on a Wednesday The Chichester Inn Chichester, Sussex |
Chichesters own Vintage record hop, playing all of your favourite 50's R&B and Rock n Roll 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Jive 'n' Boogie | 45.0 | |||
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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 06 Jun |
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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 | |||
Sat 08 Jun |
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Smooth, Blues and Funky Freestyle Rawson Hall Bolney, West Sussex |
Freestyle suitable for Smooth Jive, West Coast Sing and Blues. Blues, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jive Frenzy | 30.0 | ||
Mon 10 Jun |
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Learn West Coast Swing in Surrey Leatherhead Institute Leatherhead, Surrey |
Learn the Coolest Partner Dance - West Coast Swing weekly in Leatherhead, Surrey West Coast Swing |
WestCo's Swing | 44.0 | |
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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 11 Jun |
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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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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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Swing 4 all The Dockyard Club SOUTHSEA, Portsmouth |
Lindy Hop classes Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Swing 4 all | 0.0 | |||
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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 | |||
Wed 12 Jun |
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Free Lindy Hop Beginners Class The Merstham Hub Redhill, Surrey |
Free Six Week Beginners Lindy Hop Course 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Strolls |
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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B'mouth Lindy Hop Club Beginner-Adv St Barnabas Church Hall Bournemouth, Bournemouth |
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Lindy Hop Lindy Hop |
Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club | 35.0 | |||
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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 13 Jun |
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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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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 14 Jun |
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Ceroc Meltdown at Minstead 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 | |
Sat 15 Jun |
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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 | 45.0 | |
Sun 16 Jun |
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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 17 Jun |
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Learn West Coast Swing in Surrey Leatherhead Institute Leatherhead, Surrey |
Learn the Coolest Partner Dance - West Coast Swing weekly in Leatherhead, Surrey West Coast Swing |
WestCo's Swing | 44.0 | |
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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 18 Jun |
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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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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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Swing 4 all The Dockyard Club SOUTHSEA, Portsmouth |
Lindy Hop classes Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Swing 4 all | 0.0 | |||
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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 | |||
Wed 19 Jun |
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Free Lindy Hop Beginners Class The Merstham Hub Redhill, Surrey |
Free Six Week Beginners Lindy Hop Course 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Strolls |
Swing Thing | 44.0 | |
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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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Basingstoke WCS - Essential Basingstoke Basingstoke, Hampshire |
Basingstoke WCS - Essential WCS Techniques for all West Coast Swing |
Stepbystep WCS | 18.0 | |||
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B'mouth Lindy Hop Club Beginner-Adv St Barnabas Church Hall Bournemouth, Bournemouth |
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Lindy Hop Lindy Hop |
Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club | 35.0 | |||
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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 20 Jun |
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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 |
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