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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Wed 18 Jul |
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Complete Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Woking Conservative Club Woking, Surrey |
A starter course teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 33.0 |  |
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Lindy Improvers Build on the basics Woking Conservative Club Woking, Surrey |
Build on the basics - You should already be familiar with 6 & 8 count footwork Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 33.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Enhanced Moves Woking Conservative Club Woking, Surrey |
Enhancements to spruce up your moves Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 33.0 | |
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Beg and Intermediates Lindy Class The Mesmerist Brighton, Sussex |
Fun and welcoming Complete Beginner and Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 41.0 | |||
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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 | |||
Thu 19 Jul |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Barnham Community Hall Barnham, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 19.0 |  |
Fri 20 Jul |
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Reading Rock'n'Roll Burghfield Community Sports Association Reading, Berkshire |
Live Band supported by DJ Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
RockinRhythm | 42.0 | ||
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Macao Dance Club Caterham Ex-Serviceman's Club Caterham, Surrey |
Rock 'n Roll,R n B,Swing Jump Jive with resident D.J 'JIVINMAN' 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Rockin',Rollin',Jivin | 44.0 | |||
Sat 21 Jul |
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Bojangles at Kingston Jumpin' Jive Kingston Working Man's Club Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey |
Our dances are always well attended by people who enjoy a variety of 1940s/50s Jive styles 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Bojangles Jive | 44.0 | |
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Sun 22 Jul |
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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 23 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 dance class and practice 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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Sneaky Swingout The Mesmerist Brighton, Sussex |
Sneaky swing out to live 5 piece band 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing |
The Soultastics | 41.0 | |||
Tue 24 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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Swing Thing Perrywood Sports and Social Club 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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Beginners & improvers Lindy hop The Dockyard Club SOUTHSEA, Portsmouth |
Lindy Hop classes Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Swing 4 all | ||||
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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 | |||
Wed 25 Jul |
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Complete Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Woking Conservative Club Woking, Surrey |
A starter course teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 33.0 | |
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Lindy Improvers Build on the basics Woking Conservative Club Woking, Surrey |
Build on the basics - You should already be familiar with 6 & 8 count footwork Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 33.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Enhanced Moves Woking Conservative Club Woking, Surrey |
Enhancements to spruce up your moves Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 33.0 | |
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Beg and Intermediates Lindy Class The Mesmerist Brighton, Sussex |
Fun and welcoming Complete Beginner and Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 41.0 | |||
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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! 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 | |||
Thu 26 Jul |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Barnham Community Hall Barnham, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 19.0 | |
Fri 27 Jul |
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Serene’s Fresh Friday’s Birds Hill Golf Club Maidenhead, Berkshire |
A new event from Serene Dance West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Serene Dance | 43.0 | |
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Club Jive 2 Room Freestyle Addlestone Community Centre Addlestone, Surrey |
Freestyle Modern Jive / WCS ++ dance night Blues, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing |
Club Jive | 47.0 | |
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Macao Dance Club Caterham Ex-Serviceman's Club Caterham, Surrey |
Rock 'n Roll,R n B,Swing Jump Jive with resident D.J 'JIVINMAN' 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Rockin',Rollin',Jivin | 44.0 | |||
Sat 28 Jul |
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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 | |
Mon 30 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 dance class and practice 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 31 Jul |
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Swing Thing Perrywood Sports and Social Club 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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Beginners & improvers Lindy hop The Dockyard Club SOUTHSEA, Portsmouth |
Lindy Hop classes Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Swing 4 all | ||||
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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 | |||
Wed 01 Aug |
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Complete Beginners Lindy-Hop Class Woking Conservative Club Woking, Surrey |
A starter course teaching the Lindy-Hop style Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 33.0 | |
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Lindy Improvers Build on the basics Woking Conservative Club Woking, Surrey |
Build on the basics - You should already be familiar with 6 & 8 count footwork Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 33.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Enhanced Moves Woking Conservative Club Woking, Surrey |
Enhancements to spruce up your moves Lindy Hop |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 33.0 | |
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Beg and Intermediates Lindy Class The Mesmerist Brighton, Sussex |
Fun and welcoming Complete Beginner and Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 41.0 | |||
Thu 02 Aug |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Barnham Community Hall Barnham, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 19.0 | |
Fri 03 Aug |
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Two Room Freestyle with 1086 Club. Romsey Town Council. Romsey, Southampton |
Modern Jive with Smooth Jive, Blues, WCS freestyle. Blues, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Richer Moves | 22.0 | ||
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Macao Dance Club Caterham Ex-Serviceman's Club Caterham, Surrey |
Rock 'n Roll,R n B,Swing Jump Jive with resident D.J 'JIVINMAN' 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Rockin',Rollin',Jivin | 44.0 | |||
Mon 06 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 dance class and practice 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 07 Aug |
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Swing Thing Perrywood Sports and Social Club 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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Beginners & improvers Lindy hop The Dockyard Club SOUTHSEA, Portsmouth |
Lindy Hop classes Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Swing 4 all | ||||
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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 | |||
Wed 08 Aug |
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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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Beg and Intermediates Lindy Class The Mesmerist Brighton, Sussex |
Fun and welcoming Complete Beginner and Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 41.0 | |||
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Jive 'n' Boogie on a Wednesday The Tree Tadworth, Sutton |
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 | 47.0 | |||
Thu 09 Aug |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Barnham Community Hall Barnham, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 19.0 | |
Fri 10 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 | 16.0 | |
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Macao Dance Club Caterham Ex-Serviceman's Club Caterham, Surrey |
Rock 'n Roll,R n B,Swing Jump Jive with resident D.J 'JIVINMAN' 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Rockin',Rollin',Jivin | 44.0 | |||
Sat 11 Aug |
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Reading Swing Jam Community Hall, Watlington House Reading, Berkshire |
A delightful monthly cocktail of hot swing tunes finished with a just dash of spicy blues! Balboa, Blues, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Reading Swing Jam | 45.0 | |
Mon 13 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 dance class and practice 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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Sneaky Swingout The Mesmerist Brighton, Sussex |
Sneaky swing out to live 5 piece band 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing |
The Soultastics | 41.0 | |||
Tue 14 Aug |
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Swing Thing Perrywood Sports and Social Club 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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Beginners & improvers Lindy hop The Dockyard Club SOUTHSEA, Portsmouth |
Lindy Hop classes Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
Swing 4 all | ||||
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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 | |||
Wed 15 Aug |
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Beg and Intermediates Lindy Class The Mesmerist Brighton, Sussex |
Fun and welcoming Complete Beginner and Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Brighton Lindyhoppers | 41.0 | ||
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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 | |||
Thu 16 Aug |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Barnham Community Hall Barnham, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 19.0 | |
Fri 17 Aug |
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Reading Rock'n'Roll Burghfield Community Sports Association Reading, Berkshire |
Live Band supported by DJ Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
RockinRhythm | 42.0 | ||
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Macao Dance Club Caterham Ex-Serviceman's Club Caterham, Surrey |
Rock 'n Roll,R n B,Swing Jump Jive with resident D.J 'JIVINMAN' 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Rockin',Rollin',Jivin | 44.0 | |||
Sat 18 Aug |
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Ceroc Fever 2 Room BBQ Party!!! Barton Hall Horndean (nr Portsmouth), Hampshire |
Our Big Ceroc Fever Annual Summer Party Night! Blues, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Contemporary Blues, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
Ceroc Fever | 8.0 | |
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Murder On The Dance Floor Piccadilly Ballroom , Bournemouth |
Murder Mystery & Dance Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
Andrey&Alexandra | 35.0 | |
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