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 Reading for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.
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Sun 18 Nov |
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NEW Beginner Adult Social Class BerkshireBallroom Wokingham, Berkshire |
NEW Beginners Adult Social Class - Social Foxtrot & Swing Foxtrot, West Coast Swing |
Berkshire Ballroom | 4.0 |  |
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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 | 28.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Chiswick Boston Room @ The George IV Chiswick, London W |
Monthly beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) class and dance party 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 31.0 | |
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Elysian Den - swing dance party Boston Room @ The George IV Chiswick, London W |
Monthly Sunday night swing dance party (West London) 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Swingland | 31.0 | |
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Sunday Swing Oakford Social Club Reading, Berkshire |
A relaxed afternoon of swing jazz and dancing! Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Reading Swing Jam | 4.0 | |||
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Jive & Chill - Sunday Night Dancing Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire |
Fine Music for the Smooth/Modern Jive, West Coast Swing & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jive Hub (NewBerko) | 27.0 | |||
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Free Sunday Swing to Rock'n'Roll Dirty Harry's Soho London, Central London |
Free Swing to Rock'n'roll Social Dance Central London 3-7 pm 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Free Sunday Swing to Rock’n’Roll London | 36.0 | |||
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Beginners & Fast Begs Lindy Hop City Sport London, London EC |
Learn this cool 1940s partner dance. Lindy Hop |
Swingdance UK | 38.0 | |||
Mon 19 Nov |
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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 | 0.0 |  |
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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 | 25.0 | |
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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 | 34.0 | |
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EastonSwing Enfield - WCS St Pauls Centre Enfield, Enfield |
EastonSwing Enfield - All Levels WCS class West Coast Swing |
EastonSwing | 41.0 | |||
Tue 20 Nov |
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Savoy Swing Lounge Luton&Dunstable Savoy Swing Lounge Luton & Dunstable Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
Weekly Swing Dance Classes Balboa, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 45.0 |  |
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Beginners Lindy Hop in Minety Minety Village Hall Wiltshire, Wiltshire |
Beginners Lindy Hop with Swingstyle Lindy Hop |
Swingstyle | 47.0 | |
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Improvers Lindy Hop in Minety Minety Village Hall Wiltshire, Wiltshire |
Improvers Lindy Hop classes with Swingstyle Lindy Hop |
Swingstyle | 47.0 | |
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Jive with: JustJiveLindyHop St Paul's Church Centre Swindon, Wiltshire |
Jive: Beginners 7pm. Intermediate 1: 8pm. Intermediate 2: 9pm. 1940s Jive, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 33.0 | |
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Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing | 39.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Exhibit London, London SW |
Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 34.0 | |
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C Jam The Exhibit London, London SW |
The home of Savoy-style Lindy hop in London! - swing dance classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 34.0 | |
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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 | 40.0 | |
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Wed 21 Nov |
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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 | 17.0 | |
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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 | 17.0 | |
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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 | 17.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Windsor The Old Court Artspace Windsor, Berkshire |
Learn to swing dance in Windsor - every Wednesday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 15.0 | |
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Lindy Buzz, Hitchin St Faith's Church Hitchin, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop classes at 3 levels Lindy Hop |
Lindy Buzz | 38.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Holy Cross Bognor Regis, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 47.0 | |
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Thu 22 Nov |
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Planet Swing M.K. Planet Swing M.K. Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes |
Swingsters High Quality weekly M.K. classes now in their fourth year Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 41.0 | |
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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 | 32.0 | |
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A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W |
West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! - Lindy hop classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 32.0 | |
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Learn West Coast Swing - Petts Wood The Daylight Inn Orpington, Bromley |
WestCo's Swing provide quality teaching in the coolest dance West Coast Swing on Thursdays West Coast Swing |
WestCo's Swing | 44.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Felpham Methodist Church Bognor Regis, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Balboa, Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 48.0 | |
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Beginners Lindy Hop 4 week course Eastney Community Center Portsmouth, Hampshire |
Lindy Hop Beginners 4 week course Lindy Hop |
Swing 4 all | 29.0 | |||
Fri 23 Nov |
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Lindy Turn Weekend Henley-on-Thames Town Hall Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire |
Two days Lindy tuition from Michael Jagger and Evita Arce & 3 swing dances Lindy Hop |
All Jazzed Up | 6.0 | ||
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Learn to Jive - Marlow Marlow British Legion Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
Learn to Rock n Roll Jive every Friday! Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
The Rocking Rebels | 19.0 | |||
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1950s Rock n Roll Jive Dancing Marlow British Legion Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
Weekly Rock n Roll Jive social dance Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
The Rocking Rebels | 19.0 | |||
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Macao Dance Club Caterham Ex-Serviceman's Club Caterham, Surrey |
Band night with 'Kingcats' + resident D.J 'JIVINMAN' 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Rockin',Rollin',Jivin | 25.0 | |||
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The Edge - a very unique evening Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire |
A unique event full of character for the Smooth & Modern Jive, Blues & Chillout Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
Jive Hub (NewBerko) | 27.0 | |||
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Boppin' the Boogie! Rowlands Caste Parish Hall Rowlands Castle, Portsmouth |
The last of 2018 - Band to be confirmed 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Jive 'n' Boogie | 39.0 | |||
Sat 24 Nov |
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JATBW - Sweet Georgia Boys Jumpin' at the Bricket Wood Side! Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire |
Swingsters Jumpin' at the Bricket Woodside with the Sweet Georgia Boys! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 32.0 | |
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Swing Express - Fast Lindy Workshop Jumpin' at the Bricket Wood Side! Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire |
Fast Lindy Hop Workshop 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 32.0 | |
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Swingland - Beg/imp workshop The Exhibit London, London SW |
One-day workshop - Beginners/improvers Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 34.0 | |
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8 Week Balboa Intermdiate Course Headley Village Hall and Stores Headley, Surrey |
Learn to Balboa with Nikki Santilli Balboa |
Alley Katz | 25.0 | |||
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Vintage Dance Night Woolston Community Centre Southampton, Hampshire |
Fun dance nights, open to everyone 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
Vie O'Lette | 42.0 | |||
Sun 25 Nov |
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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 | 4.0 | |
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NEW Beginner Adult Social Class BerkshireBallroom Wokingham, Berkshire |
NEW Beginners Adult Social Class - Social Foxtrot & Swing Foxtrot, West Coast Swing |
Berkshire Ballroom | 4.0 | |
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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 | 28.0 | |
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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 / Organic Events Company | 15.0 | |||
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The Lavender Club Kingston Working Men's Club Kingston Upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames |
Sunday Afternoon Dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
The Lavender Club | 29.0 | |||
Mon 26 Nov |
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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 | 0.0 | |
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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 | 25.0 | |
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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 | 34.0 | |
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EastonSwing Enfield - WCS St Pauls Centre Enfield, Enfield |
EastonSwing Enfield - All Levels WCS class West Coast Swing |
EastonSwing | 41.0 | |||
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Cambs and beds lindyhop experience Tempsford Stuart Memorial Hall Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Lindyhop/balboa Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
C&BLE | 45.0 | |||
Tue 27 Nov |
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Savoy Swing Lounge Luton&Dunstable Savoy Swing Lounge Luton & Dunstable Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
Weekly Swing Dance Classes Balboa, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 45.0 | |
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Beginners Lindy Hop in Minety Minety Village Hall Wiltshire, Wiltshire |
Beginners Lindy Hop with Swingstyle Lindy Hop |
Swingstyle | 47.0 | |
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Improvers Lindy Hop in Minety Minety Village Hall Wiltshire, Wiltshire |
Improvers Lindy Hop classes with Swingstyle Lindy Hop |
Swingstyle | 47.0 | |
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Jive with: JustJiveLindyHop St Paul's Church Centre Swindon, Wiltshire |
Jive: Beginners 7pm. Intermediate 1: 8pm. Intermediate 2: 9pm. 1940s Jive, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Just Jive Lindy Hop | 33.0 | |
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Swing Thing Swing Thing Redhill, Surrey |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
Swing Thing | 39.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Balham The Exhibit London, London SW |
Learn to swing dance in Balham - every Tuesday! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 34.0 | |
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C Jam The Exhibit London, London SW |
The home of Savoy-style Lindy hop in London! - swing dance classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 34.0 | |
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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 | 40.0 | |
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Wed 28 Nov |
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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 | 17.0 | |
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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 | 17.0 | |
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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 | 17.0 | |
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Swingland - Lindy hop Windsor The Old Court Artspace Windsor, Berkshire |
Learn to swing dance in Windsor - every Wednesday! 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 15.0 | |
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Lindy Buzz, Hitchin St Faith's Church Hitchin, Hertfordshire |
Lindy Hop classes at 3 levels Lindy Hop |
Lindy Buzz | 38.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Holy Cross Bognor Regis, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 47.0 | |
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Thu 29 Nov |
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Planet Swing M.K. Planet Swing M.K. Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes |
Swingsters High Quality weekly M.K. classes now in their fourth year Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
Swingsters | 41.0 | |
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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 | 32.0 | |
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A-Train The Hammersmith Club London, London W |
West London's Premier Swing Dance Night! - Lindy hop classes and dancing 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
Swingland | 32.0 | |
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Learn West Coast Swing - Petts Wood The Daylight Inn Orpington, Bromley |
WestCo's Swing provide quality teaching in the coolest dance West Coast Swing on Thursdays West Coast Swing |
WestCo's Swing | 44.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Felpham Methodist Church Bognor Regis, West Sussex |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Balboa, Lindy Hop |
Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop | 48.0 | |
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Beginners Lindy Hop 4 week course Eastney Community Center Portsmouth, Hampshire |
Lindy Hop Beginners 4 week course Lindy Hop |
Swing 4 all | 29.0 | |||
Fri 30 Nov |
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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 | 22.0 | |
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Learn to Jive - Marlow Marlow British Legion Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
Learn to Rock n Roll Jive every Friday! Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
The Rocking Rebels | 19.0 | |||
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1950s Rock n Roll Jive Dancing Marlow British Legion Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
Weekly Rock n Roll Jive social dance Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
The Rocking Rebels | 19.0 | |||
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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, R&B 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing |
Joint's a Hoppin' | 20.0 | |||
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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 | 25.0 | |||
Sat 01 Dec |
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A Swinging Christmas Dance! Fairlands Community Centre Guildford, Surrey |
A Swinging Christmas Dance with Live big band and DJ, plus Cabaret 1940s Jive, American Smooth, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Cha Cha (Club), Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Waltz |
The Surrey Swing Dance Society | 20.0 | |
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Harlem Nights - Watford! Beechen Grove Baptist Church Watford, Hertfordshire |
Recreating the feel of Harlem's Savoy Ballroom for one night in.. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
JiveSwing.Com | 28.0 | |
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