Swing classes and dances events near Richmond-upon-thames

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 Richmond-upon-thames for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.

Date			Event/Venue/Organiser	Description/Dance Styles	Distance
Sat 27 Jul			Downtown Jump All Day Vintage Event Pheonix Arts Centre , Bordon, Hampshire The Souths ALL Day vintage music event featuring top bands and DJ's Jive 'n' Boogie	The Souths ALL Day vintage music event featuring top bands and DJ's 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	31.0
Sun 28 Jul			Bushey Tea Dance/Stardust Big Band Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey , Bushey, Hertfordshire 1940s Style Charity Tea Dance near Bushey Swingsters	1940s Style Charity Tea Dance near Bushey 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Waltz	14.0
			Balboa Workshop Bushey Lincolnsfields Centre Bushey , Bushey, Hertfordshire Fast Beginners to Intermediate Level Balboa Swingsters	Fast Beginners to Intermediate Level Balboa Balboa, Lindy Hop	14.0
			Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Jive classes with Jumping Jimmy Taylor, freestyle dancing & light refreshments Jukes Jiving	Jive classes with Jumping Jimmy Taylor, freestyle dancing & light refreshments Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	22.0
Mon 29 Jul			Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class Beedon Village Hall, near Newbury , Beedon, Berkshire Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class - general level, beginners welcome, no partner required. Swing Dance Newbury	Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class - general level, beginners welcome, no partner required. Lindy Hop	42.0
			Beginners Lindy Hop Dance Class Kings College Guildford , Guildford, Surrey Doors Open 7:20. Beginners class at 7:30pm. Followed by 30mins practice time Guildford Lindy	Doors Open 7:20. Beginners class at 7:30pm. Followed by 30mins practice time Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
			Intermediate Lindy Hop class Kings College Guildford , Guildford, Surrey Lesson plus freestyle time. Improve your basic and add in some fun variations. Guildford Lindy	Lesson plus freestyle time. Improve your basic and add in some fun variations. Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
			Lindy Hop Classes & Social Kings College Guildford , Guildford, Surrey 2 Lindy Hop Classes plus freestyle / practice time Guildford Lindy	2 Lindy Hop Classes plus freestyle / practice time Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	18.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Bal-Swing Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Learn the fantastic Bal-Swing style of swing dancing Homefront Lindy Hop	Learn the fantastic Bal-Swing style of swing dancing Balboa	41.0
Tue 30 Jul			Summer Sessions Jive Refresher FB The Fishbourne Centre , Chichester, West Sussex Three week 6 count Jive refresher Course Jive 'n' Boogie	Three week 6 count Jive refresher Course 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Summer Sessions Messaround The Fishbourne Centre , Chichester, West Sussex Everyone's welcome to this very sociable and chilled Messaround. Jive 'n' Boogie	Everyone's welcome to this very sociable and chilled Messaround. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	24.0
Wed 31 Jul			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	45.0
			Swingsters Imp + Int Swing classes Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! Swingsters	Improvers classes + Intermediates class - great new venue! 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	48.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	41.0
Thu 01 Aug			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	29.0
			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night Swingsters	High quality live band night 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. Balboa Class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Swing Thing St Francis Church Hall , Horley, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	20.0
			Balboa and Swing at Havant Studio 118 Park Lane, Bedhampton PO9 3HH , Havant, Portsmouth Balboa Class and Practice Balboa and Swing at Havant	Balboa Class and Practice Balboa	49.0
Sat 03 Aug			Cotton Club Beds Top Quality Bands Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights Swingsters	Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Line dance / Strolls Workshop Fairlands Community Centre , Guildford, Surrey Line Dance / Strolls Workshop The Surrey Swing Dance Society	Line Dance / Strolls Workshop 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Line Dance, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Strolls	17.0
Mon 05 Aug			Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class Beedon Village Hall, near Newbury , Beedon, Berkshire Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class - general level, beginners welcome, no partner required. Swing Dance Newbury	Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class - general level, beginners welcome, no partner required. Lindy Hop	42.0
Tue 06 Aug			All about Charleston The Fishbourne Centre , Chichester, West Sussex This is a 5 week introductory course to 8 count Charleston Jive 'n' Boogie	This is a 5 week introductory course to 8 count Charleston Charleston	47.0
			Summer Sessions Messaround The Fishbourne Centre , Chichester, West Sussex Everyone's welcome to this very sociable and chilled Messaround. Jive 'n' Boogie	Everyone's welcome to this very sociable and chilled Messaround. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	24.0
Wed 07 Aug			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	45.0
			Lin's Little Less Lonely Disco Winnersh Community Centre , Wokingham, Berkshire Fun Social Dancing to 50's, 60's 70's Music Lin's Dance	Fun Social Dancing to 50's, 60's 70's Music Boogie Woogie, Line Dance, Rock n Roll, Strolls	24.0
			Swing dance classes in West Sussex Patcham Memorial Hall , Brighton, Sussex Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	39.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	41.0
Thu 08 Aug			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	29.0
			Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High quality live band night Swingsters	High quality live band night 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. Balboa Class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Swing Thing St Francis Church Hall , Horley, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	20.0
			Brighthelm Swing Lite Patcham Memorial Hall , Brighton, Sussex Summer Swing dance on a Thursday night Brighthelm Swing	Summer Swing dance on a Thursday night Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	39.0
			Balboa and Swing at Havant Studio 118 Park Lane, Bedhampton PO9 3HH , Havant, Portsmouth Balboa Class and Practice Balboa and Swing at Havant	Balboa Class and Practice Balboa, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	49.0
Fri 09 Aug			Black Cat Friday Freestyle Black Cat Friday Freestyle , Bedford, Bedfordshire Freestyle dance with DJs Jon Brett & Mick the Knave Swingsters	Freestyle dance with DJs Jon Brett & Mick the Knave Balboa, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	49.0
			Summer Chill Fishbourne Church Hall , Chichester, West Sussex Social dance ideal for Lindy hoppers and Swing jivers Jive 'n' Boogie	Social dance ideal for Lindy hoppers and Swing jivers 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	32.0
Mon 12 Aug			Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class Beedon Village Hall, near Newbury , Beedon, Berkshire Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class - general level, beginners welcome, no partner required. Swing Dance Newbury	Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class - general level, beginners welcome, no partner required. Lindy Hop	42.0
			Absolute beginners Lindy Hop class St Nicholas Church Hall, Saltdean , Saltdean, East Sussex Swing Dance Classes for absolute beginners Brighthelm Swing	Swing Dance Classes for absolute beginners Lindy Hop	46.0
Tue 13 Aug			All about Charleston The Fishbourne Centre , Chichester, West Sussex This is a 5 week introductory course to 8 count Charleston Jive 'n' Boogie	This is a 5 week introductory course to 8 count Charleston Charleston	47.0
			Summer Sessions Messaround The Fishbourne Centre , Chichester, West Sussex Everyone's welcome to this very sociable and chilled Messaround. Jive 'n' Boogie	Everyone's welcome to this very sociable and chilled Messaround. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	24.0
Wed 14 Aug			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	45.0
			Swing dance classes in West Sussex Patcham Memorial Hall , Brighton, Sussex Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	39.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	41.0
Thu 15 Aug			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	29.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. Balboa Class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Swing Thing St Francis Church Hall , Horley, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	20.0
			Brighthelm Swing Lite Patcham Memorial Hall , Brighton, Sussex Summer Swing dance on a Thursday night Brighthelm Swing	Summer Swing dance on a Thursday night Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	39.0
			Balboa and Swing at Havant Studio 118 Park Lane, Bedhampton PO9 3HH , Havant, Portsmouth Balboa Class and Practice Balboa and Swing at Havant	Balboa Class and Practice Balboa, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	49.0
Sun 18 Aug			Four Seasons Tea Dance Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Jive - Swing - Ballroom - Tea Dance Swingsters	Jive - Swing - Ballroom - Tea Dance 1940s Jive, American Smooth, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Waltz, Smooth Modern Jive	45.0
			Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Jive classes with Jumping Jimmy Taylor, freestyle dancing & light refreshments Jukes Jiving	Jive classes with Jumping Jimmy Taylor, freestyle dancing & light refreshments Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	22.0
Mon 19 Aug			Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class Beedon Village Hall, near Newbury , Beedon, Berkshire Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class - general level, beginners welcome, no partner required. Swing Dance Newbury	Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class - general level, beginners welcome, no partner required. Lindy Hop	42.0
			Absolute beginners Lindy Hop class St Nicholas Church Hall, Saltdean , Saltdean, East Sussex Swing Dance Classes for absolute beginners Brighthelm Swing	Swing Dance Classes for absolute beginners Lindy Hop	46.0
Tue 20 Aug			All about Charleston The Fishbourne Centre , Chichester, West Sussex This is a 5 week introductory course to 8 count Charleston Jive 'n' Boogie	This is a 5 week introductory course to 8 count Charleston Charleston	47.0
			Summer Sessions Messaround The Fishbourne Centre , Chichester, West Sussex Everyone's welcome to this very sociable and chilled Messaround. Jive 'n' Boogie	Everyone's welcome to this very sociable and chilled Messaround. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	24.0
Wed 21 Aug			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Swingsters	Combining all the exercise benefits of dance movement with the art & joy of authentic Jazz Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	45.0
			Swing dance classes in West Sussex Beeding and Bramber Village Hall , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Brighthelm Swing	Weekly beginner Lindy Hop classes Lindy Hop	39.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hadlow Down Village Hall , Hadlow Down, East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	41.0
Thu 22 Aug			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green (Luton & Dunstable) , Luton, Bedfordshire Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	29.0
			Planet Swing H.Q. Balboa Class Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Swingsters	High Quality Balboa Class followed by DJ + Live Band to practice to!!! Balboa, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	45.0
			Swing Thing St Francis Church Hall , Horley, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	20.0
			Brighthelm Swing Lite Patcham Memorial Hall , Brighton, Sussex Summer Swing dance on a Thursday night Brighthelm Swing	Summer Swing dance on a Thursday night Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	39.0
			Balboa and Swing at Havant Studio 118 Park Lane, Bedhampton PO9 3HH , Havant, Portsmouth Balboa Class and Practice Balboa and Swing at Havant	Balboa Class and Practice Balboa, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	49.0
Mon 26 Aug			Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class Beedon Village Hall, near Newbury , Beedon, Berkshire Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class - general level, beginners welcome, no partner required. Swing Dance Newbury	Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class - general level, beginners welcome, no partner required. Lindy Hop	42.0
			Absolute beginners Lindy Hop class St Nicholas Church Hall, Saltdean , Saltdean, East Sussex Swing Dance Classes for absolute beginners Brighthelm Swing	Swing Dance Classes for absolute beginners Lindy Hop	46.0
Tue 27 Aug			All about Charleston The Fishbourne Centre , Chichester, West Sussex This is a 5 week introductory course to 8 count Charleston Jive 'n' Boogie	This is a 5 week introductory course to 8 count Charleston Charleston	47.0
			Summer Sessions Messaround The Fishbourne Centre , Chichester, West Sussex Everyone's welcome to this very sociable and chilled Messaround. Jive 'n' Boogie	Everyone's welcome to this very sociable and chilled Messaround. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	47.0
			Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall , Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop	24.0

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