Swing classes and dances events near Somerset

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 Somerset 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
Sat 24 Jun		Dance	JJLH - Swing and Jive Dance Kings Stanley Village Hall Stroud, Gloucestershire	DJ Dance Night with Jim Hannaway. Fantastic tunes to swing, jive and balboa to. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Just Jive Lindy Hop	46.0
		Workshop	Balboa Bootcamp The Elephant House Bristol, Bristol	A one-day intensive workshop for beginner/improver Balboa dancers Balboa	Dance Club Balboa	21.0
		Dance	Jim's Candlelight Social Dancing Exeter Corn Exchange Exeter, Devon	Mixed Social Dancing 1940s Jive, Barn Dance, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Country Dance, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	Jim's Candlelight Mixed Social Dancing	43.0
Mon 26 Jun		Class	Charleston Fitness Sawyer Hall Nailsworth, Gloucestershire	Charleston Fitness Charleston	Swing Bytes	47.0
		Class	Charleston Fitness Brockworth Community Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire	Charleston Fitness Charleston	Swing Bytes	47.0
		Class	LindyHop Justjive King's Stanley Kings Stanley Village Hall Stroud, Gloucestershire	Lindy Hop 7:15 Beginners - 8:15 Intermediate 1 Lindy Hop	Just Jive Lindy Hop	46.0
Tue 27 Jun		Class	Banwell Ceroc dance Classes Banwell Village Hall, Banwell, Somerset	Weekly Ceroc dance classes Blues, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing	In Motion Dance	12.0
		Class	Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club St Peter's School Bournemouth, Dorset	Absolute Beginners Courses and Intermediate Pay as you go classes Lindy Hop	Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club	34.0
Wed 28 Jun		Class	Learn to Lindy Hop, LYDNEY, Glos Naas Lane Community Centre Lydney, Gloucestershire	Learn to Jive and Lindy Hop 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Forest of Dean Jive and Swing	41.0
		Class	Jive with: JustJiveLindyHop Subscription Rooms, Stroud Stroud, Gloucestershire	Jive: 7:00 Beginners . 8:00 Intermediate 1 . 9:00 Intermediate 2. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Just Jive Lindy Hop	48.0
		Class	Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club Moose Hall Poole, Dorset	Absolute Beginner Course 7.30pm to 8.20pm Improver Course 8.20pm to 10pm Lindy Hop	Jitterbugjive=Bournemouth Lindy Hop Club	34.0
Thu 29 Jun		Class	Jive Classes Comrades Club Nailsworth, Gloucestershire	Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing	Swing Bytes	45.0
		Class	Charleston/dance fitness classes St Mary's Church Priory Monmouth, Monmouthshire	charleston moves, not partner dancing, exercise to music Charleston	Forest of Dean Jive and Swing	46.0
		Class	Easy Jive lessons Dance Blast Abergavenny, , Gwent	a very simple jive 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Forest of Dean Jive and Swing	47.0
		Class	Lindy Hop Classes First Floor Swing Club Exeter, Devon	Lindy Hop Beginners/Improvers Blues, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	South West Lindy Hoppers	42.0
Fri 30 Jun		Dance	Just Jive-In, Stroud Subscription Rooms, Stroud Stroud, Gloucestershire	8:00pm - 11:00pm. Price £8:00. All styles welcome 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	Just Jive Lindy Hop	48.0
Sat 01 Jul		Dance	Usk dance Usk Memorial Hall Usk, Monmouthshire	DJ dance (Merv or Jonnie) 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Forest of Dean Jive and Swing	38.0
		Dance	Euphoria Herrison Hall Dorchester, Dorset	The feel good freestyle for all jive dancers Blues, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Riot	31.0
Mon 03 Jul		Class	LindyHop Justjive King's Stanley Kings Stanley Village Hall Stroud, Gloucestershire	Lindy Hop 7:15 Beginners - 8:15 Intermediate 1 Lindy Hop	Just Jive Lindy Hop	46.0
Tue 04 Jul		Class	Banwell Ceroc dance Classes Banwell Village Hall, Banwell, Somerset	Weekly Ceroc dance classes Blues, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing	In Motion Dance	12.0
Wed 05 Jul		Class	Learn to Lindy Hop, LYDNEY, Glos Naas Lane Community Centre Lydney, Gloucestershire	Learn to Jive and Lindy Hop 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop	Forest of Dean Jive and Swing	41.0
		Class	Jive with: JustJiveLindyHop Subscription Rooms, Stroud Stroud, Gloucestershire	Jive: 7:00 Beginners . 8:00 Intermediate 1 . 9:00 Intermediate 2. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Just Jive Lindy Hop	48.0
		Dance	SwingTime @ The Ex's Penarth Ex-Servicemen’s Club Penarth, South Glamorgan	A Night Of Toe Tappin’ Swing with donnie joe’s American Swing & DJ ‘The Medicine Man' 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	donnie joe’s American Swing	25.0
Thu 06 Jul		Class	Charleston/dance fitness classes St Mary's Church Priory Monmouth, Monmouthshire	charleston moves, not partner dancing, exercise to music Charleston	Forest of Dean Jive and Swing	46.0
		Class	Easy Jive lessons Dance Blast Abergavenny, , Gwent	a very simple jive 1940s Jive, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	Forest of Dean Jive and Swing	47.0
		Class	Lindy Hop Classes First Floor Swing Club Exeter, Devon	Lindy Hop Beginners/Improvers Blues, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	South West Lindy Hoppers	42.0
Fri 07 Jul		Dance	Jims Party, Dursley Chantry Centre (Listers Hall) Dursley, Gloucestershire	8:00 - 11:00. All styles welcome. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	Just Jive Lindy Hop	47.0
		Festival	UK Boogie Woogie Festival Stour View Day Centre Sturminster Newton, Dorset	Swing Dance, lindy classes and music all around Sturminster Newton Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop	UK Boogie Woogie Club	27.0
Sat 08 Jul		Dance	Jim's Candlelight Social Dancing Exeter Corn Exchange Exeter, Devon	Mixed Social Dancing 1940s Jive, Barn Dance, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Country Dance, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	Jim's Candlelight Mixed Social Dancing	43.0
Sun 09 Jul		Class	Sunday afternoon Balboa Class The Elephant House Bristol, Bristol	Class with three levels (beginner, improver and intermediate) Balboa	Dance Club Balboa	21.0
Mon 10 Jul		Class	LindyHop Justjive King's Stanley Kings Stanley Village Hall Stroud, Gloucestershire	Lindy Hop 7:15 Beginners - 8:15 Intermediate 1 Lindy Hop	Just Jive Lindy Hop	46.0
		Dance	Jive 4 Five - Old School & Soul The Royal British Legion - Ferndown Ferndown, Dorset	Midweek Modern Jive Freestyle Blues, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing	Jive Riot	46.0
Tue 11 Jul		Class	Banwell Ceroc dance Classes Banwell Village Hall, Banwell, Somerset	Weekly Ceroc dance classes Blues, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing	In Motion Dance	12.0
Wed 12 Jul		Class	Jive with: JustJiveLindyHop Subscription Rooms, Stroud Stroud, Gloucestershire	Jive: 7:00 Beginners . 8:00 Intermediate 1 . 9:00 Intermediate 2. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	Just Jive Lindy Hop	48.0
Thu 13 Jul		Class	Lindy Hop Classes First Floor Swing Club Exeter, Devon	Lindy Hop Beginners/Improvers Blues, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	South West Lindy Hoppers	42.0
Wed 19 Jul		Dance	SwingTime @ The Ex's Penarth Ex-Servicemen’s Club Penarth, South Glamorgan	A Night Of Toe Tappin’ Swing with DJ & live band The Hot Shoes 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	donnie joe’s American Swing	25.0
		Dance	Jive 4 Five Cobham Sports & Social Club Wimborne, Dorset	Midweek Modern Jive Freestyle 1940s Jive, Blues, Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	Jive Riot	44.0
Thu 20 Jul		Class	Lindy Hop Classes First Floor Swing Club Exeter, Devon	Lindy Hop Beginners/Improvers Blues, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	South West Lindy Hoppers	42.0
Fri 21 Jul		Dance	Swingstyle Social Dance Night Minety Village Hall Wiltshire, Wiltshire	Social dance night to try out your new moves, as always we will be on hand to help. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	Swingstyle	45.0
		Dance	Ain't Misbehavin' Southbank Club, Bar Bristol, Bristol	Our friendly Friday night monthly dance Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing	Swing Dance Bristol	21.0
Sat 22 Jul		Dance	Jim's Candlelight Social Dancing Exeter Corn Exchange Exeter, Devon	Mixed Social Dancing 1940s Jive, Barn Dance, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Country Dance, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Line Dance, Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	Jim's Candlelight Mixed Social Dancing	43.0

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