Swing classes and dances events near Waltham-forest

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 Waltham-forest for Swing. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.

Date			Event/Venue/Organiser	Description/Dance Styles	Distance
Mon 08 Dec			A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Solo Jazz with Anna City Sport , London, London EC Solo Jazz class with Anna SwingdanceUK	Solo Jazz class with Anna Charleston, Jazz, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	6.0
Tue 09 Dec			C Jam Xmas Party - classes&dancing The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Live music at C Jam The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW The Intercontinentals live at the C Jam Xmas Party 2025 Swingland	The Intercontinentals live at the C Jam Xmas Party 2025 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall , Royston, Hertfordshire Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	33.0
			New Social Swing class Beginner &up Longueville Hall , Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire New Social Swing class, learn to dance to Big Band, Jazz, Blues, 40s era swing jive music Adrian Marsh School of Dance	New Social Swing class, learn to dance to Big Band, Jazz, Blues, 40s era swing jive music 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Smooth Modern Jive	43.0
			Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	30.0
Wed 10 Dec			Jazzumba dance fitness Weds PM 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	38.0
			4 Week Swing Beginners/Recap Course Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Recap / Step Up to Improvers Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Recap / Step Up to Improvers Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	42.0
			Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Great Denham Community Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop/Swing Swingsters	Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop/Swing Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	42.0
			Swingland TW7 - class, practice Werfa Pavilion , Isleworth, London, London W Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Swingland	Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			Gravity WCS Class Night Rawson Hall , Bolney, West Sussex Gravity WCS Class Night Jive Frenzy	Gravity WCS Class Night West Coast Swing	47.0
Thu 11 Dec			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	39.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing Beds & M.K. Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Swingsters	Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Argentine Tango, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	39.0
			Advanced Solo Jazz The Bridge , London, London WC In Studio & Online Nikki Santilli	In Studio & Online Jazz Steps	6.0
			Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon City Sport , London, London EC Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon SwingdanceUK	Beginners Lindy Hop with Simon Lindy Hop	6.0
			Swing Thing Double Seven Club , Redhill, Surrey Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! Swing Thing	Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop	27.0
Fri 12 Dec			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	41.0
			Jitterbug Jam Session Wattlington House Garden Hall , Reading, Reading Informal social swing dancing with quality tracks and light refreshments. Berkshire Swing Dance	Informal social swing dancing with quality tracks and light refreshments. Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	42.0
Sat 13 Dec			The Winter Swing Ball Latymer Upper - Main Hall , London, London W Swing into Christmas with a fun beginners dance class and a fabulous live band! Swingland	Swing into Christmas with a fun beginners dance class and a fabulous live band! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Festive Ball Northiam Village Hall , Northiam, East Sussex Festive Ball Tenterden Swing	Festive Ball Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	49.0
			Ministry of swing social Knoyle hall Brighton , Brighton, East Sussex Swing dance social Ministry of swing	Swing dance social Balboa, Lindy Hop	45.0
Sun 14 Dec			Paper Moon Hargrave Hall , , London N Social dance to live music ideal for Balboa and other swing styles Nikki Santilli	Social dance to live music ideal for Balboa and other swing styles Balboa	5.0
			Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Freestyle Jive dancing, DJ Jumping Jimmy Taylor, , Tea , Coffee & Light buffet Jukes Jiving	Freestyle Jive dancing, DJ Jumping Jimmy Taylor, , Tea , Coffee & Light buffet Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Smooth Modern Jive	32.0
Mon 15 Dec			A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
Tue 16 Dec			TBC C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall , Royston, Hertfordshire Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Get in the Swing	Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop	33.0
			New Social Swing class Beginner &up Longueville Hall , Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire New Social Swing class, learn to dance to Big Band, Jazz, Blues, 40s era swing jive music Adrian Marsh School of Dance	New Social Swing class, learn to dance to Big Band, Jazz, Blues, 40s era swing jive music 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Smooth Modern Jive	43.0
			Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	30.0
			Curzon Swing Dance Social Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Swing dance social dance with taster class SwingdanceUK	Swing dance social dance with taster class 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	30.0
Wed 17 Dec			Jazzumba dance fitness Weds PM 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	38.0
			4 Week Swing Beginners/Recap Course Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Recap / Step Up to Improvers Course Swingsters	Swing Beginners Recap / Step Up to Improvers Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	42.0
			Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Great Denham Community Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop/Swing Swingsters	Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop/Swing Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop	42.0
			Swingland TW7 - class, practice Werfa Pavilion , Isleworth, London, London W Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Swingland	Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
Thu 18 Dec			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	39.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing Beds & M.K. Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Swingsters	Swingsters High Quality weekly Balboa class & Live Band - Every Thursday!! Argentine Tango, Balboa, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	39.0
Fri 19 Dec			3RS Reading Rock 'n' Roll Burghfield CSA , Reading, Berkshire Jive, Stroll, Bop or whatever to rockin', jumpin' retro-style music at a club-style venue. Berkshire Swing Dance	Jive, Stroll, Bop or whatever to rockin', jumpin' retro-style music at a club-style venue. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Rock n Roll	46.0
Sat 20 Dec			Ma Bessie @ Cotton Club Bedford 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	38.0
Mon 22 Dec			TBC A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
Tue 23 Dec			TBC C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
Fri 26 Dec			Some Like It Swing Genesis Cinema , , London E Genesis Cinema and Swingdance UK invite you along to our monthly nostalgia dancing night. SwingdanceUK	Genesis Cinema and Swingdance UK invite you along to our monthly nostalgia dancing night. Lindy Hop	7.0
Sun 28 Dec			Brighthelm Swing Tea Dance Patcham Memorial Hall , Brighton, Sussex Tea dance for Swing, Shuffle and Shag dancers everywhere Brighthelm Swing	Tea dance for Swing, Shuffle and Shag dancers everywhere Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	47.0
Mon 29 Dec			TBC A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Great Gatsby Christmas Party Ewen Hall , Barnet, Barnet The Art Deco Orchestra play Jazz and dance music of the 1920s and 30s. Art Deco Orchestra	The Art Deco Orchestra play Jazz and dance music of the 1920s and 30s. Charleston, Foxtrot, Modern Tango, Rumba, Samba, Waltz	9.0
			TJ Johnson's Pre-NYE Bash 100 Club , London, London W TJ Johnson and his band return to the iconic 100 Club, for a special dance night! Swing Street	TJ Johnson and his band return to the iconic 100 Club, for a special dance night! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	11.0
Wed 31 Dec			A Vintage Affair NYE Blue Hawks Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Step into the spotlight and swing into 2026 with style, sparkle, and sensational music! Swingsters	Step into the spotlight and swing into 2026 with style, sparkle, and sensational music! Lindy Hop, Modern Jive	39.0
			New Years Eve with Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club , High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire New Years Eve with Jukes Jiving featuring DJ " Jumping Jimmy Taylor", Band to be announced Jukes Jiving	New Years Eve with Jukes Jiving featuring DJ " Jumping Jimmy Taylor", Band to be announced 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive	30.0
Mon 05 Jan 26			A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club , Hammersmith, London, London W A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
Tue 06 Jan 26			C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
Wed 07 Jan 26			Swingland TW7 - class, practice Werfa Pavilion , Isleworth, London, London W Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Swingland	Swingland TW7 - weekly Lindy hop class and practice Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0

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