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 | |
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Sat 19 Jul |
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Downtown Jump All Day Vintage Event Pheonix Arts Centre Bordon, Hampshire 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 |
49.0 |
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Fast Beginners Balboa Workshop Ruislip Ruislip, Harrow SwingdanceUK |
Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop Balboa |
16.0 | |
Sun 20 Jul |
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Brighthelm Swing Tea Dance Patcham Memorial Hall Brighton, Sussex 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 21 Jul |
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A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club Hammersmith, London, London W Swingland |
A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 |
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Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall Tenterden, Kent Tenterden Swing |
Lindy Hop Lindy Hop |
47.0 | |
Tue 22 Jul |
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C Jam - live band night! The Bedford Balham, London, London SW Swingland |
Graham Hughes & the Sunshine Kings live at C Jam 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 |
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C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford Balham, London, London SW Swingland |
C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 | |
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Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire Get in the Swing |
Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop |
33.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
36.0 | |
Wed 23 Jul |
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6 Week Swing Beginners/Recap Course Swing Den Bedford Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Summer 6 wk Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
42.0 |
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Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Great Denham Community Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
42.0 | |
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Swingland Twickenham - class The Exchange Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland |
Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop class Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
16.0 | |
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Gravity WCS Class Night Rawson Hall Bolney, West Sussex Jive Frenzy |
Gravity WCS Class Night West Coast Swing |
47.0 | |
Thu 24 Jul |
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Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
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Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 | |
Fri 25 Jul |
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Some Like It Swing Genesis Cinema , London E SwingdanceUK |
Genesis Cinema and Swingdance UK invite you along to our monthly nostalgia dancing night. Lindy Hop |
7.0 |
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Joint's a Hoppin' West End Social Club Woking, Surrey Joint's a Hoppin' |
Record Hop. Swing, jump blues, rhythm & blues with a little rock & roll for good measure 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing |
32.0 | |
Sun 27 Jul |
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Improvers Lindy hop Linden House Riverside Chiswick, London, London W Swingland |
Improvers Lindy hop workshop Lindy Hop |
12.0 |
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Jukes Jiving The Riverside Community Club High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 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 28 Jul |
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A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club Hammersmith, London, London W Swingland |
A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 |
Tue 29 Jul |
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C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford Balham, London, London SW Swingland |
C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 |
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Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire Get in the Swing |
Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop |
33.0 | |
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Curzon Swing Dance Social Curzon Centre , Buckinghamshire SwingdanceUK |
Swing dance social dance with taster class 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
30.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
36.0 | |
Wed 30 Jul |
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6 Week Swing Beginners/Recap Course Swing Den Bedford Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Summer 6 wk Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
42.0 |
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Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Great Denham Community Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
42.0 | |
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Swingland Twickenham - class The Exchange Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland |
Swingland Twickenham - Lindy hop class Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
16.0 | |
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Lin's Little Less Lonely Disco Winnersh Community Centre Wokingham, Berkshire Lin's Dance |
Fun Social Dancing to 50's, 60's 70's Music Boogie Woogie, Line Dance, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
39.0 | |
Thu 31 Jul |
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Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
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Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 | |
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Yacht Club Swing - class, practice Linden House Riverside Chiswick, London, London W Swingland |
Yacht Club Swing - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
12.0 | |
Fri 01 Aug |
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Rhythm Joint Swing Dance Newmarket The Exning Road Club Newmarket, Cambridgeshire Get in the Swing |
Monthly Social Swing Dance Night (Every 1st Friday in the Month) 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
49.0 |
Mon 04 Aug |
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A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club Hammersmith, London, London W Swingland |
A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 |
Tue 05 Aug |
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C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford Balham, London, London SW Swingland |
C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 |
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Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire Get in the Swing |
Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop |
33.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
36.0 | |
Wed 06 Aug |
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6 Week Swing Beginners/Recap Course Swing Den Bedford Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Summer 6 wk Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
42.0 |
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Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Great Denham Community Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
42.0 | |
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Lin's Little Less Lonely Disco Winnersh Community Centre Wokingham, Berkshire Lin's Dance |
Fun Social Dancing to 50's, 60's 70's Music Boogie Woogie, Line Dance, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
39.0 | |
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Gravity WCS Class Night Rawson Hall Bolney, West Sussex Jive Frenzy |
Gravity WCS Class Night West Coast Swing |
47.0 | |
Thu 07 Aug |
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Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
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Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 | |
Sat 09 Aug |
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Ministry of swing social Knoyle hall Brighton Brighton, East Sussex Ministry of swing |
Swing dance social Balboa, Lindy Hop |
45.0 |
Sun 10 Aug |
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The Edge - a very unique evening Berkhamsted Town Hall Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Jive Hub (NewBerko) |
A unique event full of character for the Smooth Jive, Blues & Chillout/Expressiv Community Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
26.0 |
Mon 11 Aug |
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A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club Hammersmith, London, London W Swingland |
A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 |
Tue 12 Aug |
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C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford Balham, London, London SW Swingland |
C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 |
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Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire Get in the Swing |
Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop |
33.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
36.0 | |
Wed 13 Aug |
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6 Week Swing Beginners/Recap Course Swing Den Bedford Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Summer 6 wk Swing Beginners Course Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll |
42.0 |
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Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Great Denham Community Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire Swingsters |
Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop |
42.0 | |
Thu 14 Aug |
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Balboa @ Planet Swing Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
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Planet Swing M.K. & Beds Live Band Wixams Dance Hall Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 | |
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Swing Thing Serendipity Restaurant & Bar Horley, Surrey Swing Thing |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
27.0 | |
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Summer Dance for all styles Longueville Hall Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire Adrian Marsh School of Dance |
An evening of dance with Live Singer, Ballroom, Latin, Jive, Line & Sequence Dancing Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Lindy Hop, Line Dance, Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rock n Roll, Rumba, Popular Sequence, Waltz, Modern Sequence |
43.0 | |
Fri 15 Aug |
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Black Cat Friday freestyle Black Cat Friday Freestyle Bedford, Bedfordshire 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 |
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Summer Chill Fishbourne Church Hall Chichester, West Sussex Jive 'n' Boogie |
Social dance ideal for Lindy hoppers and Swing jivers 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
46.0 | |
Sun 17 Aug |
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SwingFest The Bedford Balham, London, London SW Swingland |
An amazing day of live swing music, swing dance workshops and dancing! 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Tap |
11.0 |
Mon 18 Aug |
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A-Train - classes, dancing The Hammersmith Club Hammersmith, London, London W Swingland |
A-Train - Lindy hop classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 |
Tue 19 Aug |
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C Jam - classes, dancing The Bedford Balham, London, London SW Swingland |
C Jam - Lindy hop classes and dancing Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop |
11.0 |
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Get in the Swing Lindy Hop Classes Steeple Morden Village Hall Royston, Hertfordshire Get in the Swing |
Beginners & Intermediate Level Classes with Paul & Debbie Jackson. Lindy Hop |
33.0 | |
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Lindy Hop Dance Classes Faygate Village Hall Faygate, Horsham, West Sussex Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop |
Complete Beginners 8pm & Improvers 9pm Lindy Hop |
36.0 |
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