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
Fri 21 Nov			A Night at the Woodside Woodside Hall , Hitchin, Hertfordshire A night of live swing music, perfect for dancing Mixology	A night of live swing music, perfect for dancing Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Charleston, Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Quickstep	26.0
Sat 22 Nov			Swing Dance Morley College London , , Southwark Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Nikki Santilli	Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Lindy Hop	7.0
Sun 23 Nov			Swing Dance Afternoon Special The Glass House , Ashford, Kent Afternoon of complete beginner’s swing dance classes and socialising Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	Afternoon of complete beginner’s swing dance classes and socialising 1940s Jive, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Rock n Roll	49.0
Mon 24 Nov			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
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop - Intermediates Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop - Intermediates Lindy Hop	47.0
			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
			Reading Jive Park United Reformed Church , Reading, Reading Accessible authentic Jive. Rockin', jumpin' retro music. Starts with 6-count figures. Berkshire Swing Dance	Accessible authentic Jive. Rockin', jumpin' retro music. Starts with 6-count figures. 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	41.0
Tue 25 Nov			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
			Live music at C Jam The Bedford , Balham, London, London SW Pete Long's Trinity College Ellington Orchestra live at C Jam Swingland	Pete Long's Trinity College Ellington Orchestra live at C Jam 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
			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
			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
			Reading Lindy Hop Wattlington House Garden Hall , Reading, Reading Two levels of Lindy Hop. Regular start dates. Lots of fun. Application form on website. Berkshire Swing Dance	Two levels of Lindy Hop. Regular start dates. Lots of fun. Application form on website. Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
Wed 26 Nov			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
			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Eve Swing Den Bedford , 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, Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	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
			Archway Balboa Classes Hargrave Hall , , London N 4 weeks of 2 hour intensives for Intermediate level dancers Nikki Santilli	4 weeks of 2 hour intensives for Intermediate level dancers Balboa	5.0
			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 27 Nov			Festive Fitness with SoulSwingJazz Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Get Festive Fitness with SoulSwingJazz - five week course Swingsters	Get Festive Fitness with SoulSwingJazz - five week course Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls, Fitsteps	39.0
			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	39.0
			Pizza & Jive Night The Drill Hall , Sandwich, Kent An evening of great music, fun dancing and delicious pizza. Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	An evening of great music, fun dancing and delicious pizza. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	36.0
			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 28 Nov			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. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing	7.0
			Joint's a Hoppin' West End Social Club , Woking, Surrey Michael McQuaid's Swing Stars. + Djs - Swing, jump blues, rhythm & blues Joint's a Hoppin'	Michael McQuaid's Swing Stars. + Djs - Swing, jump blues, rhythm & blues 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing	32.0
Sat 29 Nov			Alisa Lands Quartet @ Cotton Club Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire The Alisa Lands Quartet - Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights Swingsters	The Alisa Lands Quartet - Top quality Monthly Swing + Jive band nights 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	38.0
			Level Up Your Collegiate Shag! Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire A great exploration of this fun and energetic swing dance Swingsters	A great exploration of this fun and energetic swing dance 1940s Jive, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Lindy Hop, Quickstep	38.0
			Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) The Old Court Artspace , Windsor, Berkshire Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Swingland	Beginners swing dance (Lindy hop) workshop Lindy Hop	27.0
			Swing Dance Morley College London , , Southwark Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Nikki Santilli	Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Lindy Hop	7.0
Sun 30 Nov			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 01 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
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop - Intermediates Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop - Intermediates Lindy Hop	47.0
			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
			Reading Jive Park United Reformed Church , Reading, Reading Accessible authentic Jive. Rockin', jumpin' retro music. Starts with 6-count figures. Berkshire Swing Dance	Accessible authentic Jive. Rockin', jumpin' retro music. Starts with 6-count figures. 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	41.0
Tue 02 Dec			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
			Reading Lindy Hop Wattlington House Garden Hall , Reading, Reading Two levels of Lindy Hop. Regular start dates. Lots of fun. Application form on website. Berkshire Swing Dance	Two levels of Lindy Hop. Regular start dates. Lots of fun. Application form on website. Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
Wed 03 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
			Swingsters Jazzumba Weds Eve Swing Den Bedford , 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, Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls	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 04 Dec			Festive Fitness with SoulSwingJazz Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Get Festive Fitness with SoulSwingJazz - five week course Swingsters	Get Festive Fitness with SoulSwingJazz - five week course Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls, Fitsteps	39.0
			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	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
Fri 05 Dec			Rhythm Joint Swing Dance Newmarket The Exning Road Club , Newmarket, Cambridgeshire Monthly Social Swing Dance Night (Every 1st Friday in the Month) 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
			The Essex Hop Hawkwell Village Hall , Hockley, Essex The Jive Aces with guest Julie Jive and DJ Skinny Mule The Jive Aces	The Jive Aces with guest Julie Jive and DJ Skinny Mule 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing	29.0
Sat 06 Dec			Swing Dance Morley College London , , Southwark Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Nikki Santilli	Lindy Hop: Improvers to Intermediate Lindy Hop	7.0
			Fast Beginners Balboa Workshop Ruislip , Ruislip, Harrow Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop SwingdanceUK	Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop Balboa	16.0
Sun 07 Dec			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	38.0
			Argentine Tango Workshop Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Argentine Tango Workshop Swingsters	Argentine Tango Workshop Lindy Hop, Tango Nuevo, Tango Fusion, Traditional (USA) Blues, Blues Fusion	38.0
			Improvers Lindy hop Linden House Riverside , Hammersmith/Chiswick, London, London W Improvers Lindy hop workshop Swingland	Improvers Lindy hop workshop Lindy Hop	12.0
			Jingle Bell Jive at NAM National Army Museum , London, London SW Jive back in time to the 1940s at our Jingle Bell Jive. SwingdanceUK	Jive back in time to the 1940s at our Jingle Bell Jive. Lindy Hop	11.0
			Washington Club 'Tea Dance' Dial Post Village Hall , Horsham, West Sussex We play music to Jive, Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa & Rock 'n' Roll. Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop	We play music to Jive, Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa & Rock 'n' Roll. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls	44.0
			The Honey Hop Burghfield CSA , Reading, Berkshire Afternoon dancing to mostly 50's-style music in company. Includes hot drinks +snacks, bar. Berkshire Swing Dance	Afternoon dancing to mostly 50's-style music in company. Includes hot drinks +snacks, bar. 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll	46.0
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			Festive Fitness with SoulSwingJazz Wixams Dance Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Get Festive Fitness with SoulSwingJazz - five week course Swingsters	Get Festive Fitness with SoulSwingJazz - five week course Jazz Steps, Zumba, General Dance Fitness, Strolls, Fitsteps	39.0
			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	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

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