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
Sat 21 Dec			Last Chance Ragtime Band Xmas Ball Cotton Club Bedford , 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
			Beginners Swing Dance workshop Cotton End Village Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Beginners Swing Dance Workshop Swingsters	Beginners Swing Dance Workshop 1940s Jive, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	38.0
			The Winter Swing Ball The Hammersmith Club , 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
Fri 27 Dec			Brighthelm Swing Festive Dance Patcham Memorial Hall , Brighton, Sussex Festive dance for Swing, Shuffle and Shag dancers everywhere Brighthelm Swing	Festive dance for Swing, Shuffle and Shag dancers everywhere Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	47.0
			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. Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	7.0
Sat 28 Dec			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
Sun 29 Dec			TJ Johnson's Pre-NYE Bash 100 Club , London, London W Swing Street presents: TJ Johnson and his band return to the iconic 100 Club, London! Swing Street	Swing Street presents: TJ Johnson and his band return to the iconic 100 Club, London! 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
Tue 31 Dec			Swingsters NYE with the Blue Hawks Great Barford Village Hall , Great Barford, Bedfordshire Swingsters N.Y.E. Party Starring The Blue Hawks with Eddie Mac Swingsters	Swingsters N.Y.E. Party Starring The Blue Hawks with Eddie Mac 1940s Jive, Balboa, Blues, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Traditional (USA) Blues	41.0
			New Year's Eve Ball 2024 The Ballroom Barn , Lamberhurst, Kent Spinturns New Year's Eve Ball at the Ballroom Barn Down House	Spinturns New Year's Eve Ball at the Ballroom Barn Argentine Tango, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, West Coast Swing	39.0
Fri 03 Jan 25			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
Sat 04 Jan 25			Cotton Club Bedford 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	38.0
Mon 06 Jan 25			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			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	35.0
			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	35.0
			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	35.0
Tue 07 Jan 25			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Elderswell Retirement Village , Bedford, Milton Keynes Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	46.0
			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - 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
			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	36.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall , Hurst Green , East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	45.0
Wed 08 Jan 25			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	38.0
			4 Week Swing Beginners Course Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Jan 2025 Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jan 2025 1940s Jive, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	42.0
			Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Swing Great Denham Community Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop Swingsters	Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
			Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - classes Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			Shim Sham workshop-West Sussex Towers main Hall, Henfield Rd, BN44 3TF , Upper Beeding, West Sussex Shim Sham workshop Brighthelm Swing	Shim Sham workshop Lindy Hop	46.0
			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	45.0
Thu 09 Jan 25			Jazzumba & Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green Caddington , Caddington, Bedfordshire Jazzumba & Swing Jive Classes in Caddington Swingsters	Jazzumba & Swing Jive Classes in Caddington 1940s Jive, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	26.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing 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
			January Pizza and Jive Party The Drill Hall , Sandwich, Kent An evening of great music, fun dancing and delicious pizza to celebrate a new year. Canterbury Jive & DJ Reverend Boogie	An evening of great music, fun dancing and delicious pizza to celebrate a new year. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, Strolls	36.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	45.0
Fri 10 Jan 25			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
Sat 11 Jan 25			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 12 Jan 25			Paper Moon Hargrave Hall , Archway, Islington The Gypsy Dynamite and guest DJ Nikki Santilli	The Gypsy Dynamite and guest DJ Balboa	5.0
			Learn to Swing Dance in a Day! City Sport , London, London EC Learn the foundations of Lindy Hop, this popular 1940s partner dance. SwingdanceUK	Learn the foundations of Lindy Hop, this popular 1940s partner dance. Lindy Hop	6.0
Mon 13 Jan 25			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Absolute Beginners SwingJive Course Fishbourne Church Hall , Chichester, West Sussex Jive 'n' Boogie Absolute Beginners Swing Jive 10 week Course Jive 'n' Boogie	Jive 'n' Boogie Absolute Beginners Swing Jive 10 week Course 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	46.0
			Beginners EXTRA 10 week Swing Jive Fishbourne Church Hall , Chichester, West Sussex For those who can swing jive, come and learn some cool new moves Jive 'n' Boogie	For those who can swing jive, come and learn some cool new moves 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	46.0
			Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Absolute Beginners Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes American International Church , London, London W Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes with Simon Selmon, SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes with Simon Selmon, SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	7.0
			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	35.0
			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	35.0
			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	35.0
			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	45.0
Tue 14 Jan 25			Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Elderswell Retirement Village , Bedford, Milton Keynes Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes Swingsters	Jazzumba + Swing/Jive Classes 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	46.0
			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - 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
			Absolute Beginners SwingJive Course Lindford Working Men's Club , Lindford, Hampshire Learning to Swing Jive couldn't be more enjoyable. Whether you have dance experience or ha Jive 'n' Boogie	Learning to Swing Jive couldn't be more enjoyable. Whether you have dance experience or ha 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	48.0
			Lindy Hop Course Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	30.0
			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	36.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall , Hurst Green , East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	45.0
Wed 15 Jan 25			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	38.0
			4 Week Swing Beginners Course Swing Den Bedford , Bedford, Bedfordshire Swing Beginners Course Jan 2025 Swingsters	Swing Beginners Course Jan 2025 1940s Jive, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll	42.0
			Swing Den Bedford Imp+Int Swing Great Denham Community Hall , Bedford, Bedfordshire Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop Swingsters	Improvers + Intermediates Level Lindy hop Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	42.0
			Swingland Twickenham - classes The Exchange , Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames Swingland Twickenham - classes Swingland	Swingland Twickenham - classes Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	16.0
			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	45.0
Thu 16 Jan 25			Jazzumba & Swing/Jive Caddington Millfield Green Caddington , Caddington, Bedfordshire Jazzumba & Swing Jive Classes in Caddington Swingsters	Jazzumba & Swing Jive Classes in Caddington 1940s Jive, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, General Dance Fitness	26.0
			Balboa @ Planet Swing 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
			Homefront Lindy Hop Frant Memorial Hall , Frant, East Sussex Lindy Hop - Triple Step Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop - Triple Step Lindy Hop	45.0
Sat 18 Jan 25			Improvers Balboa Workshop Ruislip , Ruislip, Harrow Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop SwingdanceUK	Small group intensive Fast Beginners Balboa workshop Balboa	16.0
Mon 20 Jan 25			A-Train - classes and dancing The Hammersmith Club , London, London W A-Train - classes and dancing Swingland	A-Train - classes and dancing Charleston, Jazz Steps, Lindy Hop	11.0
			Absolute Beginners SwingJive Course Fishbourne Church Hall , Chichester, West Sussex Jive 'n' Boogie Absolute Beginners Swing Jive 10 week Course Jive 'n' Boogie	Jive 'n' Boogie Absolute Beginners Swing Jive 10 week Course 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	46.0
			Beginners EXTRA 10 week Swing Jive Fishbourne Church Hall , Chichester, West Sussex For those who can swing jive, come and learn some cool new moves Jive 'n' Boogie	For those who can swing jive, come and learn some cool new moves 1940s Jive, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	46.0
			Tenterden Swing - Inters Lindy Hop St Mildreds Hall , Tenterden, Kent Lindy Hop Tenterden Swing	Lindy Hop Lindy Hop	47.0
			Beg & Int Lindy Hop Classes American International Church , London, London W Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes with Simon Selmon, SwingdanceUK SwingdanceUK	Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes with Simon Selmon, SwingdanceUK Lindy Hop	7.0
			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	35.0
			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	35.0
			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	35.0
			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	45.0
Tue 21 Jan 25			C Jam - classes and dancing The Bedford , London, London SW C Jam - classes and dancing Swingland	C Jam - 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
			Absolute Beginners SwingJive Course Lindford Working Men's Club , Lindford, Hampshire Learning to Swing Jive couldn't be more enjoyable. Whether you have dance experience or ha Jive 'n' Boogie	Learning to Swing Jive couldn't be more enjoyable. Whether you have dance experience or ha 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll	48.0
			Lindy Hop Course Curzon Centre , , Buckinghamshire Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! SwingdanceUK	Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop course with SwingdanceUK! Lindy Hop	30.0
			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	36.0
			Homefront Lindy Hop Hurst Green Village Hall , Hurst Green , East Sussex Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Homefront Lindy Hop	Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Strolls, Bal-Swing Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop	45.0

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