Forthcoming Swing dance events including Swing dance classes, live band parties and special events featuring SwingdanceUK!
Coming Up…
London:
Mondays 28 Oct, 4, 11 & 18 November - NEW Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes - Beginners & intermediates
Wednesday 30 October - Penge Lindy Hop Social Dance Night with DJ Pat Da Kat!
Friday 22 November - Some Like It Swing at the Genesis Cinema
Monday 25 November - Stompin' at the 100 Club featuring Denmark Street Big Band
Saturday 30 November - Catch 22 - a curated Jazz Jam: Electro Swing in High Wycombe
Wednesday 4 December - Devonshire Square's 'Art for Love' Winter Festival
Sunday 8 December - Jingle Bell Jive at the National Army Museum
Tuesday 24 December - Christmas Eve Dance with Five Go Jiving
Friday 27 December - Some Like It Swing at the Genesis Cinema
Monday 31 March 2025 - Stompin' at the 100 Club featuring King Groovy & The Horn Stars
Monday 9 June 2025 - Stompin' at the 100 Club
Monday 27 October 2025 - Stompin' at the 100 Club
Weekly Classes in London:
Mondays 4, 11 & 18 November - NEW Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes - Beginners & intermediates
Thursdays - Thursday Club Lindy Hop classes for advanced dancers with Simon
Outside London:
Saturdays - Small Group Balboa Workshops with Simon, Ruislip
Tuesdays 26 November - End of Term Hop Social Swing Dance Night at the Curzon Centre, Beaconsfield
19-22 June 2025 - WGC Vintage Festival
July 2025 - Summertime Swing
Date tbc - Swing into Winter at Shoreditch Town Hall
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Lindy Hop Classes with Simon
NEW 4-week Beginner & Intermediate Lindy Hop Classes with Simon Selmon
Mondays 28 Oct, 4, 11 & 18 November 2024 7.30-10pm
Level up your Swing dance skills with our fresh series of Lindy Hop classes in Central London!
Location: Club Room, American International Church, 79a Tottenham Ct Rd, London W1T 4TD
Some Like It Swing Genesis Cinema
Friday 22 November 2024 7.30pm - 11.15pm
Learn the steps at the beginners class with 7.30-8.30pm with Simon! Followed by dancing led by resident DJ Simon Selmon & special guest DJs playing great dance music of the 30s, 40s & 50s & beyond for Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Jive, Shag & Balboa dancers!
A chilled atmosphere where you can meet friends, relax, enjoy a drink or a tasty pie and dance the night away!
Full Bar, Cocktails, Cinema Snacks available - popcorn, ice cream, Nacho's etc and then Lindy Hop ’til you drop!
7.30pm Beginners Lindy Hop Class pre-booking recommended
8.30pm Dancing - all welcome!
Class & Dance £9/£8 Students/NHS
Dance Only £3*
* Please note, a small £3 charge has been introduced to cover the cost of the late bar staff required to keep the event on.
Bar Paragon, Upstairs @ Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Rd, Whitechapel, London, E1 4UJ.
Tubes: Stepney Green, Whitechapel, Bethnal Green Map
For more information or to book see the Genesis website HERE or call the Box Office on 0207 780 2000
Future Dates: Fridays 22 November - guest DJ Ronnie Slide, 27 December, 24 January, 21 February, 28 March, 25 April
Stompin’ at the 100 Club featuring the Denmark Street Big Band!
Monday 25th November 2024
A lively night of hot Swing music and dancing brought to you by SwingdanceUK
Your host DJ and dance teacher, Simon Selmon, will be joined by Holly France and together with The Denmark Street Big Band, have created a night which will sweep you off your feet, whether you are a newcomer on the Swing scene or a lifelong afficionado!
7.30pm Doors open
7.45pm Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop classes (classes run in parallel; no experience necessary or partner required)
8.30pm DJ's - great music from the 30s, 40s & 50s & beyond with Simon 'Mr Kicks' Selmon & Holly France!
9pm Denmark Street Big Band
9.45pm DJ's
10.15pm Denmark Street Big Band
Swing Dance Workshops at the Curzon Centre
Tuesday's 10 September - 12 November 2024 - Tuesday Lindy Hop Classes, Beaconsfield
Tuesday 26 November 2024 - End of Term Hop! Social Swing Dance night! from 7.15pm
30-minute taster dance class to kick off the evening then DJ music from the 30s, 40s & 50s plus more to Swing your thing to from Simon and guests!
Cake Bake-Off Competition - the most fun, music/dance related or unusual designed cake wins a prize!
Early bird tickets £10 +bf
Curzon Centre, 43 Maxwell Rd, Beaconsfield, HP9 1RG - Google Map
Free car park or 34 mins from London: Take Chiltern Railways train from Marylebone Station to Beaconsfield Station then it's a 0.4 mile 8 minute walk to the Curzon Centre
Electro Swing Extravaganza
Tonight's event features an electro swing extravaganza - think vintage jazz meets house beats. Special guests SwingdanceUK will be giving an introductory Swing dance lesson and inviting those who wish to participate onto the dancefloor to groove the night away with us. Or, simply relax on the sofas and enjoy the music as usual - it's up to you!
Devonshire Square’s ‘Art for Love’ Winter Festival 2024
Wednesday 4 December 2024 1-2pm
Devonshire Square's ‘Art for Love’ Winter Festival, is a FREE-to-attend world-class artistic performances, curated and organised by Devonshire Square’s Community and Events Management, with the aim of supporting the arts and bringing communities together, while raising awareness of important social causes.
SwingdanceUK will be joined by the Swingtime Jivers who will be performing some Charleston & Swing sets plus playing some atmosphere music in between the performances.
Jingle Bell Jive at the National Army Museum
Whether you’re an absolute beginner or already know your way around the floor, SwingdanceUK will show you how it’s done. From Lindy Hop to Jitterbug, we’ll soon have you stepping out with our lessons for both new and improving dancers.
With live music from South London Jazz Orchestra and cabaret, you’ll be shaking and shimmying to the best sounds of the ‘40s.
Hair and make-up artists Pretty Me Vintage will also be on hand (6.00pm to 9.30pm) to keep you looking the part.
Schedule:
6.00pm – Doors open
6.30pm – Lessons begin
7.30pm – South London Jazz Orchestra (first set)
8.15pm – DJ and Cabaret
9.15pm – South London Jazz Orchestra (second set)
10.00pm – Event ends
Tickets - Click here to book through the National Army Museum!
"It was a lovely evening. First time we've been dancing in the evening in London in over 7 years and as friendly and welcoming as your events always were. Thank you!" Ann
Christmas Eve Dance with Five Go Jiving at the Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre
Kick off your festive holiday in style with a free dancing extravaganza from Five Go Jiving & SwingdanceUK at the Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre!
Presenting a mixture of short, fun dance classes and live music to get you up and swingin' around the dance floor!
1 - 1.45pm: Dance class with SwingdanceUK
1.45 - 2pm: DJ Simon 'Mr Kicks' Selmon
2- 2.45pm: Five Go Jiving Live Set
2.45-3.05pm: Dance class with SwingdanceUK
3.05 - 3.50pm: Five Go Jiving Live Set
Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX - Google map
WGC Vintage Festival 2025
Thursday 19 - Sunday 22 June 2025
A FREE outdoor Jazz Festival with live music & DJs between 11am-5pm surrounded by vintage stalls, classic cars etc with 2 live stages, one of which will be hosted by Simon Selmon of SwingdanceUK. Running alongside the WGCVF international dance camp. For details and tickets of the dance camp click here.
Location: Welwyn Garden City Town Centre
Scan Appeal’s Summertime Swing
Featuring 16 piece Stellar Big Band & class with Simon & Anna from SwingdanceUK!
Grab your dancing shoes for some Jive, Lindy Hop & Ballroom or relax and enjoy some foot-tapping favourties! Join us for an afternoon of music and dancing in a marquee in the beautiful surroundings of The Lee Manor Park Ground. This event promises to be full of fun, music and laughter, a date to not be missed! Dance the afternoon away with a mix of Jive, Ballroom, Lindy Hop and much more. If dancing is not your thing, simply enjoy listening to the renowned 16 piece Stellar Big Band. The afternoon will also feature music from Vanessa Radcliffe, Jazz vocalist.
In addition, Simon Selmon from Swingdanceuk.com will be teaching a swing dance class from 2.30pm-3pm, then a second shorter fun class before the band starts their second set. If you would like to take advantage of Simon’s fantastic offer, then please arrive for approx 2.15pm for a prompt 2.30pm start.
No experience necessary or partner required!
Bring your picnic hampers full of all that you wish to enjoy at your table – sandwiches and scones or canapes and champagne – you can make the table yours and relish the chance to kick back and relax.
Tickets £20 each or two tickets for £36 - Book tickets
Lee Cricket Club, Chiltern Manor Park, Great Missenden, HP16 9NA - Google Map
Plenty of free parking.
Supported by www.wherecanwego.com
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Bank Holiday Swing Dance at Cahoots
All Aboard! Join us at Cahoots Underground Station this Bank Holiday Monday 27 May! Dust off your dancing shoes and step back in time to the spirit of post-war London at our exclusive underground shindig filled with the charm and energy of the 1940s for an unforgettable afternoon of dancing and merriment!
Swing Dance Lessons + Welcome Drink: £33pp
Swing Dance Schedule:
D-Day Dance at the National Army Museum
Put on your dancing shoes and Swing & jive back in time to the 1940s at this special after-hours dance event at the National Army Museum
Whether you’re an absolute beginner or already know your way around the floor, SwingdanceUK will show you how it’s done. From Lindy Hop to Jitterbug, we’ll soon have you stepping out with our lessons for both new and improving dancers.
With live music from South London Jazz Orchestra and cabaret, you’ll be shaking and shimmying to the best sounds of the ‘40s.
Hair and make-up artists Pretty Me Vintage will also be on hand (6.00pm to 9.30pm) to keep you looking the part.
Schedule:
6.00pm – Doors open
6.30pm – Lessons begin
7.30pm – South London Jazz Orchestra (first set)
8.15pm – DJ and Cabaret
9.15pm – South London Jazz Orchestra (second set)
10.00pm – Event ends
Tickets £25 - Book through the National Army Museum
Swing into Spring at Shoreditch Town Hall
Don your sharpest threads and head to Shoreditch Town Hall as we Swing into Winter!
Get in the groove with the beginner and intermediate swing dance classes to kick off the evening where you can learn some NEW hot moves that will keep you dancing all night long to live swing band.
There'll be great vintage tunes from the 30s, 40s and 50s courtesy of DJ Simon "Mr Kicks" Selmon, cabaret performances from SwingdanceUKs Diamond Girls while the live band will have the joint jumpin' as you jive, jitterbug, hoochie coochie and shim sham shimmy your way through the evening.
Plus this year we are holding the Swing Into Spring Shoreditch Town Hall Swing Dance Championships, a fun competition to find this Winter's champs: enter on the night with a partner - any Swing or Authentic Jazz style welcome. Finals judged by audience applause.
Presented by SwingdanceUK and Shoreditch Town Hall.
Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old St, London, EC1V 9LT - Google Map
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Provisional Timetable (subject to change) £14 (advance); £16 (on the door)
7.30pm Doors
7.45pm Beginners & intermediate Lindy Hop classes
8.30pm DJ Mr Kicks
9.10pm Performance
9.15pm Band set
10.00pm Competition
10.30pm Band set
11.15pm DJ Mr Kicks
