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Fast Beginners Lindy Hop Workshop - Sunday 11 June 2023
WGC Vintage Festival - 23-25 June 2023
Some Like It Swing at the Genesis Cinema - Friday 30 June
Fast Beginner & Intermediate Swing Out Workshops - Sunday 2 July
Summertime Swing - Sunday 16 July 2023
1920s Dance at Biggin Hill - Saturday 12 August 2023
Hyde Park Bandstand Concert with SLJO - Sunday 10 September 2023
10-Week Lindy Hop Course at Curzon Centre, Beaconsfield - Starting Tuesday 12 September 2023
Balboa Workshop & Saturday Swing Time Dance at Curzon Centre, Beaconsfield - Saturday 16 September
Learn to Swing Dance in a Day! - Sunday 17 September
Stompin' at the 100 Club featuring Chris Dean's Swing Shift - Monday 20 November 2023
Swing into Winter at Shoreditch Town Hall - Date tbc
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Central London Lindy Hop Workshops
Fast Beginners Lindy Hop Workshop - Sunday 11 June 2023
City Sport, 124 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7DP - Google Map

WGC Vintage Festival 2023
Saturday 23rd - 25th June 2023
A FREE outdoor festival plus Swing dance Camp organised by JiveSwing and Wonderful Welwyn running alongside studio based workshops delivered by international instructors.
Featuring live music and many international teachers & DJs including Simon Selmon from SwingdanceUK.
Location: Welwyn Garden City Town Centre
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Some Like It Swing Genesis Cinema
Friday 30th June 2023 7.30pm - 11.30pm
Learn the steps at the beginners class with Simon Selmon 7.30-8.30pm!
Followed by FREE dancing! Join DJ Simon Selmon for plenty of great dance music from the 30s, 40s & 50s & beyond for all you Lindy Hoppers, Jitterbugs, Jivers, Shaggers & Balboa dancers!
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(only £7 (£6 Students/NHS) pre-booking recommended)
8.30pm FREE dancing - all welcome!
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 30th June, 28th July, 25th August, 22nd September, 27th October

Central London Lindy Hop Workshops
Fast Beginner & Intermediate Swing Out Workshops - Sunday 2 July
BGM Studio, 73 Saint John Street, London EC1M 4NJ - Google Map

Scan Appeal’s Summertime Swing 2023
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.

1920s Dance at Biggin Hill
1920’s Wartime Dance to transport guests back to 1920’s RAF Biggin Hill.
This event will transport guests back to the era of the Charleston and foxtrot with a fun-packed evening of entertainment.
To further add to the event’s ambience guests are encouraged to “Get in the Mood” by donning 1920s costumes for the evening so come and dance the night away….
Tickets include a welcome glass of wine or soft drink and dance lessons.
Biggin Hill Memorial Museum, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent, TN16 3EJ - Google Map

Hyde Park Bandstand Concert
Featuring SLJO & class from SwingdanceUK!
Location: Hyde Park Bandstand - Google Map
Full details to be announced soon!

Swing Dance Workshops at the Curzon Centre
10-week Lindy Hop Course - Starting Tuesday 12 September 2023
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

Saturday Swing Time at the Curzon Centre
Saturday 16th September 2023
- Balboa Workshop 5-7pm
- Saturday Swing Time Dance 7.30pm
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

Central London Lindy Hop Workshops
Learn to Swing Dance in a Day!- Sunday 17 September 2023
City Sport, 124 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7DP - Google Map

Central London Lindy Hop Workshops
Musicality Workshop with Malcolm Earle-Smith & Simon Selmon- Sunday 1 October 2023
City Sport, 124 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7DP - Google Map

Stompin’ at the 100 Club featuring the Syd Lawrence “Swingshift” 7 piece band!
SwingdanceUK & Chris Dean presents Stompin’ at the 100 Club featuring Chris Dean's Swing Shift!
A lively night of hot Swing music and dancing brought to you by SwingdanceUK (since 1986 including a 20-year run of weekly Stompin’ nights at the 100 Club) and its founder Simon Selmon spreading the love of Lindy Hop far and wide and Chris Dean, one of the foremost band leaders in the land, with an impressive track record of performing for high-profile artists and events, both personally and as a band leader. Together they have created a night which will sweep you off your feet, whether you are a newcomer on the Swing scene or a lifelong afficionado!
Great music from the 30s, 40s & 50s with your host & DJ Simon ‘Mr Kicks’ Selmon plus special guest Holly France!
7.45pm Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop (classes run in parallel; no experience necessary or partner required)
8.30pm The Syd Lawrence Swing Shift 7-piece band
With your host & DJ Simon 'Mr Kicks' Selmon plus special guest Holly France featuring great music from the 30s, 40s & 50s!

Swing into Winter 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
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