Special Events

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

Sunday 16th July 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.

Saturday 12 August 2023

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

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Monday 20th November 2023

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!

Location: 100 Oxford St, London W1D 1LL - Google Map

Tickets: Early bird (first 50 tickets) £18 / Advanced £20 + bf

Click here for full details & to book

Next date tbc
7.30-11.30pm

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

Click here to book

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Coming Up…

Central London Lindy Hop Workshops

WGC Vintage Festival 2023

Some Like It Swing Genesis Cinema

Central London Lindy Hop Workshops

Scan Appeal’s Summertime Swing 2023

1920s Dance at Biggin Hill

Hyde Park Bandstand Concert

Swing Dance Workshops at the Curzon Centre

Saturday Swing Time at the Curzon Centre

Central London Lindy Hop Workshops

Central London Lindy Hop Workshops

Stompin’ at the 100 Club featuring the Syd Lawrence “Swingshift” 7 piece band!

Swing into Winter at Shoreditch Town Hall

Learn to Swing Dance with SwingdanceUK

SwingdanceUK Membership

Online Instructional Swing Dance Courses & Classes

Private Lessons

Live Online Zoom Workshops