COVID-19 updates
In the interest of public health, all our public events through to the middle of April have been cancelled. Please check individual events for information and to see updates. However, our Monday night Swing at Sway and some of our Sunday workshops will be taking place online through live streaming - please see relevant pages for details. Here is a link to our very first Swing at Sway online!
Keep safe, keep well, keep swinging, the SwingdanceUK team.
2020
April
Swing dance Sunday at Cahoots - Sunday 12th April 2020
Swing into Spring at Shoreditch Town Hall - Friday 17th April 2020
May
VE Day Celebrations at National Army Museum - Friday 8th May
VE Day Celebrations at Manor Farm, Ruislip - Friday 8th May
VE Day Celebrations at Headstone Manor, Harrow - Friday 8th May
VE Day Celebrations at Hall Place - Saturday 9th May
Stompin' Reunion at the 100 Club - Sunday 17th May 2020
June
Swingtime in the Gardens - Friday 5th-Sunday 7th June 2020
August
Swing Out at the Underbelly Festival - Tuesday 4th August 2020
September
Swing Out at the Underbelly Festival - Tuesday 1st September 2020
November
Swing into Winter at Shoreditch Town Hall - Friday 13th November 2020
Sunday Swing Dance at Cahoots – Cancelled
Easter Swing Dance Sunday special with classes from SwingdanceUK
To keep things high energy they'll be serving special Belvedere ‘Espresso yourself on the dance floor’ Martinis!
Swing into Spring at Shoreditch Town Hall – CANCELLED
Don your sharpest threads and head to Shoreditch Town Hall as we Swing into Spring with Palace Avenue Swing band!
Get in the groove with the beginner and intermediate swing dance classes to kick off the evening where you can learn some hot moves that will keep you dancing all night long.
There'll be great vintage tunes from the 30s, 40s and 50s courtesy of DJ Simon "Mr Kicks" Selmon, and cabaret performances from SwingdanceUKs Diamond Girls, whilst live swing band Palace Avenue Swing will have the joint jumpin' as you jive, jitterbug, hoochie coochie and shim sham shimmy your way through the evening.
Presented by SwingdanceUK and Shoreditch Town Hall.
Timings:
7.30pm Doors
7.45pm Beginners & intermediate Lindy Hop dance classes with SwingdanceUK
8.30pm DJ Mr Kicks
9.15pm Palace Avenue Swing
10pm DJ Mr Kicks & Performance by the Diamond Girls
10.30pm Palace Avenue Swing
11.15pm DJ Mr Kicks
12am End
VE Day Victory Dance at National Army Museum – Cancelled
Classes with SwingdanceUK, cabaret with SwingdanceUK's Diamond Girls and dancing to The Syd Lawrence Orchestra Swing Shift Band!
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On 8 May 1945, people across the UK took to the streets to celebrate the end of the Second World War in Europe. Seventy-five years on, join us in our very own celebrations and dance back in time down our immersive 'Victory Street'.
VE Day Celebrations at Manor Farm, Ruislip – Postponed
Manor Farm site in Ruislip celebrates the anniversary of Victory in Europe, on Friday 8 May from 10am until 4pm with live jazz all day, swing dancing, and more.
Swing dance classes & dancing led by Loretta & Onel (Sway Collective) and the Curzon Centre Lindy Hop dancers.
Visit the 16th century Manor Farmhouse with its newly planted Herb Garden, and display showing how Hillingdon celebrated VE Day 75 years ago.
Take a closer look at the collection of wartime artefacts and meet some special guests: a deceptive Spiv, a rationing housewife, and an heroic Spitfire pilot.
Learn what it was like to live in Hillingdon during wartime, join the community bunting activity, and make-do-and-mend crafts.
Manor Farm, Bury St, Ruislip, HA4 7SU
VE Day Celebrations at Headstone Manor, Harrow – Cancelled
Afternoon classes & dancing with Nina & Nigel, SwingdanceUK.
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Headstone Manor and Museum, Pinner View, Harrow, HA2 6PX
Stompin’ Reunion at the 100 Club – Postponed
Sunday 17th May 2020 7.30-11pm
For 23 years, London was Stompin' every Monday at the 100 Club to the best Swing bands with the London Swing Dance Society (now SwingdanceUK). This year, legendary night Stompin' is back for one night only with Cliff Longhurst Jazz Knights Orchestra!
Whether you are a Stompin' veteran or you want to taste a piece of London's Swing history, this is your chance to experience a night of hot live Swing at London's oldest Jazz club. We will also celebrate the London Swing Dance Society / SwingdanceUK's 34th birthday!
Where? The 100 Club, 100 Oxford St, Fitzrovia, London W1D 1LL
Timings:
Doors 7.30pm
Beginners & Intermediate swing dance classes 7.45pm
Social dancing 8.30pm - Cliff Longhurst Jazz Knights Orchestra set 1: 8.45pm, set 2: 9.45pm
Close 11pm
Tickets:
£15 + Bk fee in advance
£135 + Bk fee for a group of 10
£18 on the door.
Ticket sales now open!!
Swingtime in the Gardens
Friday 5th, Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June 2020
Experience the ultimate all-day family vintage festival set against the iconic backdrop of Ragley Hall, Warwickshire.
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Full 2020 line up to be announced soon! Ragley Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 5NJ 2019 Lineup:
The Jive Aces, The Swing Commanders, The Bevin Boys, Down for the Count, The Ding Dong Daddios, Miss Amy Baker, Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra, Gabrielle Ducomble, The Magic of Miller, Miss Beth Belle, The Satin Dollz
Dance classes with:
SwingdanceUK, Chico White, GI Jive
Swing into Winter at Shoreditch Town Hall
Don your sharpest threads and head to Shoreditch Town Hall as we Swing into Winter with Syd Lawrence Swingshift 7-Piece live band!
Get in the groove with the beginner and intermediate swing dance classes to kick off the evening where you can learn some hot moves that will keep you dancing all night long.
There'll be great vintage tunes from the 30s, 40s and 50s courtesy of DJ Simon "Mr Kicks" Selmon, and cabaret performances from SwingdanceUKs Diamond Girls, whilst Syd Lawrence Swingshift 7-Piece live band swing band will have the joint jumpin' as you jive, jitterbug, hoochie coochie and shim sham shimmy your way through the evening.
Presented by SwingdanceUK and Shoreditch Town Hall.
Timings:
7.30pm Doors
7.45pm Beginners & intermediate Lindy Hop dance classes with SwingdanceUK
8.30pm DJ Mr Kicks
9.15pm Syd Lawrence Swingshift
10pm DJ Mr Kicks & Performance by the Diamond Girls
10.30pm Syd Lawrence Swingshift
11.15pm DJ Mr Kicks
12am End
Tickets
£11 (advance); £15 (on the door)
Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT
Black & White Ball 2020
Date to be announced
Lights, Camera, Action!
Flash back to the glamorous era of Black & White Hollywood with a magical night of music and dancing with King Groovy & The Hornstars.
Let the chocolate flow and the dresses sparkle!
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Learn some basic steps with SwingdanceUK at the start of the evening or take directly to the floor as live big band King Groovy and the Hornstars swing the night away, dip a strawberry or two in the chocolate fountains, enjoy a dazzling dance cabaret and enjoy a jaw-dropping magic show… Dress code (strict): Elegant Black & White Where? Time
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, NW1 7AY
7pm Doors open
7.15 Dance class
8pm Live music
11pm Carriages
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