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Monday 20 February – Monday 27 March 2023

Tuesday's 21, 28 March & 4 April 2023 - Balboa & Blues course with Simon & Nina

Tuesday's 18 April - 27 June (Closed 30 May) - 10-week Lindy Hop Course with Simon & Nina

Curzon Centre, 43 Maxwell Rd, Beaconsfield, HP9 1RG
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 26th March 2023

• Fast Beginners Lindy Hop Workshop with Simon 10.30-12pm
• Intermediate & Advanced Lindy Hop Workshop with Simon 12-1.30pm
  

BGM Studio, 73 St. John Street, London, EC1M 4NJ

Friday 14th April 2023 7.30-11.30pm

Don your sharpest threads and head to Shoreditch Town Hall as we Swing into Spring! 

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 & special guest DJ Baroness JoJo, cabaret performances from SwingdanceUKs Diamond Girls while live band King Groovy & the Horn Stars 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

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Tuesday's 18 April - 27 June (Closed 30 May) - 10-week Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop Course with Simon & Nina

Curzon Centre, 43 Maxwell Rd, Beaconsfield, HP9 1RG

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 23rd April 2023

• Musicality Workshop for Swing dancers with Malcolm Earle-Smith & Simon Selmon 10.30am-1.30pm
  

BGM Studio, 73 St. John Street, London, EC1M 4NJ

Friday 28th April 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!

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: Friday 28th April, 26th May, 30th June

Sunday 7th May 2023

2-9pm, 7 hours of Coronation themed fun with Simon (SDUK) & Sandy (SwingdanceMK) at Swingrave!

2 - 4 pm Meet and mix with your fellow guests - dancing with Simon and Sandy: Strolls, Party dances and general mayhem! Inc 'Cotton Eyed Joe', The Stroll, The Big Apple (adapted), The Watusi, The Soul Train, Virginia Reel, Strip the Willow and more (if time)!

4 - 5.15pm Street Party Picnic! Savoury snacks provided - please bring your own favourite sandwiches. Tea and Cake all afternoon.

5.15 - 9pm The Coronation (Swing) Dance with DJs Will d'Frill and Simon Selmon.

Wingrave Community Centre Church St, Wingrave, Aylesbury HP22 4PE

Early bird booking price of just £20 until the end of March, then £25 there after.

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Saturday 13th May 2023 7pm

A fantastic night of jazz, jive and swing dance with London’s hottest big band, King Groovy & the Horn Stars.

Join in the dance class at 7.30pm led by Simon Selmon of SwingdanceUK – all welcome, no experience needed. Then strut your stuff to the band’s toe-tapping blend of hits from Basie to Sinatra – the joint will be jumping!

Dress: 1950s.

St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich, SE21 7BT.

Tickets £16 / £12 concession (plus Eventbrite booking fee)

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Saturday 3rd June 2023
7.00pm - 11.00pm

Put on your dancing shoes and jive back in time to the 1940s at this after-hours event at the National Army Museum.

Swing, Jitterbug and Jive the night away at this special after-hours dance event.

Whether you’re a beginner or already know your way around the floor, SwingdanceUK will show how it’s done. From Lindy Hop to Jitterbug, they’ll soon have you jiving onto the dance floor with their beginner and intermediate lessons.

With live music from South London Jazz Orchestra and cabaret from the Diamond Girls, you’ll be shaking and shimmying to the best sounds of the ‘40s.

Hair and makeup artists Pretty Me Vintage will be on hand (7.00pm to 10.00pm) to keep you looking the part.

7.00pm – Doors
7.30pm – Beginner & Intermediate Swing dance classes
8.30pm – South London Jazz Orchestra (first set)
9.15pm – DJ and Cabaret
10.15pm – South London Jazz Orchestra (second set)
11.00pm – Event ends

National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 4HT

Tickets £20 - Book tickets

Monday 5th June 2023

SwingdanceUK presents Stompin’ at the 100 Club featuring the 18pce Big Band South London Jazz Orchestra!

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.

Great music from the 30s, 40s & 50s with your host & DJ Simon ‘Mr Kicks’ Selmon plus special guest Holly France!

7.30pm Doors open
7.45pm Beginners & Intermediate Lindy Hop classes (classes run in parallel; no experience necessary or partner required)
8.30pm DJ
9pm South London Jazz Orchestra
9.45pm DJ
10.15pm South London Jazz Orchestra

Location: 100 Oxford St, London W1D 1LL.
Nearest tube stations: Tottenham Court Road (Elizabeth, Central, Northern Line) & Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central & Victoria Line)
Tickets: Early bird (first 50 tickets) £18 / Advanced £20

Saturday 17th June 2023

• Balboa Workshop 5-7pm
• Saturday Swing Time Dance 7.30pm
  

Curzon Centre, 43 Maxwell Rd, Beaconsfield, HP9 1RG

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

Sunday 16th July 2023

Monday 20th November 2023

SwingdanceUK & Chris Dean present Stompin' at the 100 Club Special featuring the Syd Lawrence "Swing Shift" 7-piece Swing band! A lively night of hot Swing music and dancing brought to you by two giants on the scene: SwingdanceUK and his founder Simon Selmon have been going since 1986, including a 20-year run of weekly Stompin’ nights at the 100 Club, spreading the love of Lindy Hop far and wide. Chris Dean is 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 created a night which will sweep you off your feet, whether you are a newcomer on the Swing scene or a lifelong afficionado!

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!

Next Date TBC