Swing Dancing tonight!

Swingland - Leading London's swing dance revolution!
Lindy hop, Jitterbug, Jive, Charleston, authentic Jazz dance and more ...

Swingland teaches swing dancing - Lindy hop (also known as "Jitterbug" or "Jive") and related dances (including East Coast "6-count" Swing, Charleston, authentic Jazz and more).

Now Booking • Saturday 11th September - advanced one-day workshop • Friday 17th September - The 2 O'Clock Jump - Vintage Dance Party • Saturday 25th September - beginners/improvers one-day workshop August/September Calendar For venue details, class times etc. see weekly classes/club nights below • Sunday 29th August (Bank Holiday weekend), 6.15pm/7pm-10pm - Swing Cellar @ Brook's. • Monday 30th August (Bank Holiday), 8.30pm-9.30pm - NO Studio class @ Dance Attic. (Dance Attic is closed on Bank Holiday Mondays) • Tuesday 31st August, 7.30pm-11.30pm - C Jam @ The Bedford. • Thursday 2nd September, 7.30pm-11.30pm - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club. • Sunday 5th September, 6.15pm/7pm-10pm - Swing Cellar @ Brook's. • Monday 6th September, 8.30pm-9.30pm - Studio class @ Dance Attic. • Tuesday 7th September, 7.30pm-11.30pm - C Jam @ The Bedford. LIVE BAND NIGHT! - Hep Chaps Trio • Also Tuesday 7th September, 7.45pm - NEW! Wimbledon class • Thursday 9th September, 7.30pm-11.30pm - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club. • Saturday 11th September, 11am-4pm - Advanced workshop @ The Bedford. See http://www.swingland.com/workshops/ for details and booking. • Sunday 12th September, 6.15pm/7pm-10pm - Swing Cellar @ Brook's. • Monday 13th September, 8.30pm-9.30pm - Studio class @ Dance Attic. • Tuesday 14th September, 7.30pm-11.30pm - NO C Jam @ The Bedford. (the whole venue is being used for a charity event - we are looking at alternatives and will update here asap) • Also Tuesday 14th September, 7.45pm - NEW! Wimbledon class • Thursday 16th September, 7.30pm-11.30pm - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club. • Friday 17th September, 9pm-2am - The 2 O'Clock Jump @ The Bedford. With the Shirt Tail Stompers. See http://www.swingland.com/2oclockjump.php for details and booking. • Sunday 19th September, 6.15pm/7pm-10pm - Swing Cellar @ Brook's. • Monday 20th September, 8.30pm-9.30pm - Studio class @ Dance Attic. • Tuesday 21st September, 7.30pm-11.30pm - C Jam @ The Bedford. • Also Tuesday 21st September, 7.45pm - NEW! Wimbledon class • Thursday 23rd September, 7.30pm-11.30pm - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club. • Saturday 25th September, 11am-4pm - Beginners/Improvers workshop @ The Bedford. See http://www.swingland.com/workshops/ for details and booking. • Sunday 26th September, 6.15pm/7pm-10pm - Swing Cellar @ Brook's. • Monday 27th September, 8.30pm-9.30pm - Studio class @ Dance Attic. • Tuesday 28th September, 7.30pm-11.30pm - C Jam @ The Bedford. • Also Tuesday 28th September, 7.45pm - NEW! Wimbledon class • Thursday 30th September, 7.30pm-11.30pm - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club. Weekly classes/club nights Our regular club nights and studio classes run throughout the year. No need to book - just turn up! • Sundays - The Swing Cellar @ Brook's Cellar Bar, 170 Shepherds Bush Road, London W6 7PB 6.15pm Intermediates authentic jazz dance/Charleston class 7pm Beginners Lindy hop class - join any time 8pm Club - dance party - freestyle dancing/practice The Swing Cellar @ Brook's • Mondays - Studio class @ Dance Attic Studios, 368 North End Road, London SW6 1LY 8.30pm-9.30pm Improve your style & technique! Studio classes @ Dance Attic • Tuesdays - C Jam @ The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD 7.45pm (main room) Beginners Lindy hop class - join any time 7.45pm (map room) Authentic Jazz dance class 8.30pm (main room) Practice/social dancing 9pm (main room) Intermediates Lindy hop class 9pm (map room) Practice/social dancing 9pm (foyer) Beginners follow-up/Q&A 9.30pm-11.30pm Club - dance party - freestyle dancing/practice C Jam @ The Bedford • NEW! Also on Tuesdays - The Slug FROM 7TH SEPTEMBER - beginners class @ The Slug, 16 Hartfield Crescent, Wimbledon, London SW19 3TA 7.45pm Beginners Lindy hop class - join any time Followed by a little practise/socialising For more info - e-mail wimbledon@swingland.com • Thursdays - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club, Rutland Grove, London W6 9DH 7.30pm Beginners Lindy hop class - join any time 8.30pm Intermediates Lindy hop class 9.15pm-11.30pm Club - dance party - freestyle dancing/practice A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club

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Swingland is a professional organisation specialising in swing dance tuition, events and choreography. We are a small team of very experienced teachers and event organisers, all driven by our passion for swing music and dancing. We are fully insured and VAT registered. Established 1998.

Classes & workshops - regular weekly club nights and workshops where you can learn and practise in a fun and friendly environment. Learn to dance.

Clubs/events/dance parties - after the classes, our club nights feature dancing to top swing DJs and regular live bands. We also run a monthly 1920s/30s/40s Vintage Dance Party (The 2 O'Clock Jump) - as well as larger annual events such as the glamorous and very grand Savoy Ball.

Choreography - Swingland is run by Martin Ellis who also choreographs the Attic Cats Lindy hop performance group. Martin and the Swingland team are available for private/group classes (eg "first dance"), demos, performances (eg corporate events) and for video, film and TV work.

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Swingland is very much dedicated to the original "Savoy" style of Lindy hop, from the ballrooms of 1930s Harlem and we pride ourselves on teaching great technique throughout our classes, believing this to be the key to becoming an accomplished swing dancer.

Swing dancing can be cool and laid-back or fast and high-energy. It's a great way to get - and stay - fit, and meet people from all walks of life. It's also highly addictive - mostly because it's so much fun!

So get "hep to the jive" - and get the swing thing with Swingland!

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If you're new to our website or are thinking of taking up swing dancing for the first time, we hope you'll find everything you need here. You can start any of our drop-in classes at any time - you don't need to book or commit to turning up every week - just turn up as and when you can. You don't need a partner either - plenty of people turn up on their own or with friends - and we rotate people in the classes as it's the best way to learn. If you have any questions please do contact us - we'll be glad to help - and we look forward to seeing you soon! Martin and the Swingland team

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Learn to swing dance (Lindy hop & related dances)

Weekly beginners & improvers classes

Sundays - Swing Cellar @ Brook's
Mondays - Studio class @ Dance Attic Studios
Tuesdays - C Jam @ The Bedford
Tuesdays - beginners class @ The Slug
Thursdays - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club

Weekly intermediates classes

Sundays - Swing Cellar @ Brook's (6.15pm - jazz/Charleston)
Tuesdays - C Jam @ The Bedford
Thursdays - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club

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Saturdays (monthly) - One-day workshops @ The Bedford

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The 2 O'Clock Jump! @ The Bedford - Vintage Dance Party - monthly Fridays - see website for dates
The Savoy Ball - annual 1920s/30s/40s Grand Swing Ball - Saturday 19th March 2011
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