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).
Weekly classes, club nights and dance parties. Choreography, private tuition, demos and performances. Glamorous Swing Balls and more!
Dates for your Diary
(workshops, live music, special events etc.) For venue details, class times etc. see weekly
classes/club nights below Our regular club nights
and studio classes run throughout the year. • Sundays - Brook Green, W6 The Swing
Cellar @ Brook's • Mondays - Windsor, SL4 Swing &
Jive @ The Firestation •
Mondays - Brixton, SW2 Lindy hop @ Electric Social • Tuesdays - Balham, SW12 C Jam @ The
Bedford • Thursdays - Hammersmith, W6 A-Train
@ The Hammersmith Club •
Thursdays - Wimbledon, SW19 Lindy hop @ The Colour House |
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. 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 social dance party (The 2 O'Clock Jump) - as well as larger annual events including 1920s/30s/40s Vintage Dance Parties 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.
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!
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 classesSundays - Swing Cellar @ Brook'sWeekly intermediates classes
Mondays - Swing & Jive in Windsor
Mondays - Lindy hop in Brixton
Tuesdays - C Jam @ The Bedford
Thursdays - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club
Thursdays - Lindy hop in WimbledonTuesdays - C Jam @ The BedfordWeekly intermediate/advanced classes
Thursdays - A-Train @ The Hammersmith ClubSundays - NEW! Intermediate/Advanced Lindy hop classMonthly one-day workshops (various levels - see link for dates/details)Saturdays - One-day workshops @ The BedfordClass calendar
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Tuesdays (weekly) - BalhamC Jam @ The BedfordThursdays (weekly) - HammersmithClasses
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Live musicA-Train @ The Hammersmith ClubSundays (weekly) - Hammersmith/Shepherd's BushClasses
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Live musicThe Swing Cellar @ Brook'sFridays (monthly) - Balham (3rd Friday of the month - see link for dates/details)Classes
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The Winter Swing Ball - 2011 date TBC
The Savoy Ball - annual 1920s/30s/40s Grand Swing Ball/Vintage Dance Party - next date Saturday 17th March 2012
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