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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.) • Friday 20 January, 9pm-2am – The 2 O'Clock Jump @ The Bedford • Saturday 28 January, 11am-4pm – Beginners/Improvers workshop @ The Bedford • Friday 3 February, 8pm-12am – Friday Night Jive! @ The Firestation, Windsor • Saturday 4 February, 11am-4pm – Classic Airsteps workshop @ The Bedford • Saturday 11 February, 11am-4pm – Intermediates workshop @ The Bedford • Friday 17 February, 9pm-2am – The 2 O'Clock Jump @ The Bedford Calendar - January 2012 For venue details, class times etc. see weekly classes/club nights below • Tuesday 10 January, 7.45pm-11.30pm – C Jam @ The Bedford • Thursday 12 January, 7.30pm-11pm – A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club • Thursday 12 January, 8pm – Lindy hop in Wimbledon @ The Colour House • Sunday 15 January, 6pm-7pm - Intermediate/Advanced Lindy hop class @ Brook's • Sunday 15 January, 7.30pm-10.30pm – The Swing Cellar @ Brook's • Monday 16 January, 8pm-10pm – Swing & Jive in Windsor @ The Firestation • Monday 16 January, 7.30pm – Lindy hop in Brixton @ Electric Social • Tuesday 17 January, 7.45pm-11.30pm – C Jam @ The Bedford • Thursday 19 January, 7.30pm-11pm – A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club • Thursday 19 January, 8pm – Lindy hop in Wimbledon @ The Colour House • Friday 20 January, 9pm-2am – The 2 O'Clock Jump @ The Bedford • Sunday 22 January, 6pm-7pm - Intermediate/Advanced Lindy hop class @ Brook's • Sunday 22 January, 7.30pm-10.30pm – The Swing Cellar @ Brook's • Monday 23 January, 8pm-10pm – Swing & Jive in Windsor @ The Firestation • Monday 23 January, 7.30pm – Lindy hop in Brixton @ Electric Social • Tuesday 24 January, 7.45pm-11.30pm – C Jam @ The Bedford • Thursday 26 January, 7.30pm-11pm – A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club • Thursday 26 January, 8pm – Lindy hop in Wimbledon @ The Colour House • Saturday 28 January, 11am-4pm – Beginners/Improvers workshop @ The Bedford • Sunday 29 January, 6pm-7pm - Intermediate/Advanced Lindy hop class @ Brook's • Sunday 29 January, 7.30pm-10.30pm – The Swing Cellar @ Brook's • Monday 30 January, 8pm-10pm – Swing & Jive in Windsor @ The Firestation • Monday 30 January, 7.30pm – Lindy hop in Brixton @ Electric Social • Tuesday 31 January, 7.45pm-11.30pm – C Jam @ The Bedford • Thursday 2 February, 7.30pm-11pm – A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club • Thursday 2 February, 8pm – Lindy hop in Wimbledon @ The Colour House • Friday 3 February, 8pm-12am – Friday Night Jive! @ The Firestation, Windsor • Saturday 4 February, 11am-4pm – Classic Airsteps workshop @ The Bedford • Sunday 5 February, 6pm-7pm - Intermediate/Advanced Lindy hop class @ Brook's • Sunday 5 February, 7.30pm-10.30pm – The Swing Cellar @ Brook's • Monday 6 February, 8pm-10pm – Swing & Jive in Windsor @ The Firestation • Monday 6 February, 7.30pm – Lindy hop in Brixton @ Electric Social • Tuesday 7 February, 7.45pm-11.30pm – C Jam @ The Bedford • Thursday 9 February, 7.30pm-11pm – A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club • Thursday 9 February, 8pm – Lindy hop in Wimbledon @ The Colour House • Saturday 11 February, 11am-4pm – Intermediates workshop @ The Bedford Weekly classes/club nights Our regular club nights and studio classes run throughout the year. No need to book - just turn up! Start any week! • Sundays - Brook Green, W6 The Swing Cellar @ Brook's @ Brook's Cellar Bar, 170 Shepherds Bush Road, London W6 7PB EXCEPT 11 DECEMBER 6pm-7pm NEW! Intermediate/Advanced Lindy hop class 7.30pm Beginners Lindy hop class - absolute beginners welcome! 8.30pm-10.30pm Dance party - freestyle dancing/practice The Swing Cellar @ Brook's • Mondays - Windsor, SL4 Swing & Jive @ The Firestation @ The Firestation, St Leonards Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 3BL 8pm Beginners Swing & Jive class - absolute beginners welcome! 9pm Intermediates Lindy hop class Swing & Jive in Windsor • Mondays - Brixton, SW2 Lindy hop @ Electric Social @ Electric Social, 40 Acre Lane, Brixton SW2 5SP 7.30pm Beginners Lindy hop class - absolute beginners welcome! Followed by practice til 9pm • Tuesdays - Balham, SW12 C Jam @ The Bedford @ The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD 2 rooms! 7.45pm Beginners Lindy hop class - absolute beginners welcome! OR Authentic jazz dance class next door in the map room 8.30pm Beginners freestyle dancing/practice 9pm Intermediates Lindy hop class (8.30pm on band nights) OR separate Beginners follow-up class 9.30pm-late Dance party - freestyle dancing/practice (9pm-late on band nights, band on stage 9.15pm) C Jam @ The Bedford • Thursdays - Hammersmith, W6 A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club @ The Hammersmith Club, Rutland Grove, London W6 9DH 7.30pm Beginners Lindy hop class - absolute beginners welcome! 8.30pm Beginners freestyle dancing/practice 9pm Intermediates Lindy hop class 9.30pm-11pm Dance party - freestyle dancing/practice A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club • Thursdays - Wimbledon, SW19 Lindy hop @ The Colour House @ The Colour House, Merton Abbey Mills, London, SW19 2RD 8pm Beginners Lindy hop class - absolute beginners welcome! Followed by music & dancing Lindy hop in Wimbledon

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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. 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.

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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 - Swing & Jive in Windsor
Mondays - Lindy hop in Brixton
Tuesdays - C Jam @ The Bedford
Thursdays - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club
Thursdays - Lindy hop in Wimbledon

Weekly intermediates classes

Tuesdays - C Jam @ The Bedford
Thursdays - A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club

Weekly intermediate/advanced classes

Sundays - NEW! Intermediate/Advanced Lindy hop class

Monthly one-day workshops (various levels - see link for dates/details)

Saturdays - One-day workshops @ The Bedford

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Tuesdays (weekly) - Balham

C Jam @ The Bedford

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Thursdays (weekly) - Hammersmith

A-Train @ The Hammersmith Club

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The Swing Cellar @ Brook's

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Fridays (monthly) - Balham (3rd Friday of the month - see link for dates/details)

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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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