Weekend events
Weekend dances, festivals and swing balls!
Swingland runs seasonal Saturday night Swing Balls where you can dress up and enjoy the very best live Big Band music! We also run a monthly Sunday night dance Elysian Den and occasional Friday night dances throughout the year.
Swingland also supports the legendary annual Savoy Ball (returning April 2021!) and South London SwingFest
The Savoy Ball has been running for over ten years and is one of the highlights of the London swing dance and music calendar. A celebration of the original swing era - and Harlem's great Savoy Ballroom - this is a chance to dress up and dance to some of the very best live music in one of London's finest period venues. The event features live bands, a 1930s Cabaret show, Vintage stalls, cocktail bars and more.
South London SwingFest is an annual weekend swing music and dance festival in South London, inaugurated in March 2015, with daytime workshops and evening dances featuring the very best live bands.
Weekend events in the diary
Shown below are weekend events currently scheduled for the next twelve months - for any dates already in the diary after that, please see our calendar. Keep checking back as new dates are added all the time!
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Saturday 18 January 2020 - Half-day workshop - Lindy hop fundamentals (beginners/improvers) @ Market House, 443 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8LN A 2-hour intensive (but fun!) workshop covering Lindy hop fundamentals - master the 8-count basics - Swing Out, Lindy Turn and Circle. Teachers: Martin and Romayne |
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Saturday 18 January 2020 - Half-day workshop - Lindy hop variations (improvers/intermediates) @ Market House, 443 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8LN A 2-hour intensive (but fun!) workshop covering essential Lindy hop variations. Moving on from the Swing Out, Lindy Turn and Circle we'll look at some 'standard' variations and some useful techniques. Teachers: Martin and Romayne |
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Sunday 19 January 2020 - Elysian Den @ George IV, 185 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London W4 2DR Sunday night vintage dance party with beginners swing dance class and over 2 hours of dancing to top swing DJs and occasional live band! |
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Sunday 9 February 2020 - The 1931 Club @ The Bedford @ The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9HD Swingland proudly presents a night for the discerning music lover and all-round hep-cat! With live swing from The Peter Long Quartet |
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Sunday 16 February 2020 - Elysian Den @ George IV, 185 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London W4 2DR Sunday night vintage dance party with beginners swing dance class and over 2 hours of dancing to top swing DJs and occasional live band! |
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Sunday 8 March 2020 - The 1931 Club @ The Bedford @ The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9HD Swingland proudly presents a night for the discerning music lover and all-round hep-cat! With live swing from The Palace Avenue Quartet |
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Friday 10 April to Sunday 12 April 2020 - South London SwingFest 2019 @ The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9HD South London SwingFest was inaugurated in 2015 and was such a success that it's now an annual event! For details and booking see www.swingfest.org.uk. |
