Directory
Welcome to the Swing Dancers of London directory of all things that regularly swing in London.
Please note that we are not directly affiliated with any of the groups below, and we list these sites for your personal entertainment only.
If you should want to add your own link to the list below, please get in touch with us.
| Classes/clubs: | ||||
| London Swing Dance Society | Stompin' @ The 100 Club (Mon) and Wild Times classes in Holborn (Tues), Saturday Night Swing Club, Swing Alley, Suzi Q Club, workshops (Sun) | http://www.swingdanceuk.com/ |  |  |
| Swingland | C Jam @ The Bedford (Balham, Tue), A-Train (Hammersmith, Thu), The Swing Cellar (Hammersmith, Sun), Ealing Hoppers (Mon), workshops (Wed and monthly Sat), The 2 O'Clock Jump (Hammersmith, monthly Sat), Holiday In Harlem Swing Ball, Attic Cats Lindy hop Performance Group | http://www.swingland.com/ http://www.holidayinharlem.co.uk/ http://www.atticcats.co.uk/ | | |
| Jitterbugs | Marylebone (Tues), Marble Arch (Weds) | http://www.jitterbugs.co.uk/home.asp | ||
| Swingsters | Edgware (Sun), Bedford (Weds), Cranfield (Mon) | http://www.swingsters.co.uk/ | | |
| Jump and Jive | Various events | http://www.jumpnjive.co.uk/ | | |
| 52nd Street Jump | Salfords (Tues), St Paul's (Weds), Penge (Thurs) | http://www.52ndstreetjump.co.uk/ | | |
| The Lindy Circle | Chiswick Lindy & Balboa classes, Fridays | http://www.lindycircle.com/ | ||
| London Swing Cats | Swing Cats Corner, Euston (Tues); Hep Cats Hop, Tuffnell Park (Thu); Workshops (Mon) | http://www.londonswingcats.com/ | | |
| DanceSwing UK | West Coast Swing: Kensington (Tues), Canary Wharf (Weds), Marlow, Bucks (Thu) | http://www.danceswinguk.co.uk/ | | |
| Blues Revolution | Down Home Blues, Viva Viva Blues | http://www.bluesrevolution.co.uk/ | | |
| The Quick! Quick! Club | Balboa classes (Weds) | http://thequickquickclub.co.uk/ | | |
| Jive Party | Modern Jive, approx 3rd Sat of month at the Rivoli Ballroom | http://www.jiveparty.com/ | | |
| CC41 Swing | Essex | http://www.cc41swing.co.uk | ||
| Jive Swing | Herts & Essex (Classes on Tues, Weds, Thurs), Boogie Shack Fridays, GNSH and various workshops | http://www.jiveswing.com | | |
| Legendary Jive Joint Free Sunday Tea Dance | Kingston-upon-Thames (Monthly) | http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/whats-on/sunday-tea-dance | ||
| Escape | Various events | | ||
| All Jazzed Up | Berks & Oxon | http://www.alljazzedup.com/ | ||
| The Jazz Joint | Shoreditch, London (Tues) | http://www.tomkerwin.com/thejazzjoint/ | | |
| London Soul Sessions | Central London - occasional | | ||
| Swing Mon Amour | Charlotte Street Blues (Tues) | http://www.myspace.com/swingmonamour | ||
| University clubs / societies: | ||||
| LSE Swing Dance Society | | |||
| Oxford Lindy Hoppers | | |||
| Cambridge Lindy Hoppers | http://www.cambridgelindy.com/ | | ||
| Air those vintage frocks: | ||||
| Lady Luck/Black Cotton Club | 1st/2nd Fri of month | http://www.ladyluckclub.co.uk/ | ||
| Hellzapoppin and Gangbusters | 3rd Sat of month and 1st Sun of month | http://www.hellzapoppin.co.uk/ | ||
| The International Club | http://www.myspace.com/1930sclub | |||
| ShugaPush | Positively 4th Street,Tues | http://www.myspace.com/shugapush | | |
| White Mischief | Various | http://www.whitemischief.info/ | | |
| Bands: | ||||
| The Teddy Simmonds Jazz Band | | |||
| Tj Johnson | http://www.tjjohnson.co.uk/ | | ||
| Kai's Cats | http://www.kaiscats.com/ | | ||
| The Jive Aces | http://www.jiveaces.com/ | | ||
| Forums/info: | ||||
| Swing Junction | (featuring a comprehensive diary of events across the UK) | http://www.swingjunction.co.uk/ | ||
| Swing Bunch Yahoo group | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/swingbunch/ | |||
| The Swing Bunch | http://www.theswingbunch.co.uk/ | |||
| Dancers Directory | http://www.dancers.org | |||
| Lindy Exchanges: | ||||
| London Lindy Exchange | May 2010 | http://londonlindyexchange.com/ | | |
| Edinburgh Lindy Exchange | 18-20 Sep 2009 | http://www.edinburghlindyexchange.co.uk/ | | |
| Cambridge Lindy Exchange | 16-18 Oct 2009 | http://cambridgelindyexchange.co.uk/ | ||
| Oxford Lindy Exchange | Spring 2010 | http://www.oxfordlindyexchange.co.uk/ | ||
| Annual events: | ||||
| Twinwood/Glenn Miller Festival | 29-31 Aug 2009 | http://www.twinwoodevents.com/twinwoodfestival09.html | ||
| Goodwood Revival | 18-20 Sep 2009 | http://www.goodwood.co.uk/site/content/revival/ | ||
| Goodnight Sweetheart | Feb 2010 | http://www.gnsh.co.uk | | |
| Holiday Getaways: | ||||
| Hep Cats Holiday | http://www.hepcatsholiday.com/ | |||
| Rock Bottoms | http://www.rockbottoms.com/ | |||
| Bournemouth Boogie | http://www.swingdanceuk.com/calendar.htm#Bournemouth | |||
| Swing music on the "wireless": | ||||
| BBC Radio 2 (also BBC iPlayer) | Russell Davies, Sundays 9-10pm | http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/davies/ | ||
| Clare Teal (Big/Dance bands), Sundays 10-11pm | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00m62h5 | |||
| The David Jacobs Collection, Sundays 11pm-midnight | http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/davidjacobs/ | |||
| Big Band Special, Mondays, 10-10.30pm | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wr7s | |||
| Jazz FM (on DAB, Sky channel 0202) | David Freeman (Blues and Boogie, Sats 10am-1pm) | DAB digital radio, Sky channel 0202 and http://www.jazzfm.com/ | ||
| Bob Sinfield (Big Band and Trad, Sats 1-3pm) | ||||
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