Lindy Hop & Swing Dance in East of England

In East of England, 9 organisers run 33 regular weekly sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with 18 dated events in the diary. Styles on offer: Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Blues, Collegiate Shag and Swing Jive.

Mondays: Rug-Cutters Peterborough area drop-in class at 19:30–22:15 (Christie Hall, Stibbington), Jiveswing Hitchin at 19:00–21:30 (Woodside Hall (Woodside Car Park), Hitchin), Monday Blues class and social at 19:30–22:30 (The Boathouse (upstairs room)) and Modern Blues class night, Dry Drayton at 19:45–22:00 (Dry Drayton Village Hall, Dry Drayton). Tuesdays: Rug-Cutters Huntingdon area drop-in class at 19:30–22:15 (Hemingford Abbots Village Hall, Hemingford Abbots), Jiveswing St Albans at 20:00–22:15 (The Jubilee Centre, St Albans), Jiveswing Letchworth at 20:00 (St Paul's Church (upper hall), Letchworth) and Jiveswing Tring at 19:00–20:00 (Aldbury Memorial Hall, Tring) and 6 more. Wednesdays: Jiveswing Watford at 19:00–21:30 (Beechen Grove Baptist Church (lecture hall, floor 3), Watford), Jiveswing Luton at 19:00–21:00 (Stopsley Primary School (hall), Luton), Wednesday Lindy Hop Beginners at 19:30–20:30 (St Paul's Church (Centre at St Paul's)) and Wednesday Lindy Hop Intermediates at 21:00–22:00 (St Paul's Church (Centre at St Paul's)) and 5 more. Thursdays: Jiveswing Welwyn at 19:00–22:00 (Digswell Village Hall, Welwyn), Planet Swing Balboa class (Smooth L.A. style) at 19:15–20:00 (Planet Swing, Dance Hall, Wixams Retirement Village, Wixams) and Planet Swing live-band swing social at 20:00–22:30 (Planet Swing, Dance Hall, Wixams Retirement Village, Wixams). Fridays: Rhythm Joint monthly swing social (The Exning Road Club, Newmarket) and The Hot Club DJ night (swing, jazz, blues) (Mad Cat pub). Saturdays: Harlem Nights (Watford) (A church in Watford (not named), Watford), Retro Saturdays (Chelmsford) (Royal British Legion, Chelwater, Chelmsford), Boogie Shack (mid-Herts) (The Zoo Cafe (Pioneer Hall), Mid-Herts) and Solo Charleston and Vernacular Jazz (Wensum Community Centre). Sundays: Fine City Swing monthly social at 15:30–18:30 (Chantry Hall).

Starting out? Rug-Cutters Peterborough area drop-in class on Mondays at 19:30–22:15, Rug-Cutters Huntingdon area drop-in class on Tuesdays at 19:30–22:15, Jiveswing Welwyn on Thursdays at 19:00–22:00 and Jiveswing Hitchin on Mondays at 19:00–21:30 are described by the organiser as suitable for newcomers. Most classes rotate partners, so you can come on your own – see your first class.

Prices listed by organisers here run from £8 to £145 – a drop-in class or social is usually at the lower end; courses, workshops and weekenders cost more.

Where: Christie Hall (PE8 6JS), Hemingford Abbots Village Hall (PE28 9AH), Digswell Village Hall (AL6 0AT), Woodside Hall (Woodside Car Park) (SG4 9SP), Beechen Grove Baptist Church (lecture hall, floor 3) (WD17 1JJ) and The Jubilee Centre (AL5 5BU) and 28 other venues. Each listing has Google and Apple Maps links.

Next up: Cambridge Lindy Exchange 2026 on Friday 30 October 2026, Halloween Hop with Cody Lee & His Rhythm Keys on Saturday 31 October 2026 and Lindy Hop Beginners November course on Wednesday 4 November 2026.