Lindy Hop & Swing Dance in South East

In South East, 17 organisers run 50 regular weekly sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with 44 dated events in the diary. Styles on offer: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Swing Jive, Blues and Rock'n'Roll Jive.

Mondays: Swing Jive (Reading) at 19:45–22:00 (Park United Reformed Church, Reading), Farnborough Advanced Violet at 19:15 (Wavell Hall, Farnborough), Farnborough Intermediate Plus Orange SwingJive at 20:30 (Wavell Hall, Farnborough) and Canterbury 1940s/50s Jive Class at 19:30 (Canterbury Baptist Church Hall, Canterbury) and 4 more. Tuesdays: Swing City Tuesdays: Lindy Hop Fundamentals drop-in class at 19:30–20:20 (The Park View), Swing City Tuesdays social at 20:20–22:30 (The Park View), Swing Fix! and Lindy Hop (Introduction to Swing Dancing + Improvers) at 19:45–22:00 (Community Hall, Watlington House walled garden, Reading) and 8 more. Wednesdays: Swing Dance group lessons - Beginners (The Stoneham, Hove), Swing Dance group lessons - Improvers (The Stoneham, Hove), Beginners Lindy Hop (autumn course) at 19:00–19:50 (New Park Centre) and Intermediates drop-in (New Park Centre (Jubilee Hall)) and 5 more. Thursdays: Beginner Lindy Hop at 18:30–19:45 (The Cube), Intermediate Lindy Hop at 20:15–21:45 (The Cube), Beginner Lindy Hop lesson at 18:30–19:45 (The Cube (Students' Union)) and Intermediate Lindy Hop lesson (The Cube (Students' Union)) and 12 more. Fridays: Swing City Soirée: Balboa class and up-tempo social (The Park View), Hop The Hall, Jitterbug Jam (Reading Jitterbugs) at 19:45 (Reading Jitterbugs hall, Watlington House walled garden, Reading) and Friday Night Swing Time with OUDC and Nikki Santilli. Saturdays: Free Lindy Hop taster (Open Market, Brighton).

Starting out? Swing City Tuesdays: Lindy Hop Fundamentals drop-in class on Tuesdays at 19:30–20:20, Swing City Soirée: Balboa class and up-tempo social on Fridays, Beginner Lindy Hop drop-in classes on 3 Nov 2026 at 19:30–20:20 and Swing City Soirée on 20 Nov 2026 at 19:30–23:00 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 £3 to £155 – a drop-in class or social is usually at the lower end; courses, workshops and weekenders cost more.

Where: The Park View (BN1 6LD), One Church (BN1 4AA), Ralli Hall (Hove), The Stoneham (Hove), The Cube and The Cube (Students' Union) and 33 other venues. Each listing has Google and Apple Maps links.

Next up: Joint's a Hoppin' record hop on Friday 30 October 2026, Lindy Club Spooky Social on Saturday 31 October 2026 and Absolute Beginners SwingJive (partner rotation), 10-week course on Monday 2 November 2026.