The Swing Out Gazette

We could call ourselves the biggest Lindy Hop resource in the UK. — Biggest? We'd rather be most accurate.

No. 1 · Vol. IFriday 23 October 2026London · Devon · Cardiff · Bristol · 1 more · More towns weekly
★ This month's focus ★SurreyGuildford, Earlswood, Woking and Farnham: where to learn Lindy Hop in Surrey and where to dance it.Read the guide ▸
Extra!Lindy Hop classes · across the Kingdom

Find your swing-out!

11 schools, 32 weekly nights and 39 dated dances – every listing checked against the organiser's own page, most recently on Friday 23 October 2026.

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11Schools
32Weekly nights
39Dated dances
5Towns & counties
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No partner? No problem, old bean.

Lindy Hop is the partnered swing dance born in the ballrooms of Harlem and danced to big-band jazz. It is still danced every week up and down the country, from church halls to cinema bars, and this paper exists to tell you where.

Most classes rotate partners every few minutes, so newcomers arrive alone and leave with a dozen dances behind them. See your first class.

Where to begin

A beginners' class early in the evening, a social dance after it, and shoes that turn on a wooden floor: that is the whole recipe. The beginners' page lists every class that welcomes complete newcomers.

Every listing checked

Each listing has been checked against the organiser's own website. Where a time could not be confirmed we say so plainly, rather than print a guess. Run a class? Send your details – listings are free.

Directory of towns


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SwingdanceUK

London

Swing dance classes, private lessons, workshops and live music socials led by Simon Selmon.

Mon · Thu · 14 listings ▸

Swing Patrol

London

Drop-in swing classes across London, beginner workshops and regular social dances.

Mon · 5 listings ▸

Swingland

London

Savoy-style Lindy Hop classes, workshops and social nights, with private tuition and performances.

Mon · Tue · Wed · 3 listings ▸

South West Lindy Hoppers

Totnes · Exeter

Exeter and Totnes Lindy Hop classes, live-band socials and community performances.

Wed · Thu · 3 listings ▸

Swingout Swingdance

Paignton

Lindy Hop classes in Paignton, workshops, private tuition and event performances.

Mon · 1 listings ▸

The Swing Project

Cardiff

Cardiff Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz school with four-week courses, monthly drop-in night, socials and weekenders.

Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · 19 listings ▸

Bristol Swing Riot

Bristol

Bristol weekly Lindy Hop and Balboa classes in Easton and Southville, with a Tuesday social and beginner courses.

Tue · Wed · 6 listings ▸

Swing Dance Bristol

Bristol

Bristol swing social organiser running the monthly Ain't Misbehavin' dance and a New Year festival; no weekly classes found.

Fri · 8 listings ▸

Hoppin' Mad

Bristol · Bath

Long-running Lindy Hop and swing weekly drop-in classes in Bristol on Mondays and in Bath on Tuesdays.

Mon · Tue · 2 listings ▸

Swing City Brighton

Brighton

Not-for-profit Brighton Lindy Hop community with Tuesday class and social, beginner drop-ins, workshops and live music nights.

Tue · 8 listings ▸

Sussex Swing

Hove

Hove weekly beginner and improver swing classes alongside ballroom, private lessons and hen parties.

Wed · 2 listings ▸

How to Do the Swingout

Eight counts of stretch, swing and release: the move every other Lindy Hop move is built upon. Counts for lead and follow, and the four mistakes to fix first.

Read the swingout guide ▸

What to Wear

Rubber trainers grip a wooden floor; suede and leather soles let you turn. No vintage needed – though a spare shirt is strongly advised.

What to wear for Lindy Hop ▸

Notice to Organisers

Listings are free and carry a link to your school. Send your nights, venue and floor, and we will check them against your own pages.

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