OTHER GROUPS
​Swing Dancing in Edinburgh
There are places to dance swing and Jazz styles in Edinburgh on every night of the week! Here's a list of groups that we're aware of (and collaborate with on occasion). Note that due to the many festivals that run in Edinburgh during the summer, most swing dance in the city shuts down during July and August.
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Classes and social dancing – Currently running classes on Mondays and Wednesdays plus a monthly social (Southside Stomp), mostly at the Greyfriars Charteris Centre.
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Edinburgh University Swing Dance Society (EUSDS)
Classes and social dancing on Monday nights and Saturday afternoons, plus Solo Jazz tuition on Sundays, mostly at the Pleasance Courtyard Complex. You don't have to be a student to join.
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Currently teaching Improver Lindy Hop on Tuesdays at North Merchiston Club, plus workshops and Tap lessons.
Edinburgh Lindy Exchange (ELX)
A whole weekend of social dancing organised collaboratively by the whole Edinburgh swing dance community, featuring live music in venues across the city, every September.
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Friday nights at Heriot’s Rugby Club with live bands and plenty of room to dance.
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Live music every night, with Sundays particularly good for a bit of dancing.
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Sunday Jazz sessions with a bit of space for dancing.
Dancing outside Edinburgh
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Many cities in the UK and further abroad have a swing dance presence. Many of our dancers have travelled all over the world with Swing!
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​Glasgow Jitterbugs
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Glasgow Lindy Hoppers
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Highland Swing (Inverness)
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York Lindy
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Swing Dance Leeds
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Mersey Swing (Liverpool)
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Swing Tyne (Newcastle)
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BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing & UK’s leading Charleston & Lindy Hop Choreographer.
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The largest Lindy hop dance camp in the world is called Herräng, and takes place every year over 5 weeks during the month of July in Herräng Sweden. We highly recommend it!​
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Swing dancing all over London & Brighton.
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Excellent resource for Swing events all over the world.