Author: Swing Patrol

We love the Performance Ball. One of our biggest events of the year,  it’s the night where the students take to the stage! Each year the performances get more and more creative and 2018 saw some amazing ones! Check out our videos and photo gallery below to see the shows and social dancing!

Swing dancer extraordinaire Frankie Manning was a leading dancer at Harlem’s legendary Savoy Ballroom where in the mid-1930s, he revolutionised the course of the lindy hop with his innovations, including the air step. As a featured dancer and chief choreographer for the spectacular Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers, he performed in numerous films (including Hellzapoppin’ (1941)), and […]

WHAT DO CLASSES COST? There is no need to book our drop classes in advance – just show up and pay cash on the door (no card payments accepted). See below for prices: LONDON One class costs £10 (£6 concession) and two classes cost £15 (£6 concession). Alternatively, you can buy a 5 or 10 class […]

AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE NOW! You can now purchase your copy of Swing Dance from the Swing Patrol online shop or via Amazon. Copies purchased via the Swing Patrol shop will be signed by Scott! Australian customers can purchase Swing Dance via Booktopia.   ABOUT THE BOOK With all things vintage enjoying a boom worldwide, swing dancing has […]

My first London swing class was the Annie & Saul at Camden Swing Patrol. I loved their teaching and the people in the class and was hooked. I have since attended Swing Patrol Stockwell, Waterloo and Harringay and now am a member of Brat Pack. This year I have performed at the Hippodrome for Norma […]

I really enjoyed teaching in Camden. Saul has been a great teaching partner. We had always a good giggle in class. Loved the students as they were full of enthusiasm and fun loving. I was sad when I had to leave our Monday nights due to studying, but the memories stay and bring a smile […]

I got quite emotional reminiscing about Victoria Park, thinking about the first time I met David which was the day we were meant to teach together for the first time as well as open Vic Park Swing Patrol for the very first time. We had 17 students in that first class and we were stoked […]