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WONDERING WHAT TO WEAR TO TO MEET THE SCENE BALL?  For the men, a note from David: Since the revival of interest in swing dancing in the 1980s, men’s fashion has gone through a number of shifts. Many early adopters saw swing dancing as something of a sport and wore shorts and T-shirts accordingly. But […]

WHAT? A Swing Den is a certain style of social dancing evening that caters specifically for new dancers. WHY? We noticed that there is a period for a dancer where the step from taking classes to going social dancing seems large and intimidating. We have tried to find ways to assist with this exciting leap! […]

Hey everyone, I am sending this to our Swing Patrol team in Sydney, Melbourne & London even though the focus is on our London team who are competing at Savoy Cup this weekend. Yes something very special happened last year (watch the four winning troupe routines here and the amazing Michaela, Tine and others in […]

Our Old Street class was recently listed in GoSweat’s list of the three best Pilates and Dance classes in Old Street. “Meet new people, get some exercise and learn a new skill with this fun and friendly beginner Swing Dance class. You’ll learn the basics of Lindy Hop and Charleston and find yourself swinging out […]

Joyful Cardio Workout Inspired By Vintage Vibes and Street Dances Will Branch Out From Edinburgh and Glasgow

Swing Patrol in Access London

“Swing Patrol chooses agency”, Gorkana, 29 September 2014.

“Keds and Swing Patrol partner for swing dancing events”, Event Magazine, 15 October 2014

Deborah Meaden met the London swing dancing scene for the first time this September. Check out our video and photos of the night here.

Thanks to all of you who sent us film clips of this year’s Performance Ball. We’ve made a list of them by venue – and found some more on youtube. We’re still missing a couple of venues though, so if you have any footage which isn’t on here, please do send it to us. We’d […]

HERE THEY ARE AND HERE YOU ARE! We recently had our annual Performance Ball where our amazing dancers from around London had the chance to perform. It was a dazzling evening and a massive well done to you all. Note that many dancers had been dancing under 6 weeks and suddenly found themselves being cheered […]