Have fun, learn something on the way!
Last month we picked up some excellent tips on vintage hair and make up from the Someday Sweethearts. This month we've got a second installment of vintage style for you from one of our lovely local dancers--Kieron Finn! Kieron has been a fan of vintage fashion since he was a teenager, starting with mod 60s fashion... Continue Reading →
Our city of Leeds hosts a lovely diverse and vibrant Lindy Hop community. These lovely dancers make a start for a wide variety of different reasons. Some people take up swing dancing because of a love for vintage fashion, some are fans of swing music and trad jazz, some people come in looking for a... Continue Reading →
You don't have to be into vintage style to to enjoy vintage dancing but we thought we'd do a couple of features on how to acheive a vintage look for those who want to give it a go! We got in touch with Nina Elkin, Artistic Director of the Someday Sweethearts, to ask if she... Continue Reading →
Get these dates in your diary because we are excited to announce a series of Thursday night classes on the Tranky Doo, 6th, 13th and 20th September! The Tranky Doo is a classic vintage jazz solo routine from the 1940s. For some interesting factoids about the history of the routine and clips of a variety... Continue Reading →
If you've been taking classes and maybe even started venturing out to try social dancing the next adventure for you should be traveling to a dance weekend. You now speak the international language of dance and one of the most fun things you can do with this new found skill is to travel to another... Continue Reading →
Don’t ask what your dance community can do for you, ask what you can do for your dance community! So you’ve been bitten by the Lindy Hop bug and you want to shout it from the rooftops! Here’s a list of things both big and small that you can do if you want to get... Continue Reading →
We know its hard to keep up with everything that's going on these days! If you like what we do here at Swing Dance Leeds and you want to keep on top of all the latest news here are a few different ways you can do it. Click the links to be taken to the... Continue Reading →
Rob, Tina and Talia were interviewed last night on Georgey Tonight about the Lindy Hop craze that's sweeping the North. If you didn't catch it you can listen here on iplayer. We're on at around the 32 min mark.
You've probably heard of "Couch to 5k" right? Here at Swing Dance Leeds we have our own version with dancing instead of running. This will be the second year we've done it. We think it's a bit special so we wanted to shout about it a bit this time! Maybe you've got a wedding coming... Continue Reading →
This fortnight's variation is Tabby The Cat! If cats could Lindy Hop I bet it'd look something like this!
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