Nottingham Lindy Hop...

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Some useful links if you want to find out more...
 
 
General

 

A useful list of dance camps - not an exhaustive list but a good place to start


Find swing dancing across the UK - courtesy of Lindy Circle


Great movies and clips - a collection of some of the best lindy clips

 

 
Fast crazy lindy at it's best - Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown 2006

 

Are you dancing? - search for dancers, classes, workshops and other dance events

 

Savoy Style - Archives of early lindy hop - A fabulous resource on the history of the dance

 

Savoy Style Swing Dance Shop - From the roots of swing to the cutting edge

A great online shop for videos - instructional and vintage film as well as music, posters, books, clothes and more

 

Sneinton Community Website


Sneinton Festival


 

Local Bands


 

Nottingham Rhythm Club - The Stadium Leisure Snooker Club, Nottm Road, Basford, NG5 1EG 

The Best in the World of Hot Jazz

 

Henley Farrell - The Big Band and 'Easy Does It' Swing Band

 

Ashby Big Band

 

Mood Indigo

 

The Decent Chaps

 

Karen Lake & The Swing Shots - Sheffield

 

Karen Lake - Professional Jazz Singer based in Sheffield

 

 

Swing groups / classes


 

Nottingham Swing Dance Society - The Festival Inn, Trowell, Nottingham, NG9 3PX

 

Leicester LindyHop - Saffron Lane WMC, 429 Saffron Lane, Leicester LE2 6UF

 

Dance Lindy (Leicester) - Firebug Bar, 1 Milestone Lane, Leicester

NEWS:  Dave and Shauna of 'Dance Lindy' in Leicester are famous!!
Shauna (ably supported by Dave of course) is featured in the December 2008 edition of EASY LIVING MAGAZINE (pg 52).  Click here to see a black and white scanned version of the article.

Sheffield Swing Dance Society - Solly Street, Sheffield, S1 4BA

 

Northampton Swing Dance Society - Far Cotton WMC, Main Road, Far Cotton, Northampton, NN4 8EA

 

Leeds - Lindy Fridays

 

Derby Jive - Alvaston Methodist Church, Brighton Rd, Alvaston, Derby DE24 8SY (Behind Roundhouse Pub)

 

Bella Balboa - new Balboa class on Thursday evenings in Sheffield

 

Swingin' on nothin'! - Swing dancing in Southsea, Portsmouth


Feets of Amazement! - Swing dancing in Manchester

 

 

Nottingham Venues playing jazz 


 

The Lion Inn - New Basford (Shipstone Street Tram Stop) - Sunday lunch time jazz every week

 

The Bell Inn - 18 Angel Row, Old Market Square, Nottingham - Mood Indigo play on the last Saturday in the month (from 9.30 to midnight)

 

Shaws Restaurant - Broad Street, Nottingham - live Jazz every Friday evening

 

Skin Bar - Nottingham City Centre (Lace Market) - Jazz nights on the 2nd Tuesday and last Sunday of every month alternating between The Decent Chaps and Mood Indigo

 

Nottingham Rhythm Club - Hillside Club, 357a Derby Road, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2DZ

The Best in the World of Hot Jazz

 

 

International Teachers etc...


 

Joseph and Trisha (Hertford)- www.jiveswing.com

 

Gary and Sara (Gloucester)- www.lindyhopuk.co.uk   or  www.jiveandswing.co.uk

 

Dan Guest (London)- www.lindycircle.com  

 

Harlem Hot Shots (Sweden)- www.harlemhotshots.com

 

Swing Patrol (London) - www.swingpatrol.co.uk