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
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