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Oxford Swing Dance Society
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| Address: |
57 Selwyn Crescent
Radley
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 3AL |
| Phone: |
01235 529895 |
| Info: |
Lindy Hop/Swing Dance classes - Barton Neighbourhood Centre, Underhill Circus, Barton, Oxford, Wednesday 7.45-10.30pm, Beginners/Improvers and Intermediate classes, £5(£4)
Tel Les/Nicky Jones 01235 529895, e-mail pam@oxfordswingdance.fsnet.co.uk,
www.ox |
| Email: |
lesjones@swingdancer.plus.com |
| Web Site: |
http://www.oxfordswingdance.co.uk |
| Lindy Hop is a social dance that was born in America in the late 1920s. It developed out of Ragtime dances such as the Strut and the Cakewalk, and was heavily influenced by later dances such as the Charleston and Blackbottom of the 1920s.
Lindy Hop is associated with the Swing music of such legends as Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway etc. In the 1930s it spread rapidly, and was brought to Europe as the Jitterbug by American GIs in the 1940s. Lindy Hop is the grandfather of jive dances which include Rock ’n’ Roll and Modern Jive.
The last few years has seen renewed interest in Lindy Hop around the world, and a considerable revival in the USA. In the UK too, more and more people are rediscovering the fun of partner dancing and learning to dance the Lindy Hop. There are a ever-increasing number of classes around the country, not to mention social dances and weekend workshops with internationally recognised teachers.
The Oxford Swing Dance Society Lindy Hop classes provide an opportunity to learn this fast and jazzy dance in a friendly, relaxed and informal atmosphere. It’s an ideal way to learn something new, have fun and meet people. Members of the society go regularly to weekend social dances, workshops, dance weekends and even dance camps around the world.
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