Who are Swing Patrol London?
We are a community of 700+ dancers, consisting of almost 20 teachers and a small but dedicated team of staff and volunteers. Things we run;
- over 40 weekly classes at 17 venues across London
- weekly Lindy Hop and Blues social dances
- two major festivals
- a year round program of swing dance workshops
We also perform at;
We love our job, we think we have the best job in the world…sharing what we think is the most joyful dance in the world.
Where did we come from?
Scott Cupit and Claudia Funder opened the first Swing Patrol in Melbourne, Australia in 1998. Their first venue the Rising Sun Hotel in Sth Melbourne opened with just 23 students.
Their focus was teaching the joy of the dance! Students loved the new style of teaching and word seemed to spread quickly. After a few months over 200 students were attending their first venue.
They soon realised that the best way to grow was to entrust some of the teaching to others and in 1999 Swing Patrol announced its first teaching team, consisting of its most promising students. Many amazing people soon followed and it was the quality of people on the team that played a massive role in Swing Patrol’s growth. Every person that can say they are (or were) a “Swing Patrol teacher” has been absolutely pivotal to the Swing Patrol story.
Today, Swing Patrol has one of the most experienced teaching teams in the world with first class troupe dancers who share the dance every weekend across London, Melbourne, Sydney and Berlin. We think we have the best jobs in the world; the best team in the world and have met some of the most inspiring people one could meet.
Our adventure continues…we hope you will join us.
