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It is with sadness that we write about the passing of the legendary Norma Miller, the Queen of Swing. On 5th May, at the age of 99 Norma left us, surrounded by family and friends. The last surviving member of the original Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers, Norma has truly left behind a legacy. This was the […]
The Syncopated Times: Exploring the world of Hot Jazz, Ragtime and Swing! In April 2019, Swing Patrol were featured in an article in the Syncopated Times entitled ‘More Swing Please, we’re British’. The article is written by Dave Doyle – a swing dancer, dance teacher and journalist based in the U.K. Doyle explores the global lindy […]
The Big Practice (and other things)… Each year in February we hold a 2 hour session in the lovely large ballroom at Bishopsgate Institute. It is totally free of charge, and students of all levels are all welcome to come and ask absolutely any (dance-related) questions they have! We also have mini workshops happening […]
Swing Patrol celebrated their 10th Birthday party on the evening of the 23rd February. The festivities kicked off with a taster class at 7pm with the amazing Nick & Susie. We then danced the night away until 2am to the sounds of our awesome vintage DJs Ben Cook, Christopher Allen and Vic Araullo Peters! And […]
Our Christmas ball was a total sellout this year! Kicking off with our usual taster class taught by the lovely Lydia Francis and Luca Zanni, we then danced the night away to live music from Michael McQuaid’s Swing Stars interspersed with sets from our awesome vintage DJs! We had exciting performances starting with the Swing Patrol […]
London Throwdown is always one of the highlights of the year for the Swing Patrol community! An epic weekend festival dedicated to throwing down hard and fast, this weekend is all about the art of competing. For the social dancers out there there was plenty of time for dancing to the live bands and DJs every […]
We love the Performance Ball. One of our biggest events of the year, it’s the night where the students take to the stage! Each year the performances get more and more creative and 2018 saw some amazing ones! Check out our videos and photo gallery below to see the shows and social dancing!
The Independent chatted to Scott ahead of the Dragons’ Den Pitches to Riches show in this story.
Swing dancer extraordinaire Frankie Manning was a leading dancer at Harlem’s legendary Savoy Ballroom where in the mid-1930s, he revolutionised the course of the lindy hop with his innovations, including the air step. As a featured dancer and chief choreographer for the spectacular Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers, he performed in numerous films (including Hellzapoppin’ (1941)), and […]
Swing Patrol recently chatted to RED Online about 5 reasons to try swing dancing this year. Finding Your Feet, a new film starring Imelda Staunton and Joanna Lumley, has got everyone going wild for the 1920s favourite, so RED magazine spoke to us to find out exactly why this jazzy dance is the perfect way to […]
SWING TIME! ‘Evoke the light-hearted fun of the forties with the season’s swishing skirts and dresses – made for dancing!’ Our dancers recently took part in an awesome 40s fashion photoshoot for Elle. Check out this photoshoot to see a fun, contemporary take on 40s Fashion. See if you can spot some familiar faces in […]
