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Our Ahoy Ball is our annual dance on the Thames each summer where we cruise up and down the Thames while we enjoy the magnificent backdrop of London and dance the night away. Once again the Ahoy Ball was a total sell out. We danced our socks off to the sounds of our awesome DJs, Christopher Allen, Sam […]
Swing Patrol held two events at the Scoop in London Bridge in June and they were both awesome! Nothing like a bit of swing dancing by the river on a beautiful summer evening. We had taster classes where we got everyone up and dancing, not to mention amazing performances by our very own award winning […]
Swing Patrol love English summer festivals and they have always been part of our summer dancing. We have had teams sharing the dance we love at some of our favourite Festivals including Bestival, Camp Bestival, Secret Garden Party, The Good Life Experience, Wilderness, Love Supreme, Boomtown, Isle of What Festival, Love Box, Citadel, Green Man, […]
On the morning of Saturday 13th July, Scott & Arrianne were driving to Hayley & Adrian’s (our Clapham teachers) wedding in Cornwall. As they drove through Somerset they were tuned into BBC Somerset. The compère asked for anyone who had broken a World Record to phone in. Suddenly Scott found himself on the radio with […]
Brand new to swing dancing? Check out our Swing Dens, beginner-friendly social dancing nights all across London. Read all the details here.
The London Swing Festival 2019 was a total sell out! Amazing music, fantastic dancers from home and abroad, exciting competitions and workshops too… What more could you ask for? We want to thank each and every person involved for making it such a special festival. Scroll down to read more and to see some awesome photos […]
Swing Patrol Brighton & London descended on Love Supreme again this year, for the seventh time running (see photos & video below)! We had an absolute blast getting the crowds up and dancing and Scott Cupit even got interviewed by Nigel Williams on 6th July 2019 for Jazz FM! Listen to it on Jazz FM […]
Swing Patrol & Jazz FM have had a great relationship over recent years and our Director Scott Cupit has been on the show a few times in recent years. Recently team Swing Patrol were part of the Love Supreme Jazz Festival line up where Jazz FM were present and recording live from the Jazz FM […]
Swing Patrol and the fabulous crew at the Brighton BAi360 recently teamed up for a magical morning of swing dancing both up in the Pod and then down on the foreshore. A massive thanks to the many dancers involved and the crew at the BAi360 who not only arrived early to make this happen but […]
Aerials have been a key part of Lindy Hop since the beginning. When Frankie Manning talked about aerials his eyes would light up as he explained the joy of a well executed aerial with the music. Many of the Swing Patrol team continue this legacy and you will see fabulous aerials in many of our […]
There are so many benefits of dancing for children and young adults. Jenny Silverstone from MomLovesBest.com, a research-driven parenting blog has put together this awesome article, capturing so many of the reasons that dance is so important at a young age and highlights the value of it as part of a school curriculum. This article […]
