Mail on Sunday: The health benefits of swing dancing

We’ve always known that swing dancing was good for your health – and now others agree! Swing Patrol were recently featured in articles in the Mail on Sunday’s YOU Magazine and The Beauty Bible who promoted the positive health aspects of swing dancing. You can read the articles in full by clicking the link.

‘Old-time swing has joined the dance fitness options, alongside Zumba and salsa. Australian banker turned swing dancer Scott Cupit got pedestrians tapping their toes when he lindy-hopped on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square, with his Swing Patrol dancers performing below. He also went on TV and persuaded the Dragons’ Den panel, including investor Deborah Meaden, to swing their stuff. Swing, which dates from the 1920s, is a fantastic way of getting fit and having fun.’

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