Swing Patrol Finsbury Park

24/09/2024

Swing Patrol Finsbury Park has now closed. Please visit our website - https://www.swingpatrol.co.uk/classes/ for all of class listings across London.

14/10/2020

Important to make your own choices, but if you choose to go to a pub, try to support your swing dancing venue. They supported us in the good times, please support them in the bad times.

06/09/2020

Lovely morning to take in “The People’s Park” exhibit in Finsbury Park. Learning a lot about the history of the place, including the The Elephant Escapade

05/09/2020

Recommended viewing: watch this BBC documentary about swing's impact on Britain before, during and after World War II: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0645478/dancing-through-the-blitz-blackpools-big-band-story I quite like the idea of bringing back the Black Out Stroll.

The social history behind the music that kept the nation's spirits up through WW2.

20/06/2020

This documentary about Ella Fitzgerald opens with an interview with Whitey’s Lindyhopper, Norma Miller. Give it a watch:

Tracing the story of Ella Fitzgerald’s life.

03/06/2020

Check us out in Time Out!

Drag aerobics or daily mindfulness sessions, anyone?

03/06/2020

We're nearly at the end. Just a couple more moves next week, and we can start running from the top.

01/06/2020

Don't let lockdown come to an end without joining an online dance class. https://mailchi.mp/swingpatrol/free-big-apple-zoom-2341752 The FREE class on Tuesday at 7pm will be one of the quirky experiences that will be part of your life history.

27/05/2020

Great work last night Big Applers.

27/05/2020

Great work last night Big Applers.

26/05/2020

We'll be teaching from this point tonight. Are you in?

Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers performing their Big Apple routine on a movie Keep Punching (1939). ✒ Subscribe to our channel for more videos like this. ↪ https://ww...

26/05/2020

We'll be teaching from this point tonight. Are you in?

Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers performing their Big Apple routine on a movie Keep Punching (1939). ✒ Subscribe to our channel for more videos like this. ↪ https://ww...