This week in Beginners we continued our 1930s Charleston with some big kick slides! See you next Thursday for more Charleston. :)
York Lindy
Swing dancing in York. Beginners swing dance lessons. Every Thursday at 7:30 pm, Belfrey Hall in York. Complete beginners welcome. No partner required. Tickets £8.
Concession tickets £6 (for students, pensioners and those with financial difficulties). We are a not-for-profit organisation passionate about sharing the fun and energy of jazz dances from 1920s, 30s and 40s. Don’t worry if you’ve never danced before, classes are suitable for absolute beginners and we’ll introduce something new each week. Classes are run on a volunteer basis and all money raised g
On Thursday we learned some 1930s Charleston moves! We'll be keeping with 1930s Charleston throughout June. 💃
Last week's improvers class with and where the6 taught swing outs and circles with some nifty footwork variations!
Our classes continue tonight with 1930s Charleston. 🕺
29/05/2026
✨️ Social Dance! ✨️
As if a whole day of events wasn't enough, we also have a social dance tomorrow!
World Lindy Hop Day (26 May) commemorates the birthday of Frankie Manning who was one of the original innovators of the Lindy Hop at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York during the 1930s and 40s.
Come and celebrate all things Lindy Hop, listen to great music and have fun with other dancers on the dance floor.
Please reserve your ticket online in advance (the link to our Dance Cloud is in our bio!)
29/05/2026
✨️ Swing Dance Festival ✨️
Saturday 30th May.
Come and join us for talks and taster classes.
11am - 4pm
Belfrey Hall
💃🕺YL xx
17/05/2026
✨️ Swing Dance Festival ✨️
As part of the York Festival of Ideas, we are hosting a FREE Swing Dance Festival!
Saturday 30th May
Belfrey Hall
11am - 4pm
There will be short talks, taster sessions and members of the community for you to chat with. A full schedule will be posted nearer the time, but get the date in your diary!
💃🕺YL xx
06/05/2026
Coming up in May at York Lindy:
- Thursday classes will centre on partnered Lindy Hop with a focus on 8-count footwork
- Learn the classic Tranky Doo routine on Sun 10 May
- Celebrate World Lindy Hop Day with us at our special social dance on Sat 30 May with ✨ performances ✨
- Swing Dance Festival with FREE dance classes, history talks, DJ’d music and exhibitions as part of York Festival of Ideas on 30 May
- This Thurs (7 May), beginner class at 7.30 pm followed by FREE social dance from 8.30 pm
05/09/2025
✨️ Swing Thursdays ✨️
Our Thursday classes are back! We kicked off our new class structure last night - thank you to everyone who came along and made it a very, very fun evening!
We have moved away from our three week courses. Each week will focus on a different aspect of Swing Dancing, so you can come along to any Thursday class and not have to worry about catching up on previous weeks!
Beginners class: 7:30pm
Improvers class: 8:45pm
For tickets for the classes and more information, check out our DanceCloud account (the link is in our bio).
💃🕺YL xx
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