What to expect
- Two incredible teachers with international experience, grounded in the Black American roots of swing dance.
- Two fantastic days designed to elevate your partnered dancing and find your self-expression.
- Two social dances and live music to connect and celebrate together.
This weekend will be a unique opportunity for anyone curious to learn more about Lindy Hop – whether you’re brand new to it or looking to deepen your dance practice.
What you’ll get out of the weekend
- Skills to add musical depth, individuality, and expression to your movement
- Techniques to bring clarity and fluidity to your partnered dance
- New ways of learning connected to the roots and values of jazz and Lindy Hop
- Shared experiences and new connections to spark your creativity
Join us to learn how movement, music, and culture come together in Lindy Hop.
Workshop Descriptions
Saturday Workshop is for the curious and creative. Trisha and Kibble will guide us through the core foundations and values of Lindy Hop. Through exercises on call-and-response and self-expression, we’ll explore Lindy Hop as a social dance where the music comes first. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners and will get you feeling comfortable finding your own groove to the music.
We encourage our more experienced dancers to join this session to experience a different way of learning and strengthen your musicality and individual style. Or, if you have ever wanted to try the role you are least familiar with, then this is the space to do it.
Sunday Workshop will have a deeper focus on technique for our regular and more experienced dancers who are looking for more of a challenge. Building on the foundations from Saturday’s workshop, Trisha and Kibble will teach us how to bring clear movement, timing, and fluidity into our partnered dance. Expect more complex movements, shapes, and ideas that you can play with on the social dance floor. If you’re signing up for this session, you’ll be comfortable dancing to different tempos and learning at a slightly elevated pace.
Sunday History and Culture Talk - From Harlem to the Isles: Tracing the Journey of Lindy Hop in Britain. Packed with visuals, music, movement, and discussion, this is more than a “talk”. In this immersive session with Trisha, we’ll explore how Lindy Hop arrived in the UK through film, music, and wartime exchanges, its decline in the post-war years, and how it later gained a resurgence here. This session is included for all ticket holders so everyone has the chance to learn more about the history and culture of the dance we love. Come with your questions and be ready to learn and discuss!
Social Dances
On Saturday evening, we'll party with live music from local Midlands musicians (more details coming soon!), and on Sunday, we'll close the weekend with a farewell tea dance.
Ticket Options
Mixers: A mix of everything in this weekender! Get access to all events, including workshops, the history and culture talk, and both the Saturday party and Sunday social dance. Recommended for our regular and returning dancers.
Groovers: Newer to Lindy Hop and ready to find your groove and self-expression? Choose this option to join the beginner-friendly Saturday workshop, Saturday party, plus the history and culture talk on the Sunday.
Movers: Looking to focus on technical movement skills? This ticket is best suited to more experienced dancers and includes Sunday-only activities: workshop, talk and social. Recommended if you can only join us on Sunday — otherwise, book the whole weekend!
Shakers: Just want space to shake and shimmy on the social dance floor? Get this ticket for access to the Saturday party and Sunday social dance. Plus, learn about the history and culture of Lindy Hop at the Sunday talk.
Saturday party or Sunday social add-ons also available.
Concessions and solidarity tickets
We’ve set aside a limited number of concession tickets for members of the African Caribbean Centre, where we are hosted on the Saturday, to help make this event accessible to those who would otherwise find it out of reach. Please call the centre on 0116 221 1793 or visit in person for details on how to access this community offer.
Want to help keep the spirit of Lindy Hop as a community dance alive in our hometown? As part of your booking, you have the option to make a solidarity contribution in “Extras”. By doing this, you'll support more people who might not normally be able to afford it to attend.
As a volunteer-run group, we don’t organise our events for profit. So if you have the means to support keeping our events accessible, we really appreciate it.
Schedule changes
The information is correct at the time of booking, however if we add any activities we’ll be sure to keep attendees updated.