New Year Swing Celebration!

Name: New Year Swing Celebration!
Start: 2025-12-29T16:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-01T13:00:00+00:00
Location: The Mount Without

Schedule

Mon, 29 Dec, 2025 at 04:00 pm to Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Mount Without | Bristol, EN

Simply The Best way to welcome in 2026!
A very social & friendly event with that special Bristol vibe :-)
Not sure if it's for you? Check out Matt Christie's video:

- NYE in a fabulous converted church!
- 6 social dances!
- Lindy Hop class track (8 hrs) with Jessie & Benjie
- Pizza* parlour & quiz night with table service
- live music & awesome DJs
Any questions? Email:
[email protected]
(I seem to be locked out of facebook messages at the mo)

PRICES
Prices have been held to the same as last year:
£109 Social pass: 6 dances incl NYE + pizza / puzzle night + taster classes
£165 Class track: everything in social pass + 8 hrs track classes
£46 + 2.80 b.f. NYE party only (on sale 18 October 10am)
NB NYE party is included in all class/social pass tickets.
Buy NYE PARTY tickets via Ticket Source:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/swing-dance-bristol
REGISTER HERE for a Lindy Hop class track:
https://forms.gle/YNUXR3qN7di5eL686
REGISTER HERE for a social pass:
https://forms.gle/iwLDRJGNUDjtBgrJ8
Social pass & class tracks – Please wait for confirmation of your place first, then make payment within 7 days.
You can pay in full, or, pay 50% and the remaining 50% by 30th November.
*Salad & drinks on the pizza / puzzle night are included but the pizza isn’t. Brunch on the 1st is also included.

CLASS LEVELS
All classes are mixed levels (like a dance floor), but we’re expecting the following minimums:
Lindy Hop class track– minimum Intermediate Advanced, confident in basic repertoire and able to adapt to different music
Taster classes & dances - all levels welcome

REGISTRATION OPENS Friday 10th October 18.00
TEACHERS
Your teachers this year will be:
Lindy Hop (8 hrs) - Jessie & Benjie (6.5 hrs), David & tbc (1.5 hrs)
[Update 21/12/25: Our original teachers Jessy and Will have had to pull due to unexpected personal circumstances, apologies for the late change, huge thanks to Jessie and Benjie for rearranging their plans and stepping in.]
Taster classes - TBC
See schedule below for exactly when the classes are.

SCHEDULE
Monday 29 December
Classes at St Francis, BS3 1JP
16.00 Registration opens
16.30-18.00 Lindy Hop class
Evening dance at Southbank Club, BS3 1DB
19.30 Doors open & registration, dancing & lindy bingo
20.15 Taster class to meet other attendees (dancing on the other floor)
21.00 Dancing on both floors with live band about 21.30 downstairs
01.00 Close
Tuesday 30 December
Classes at Ashton Park, BS3 2JL
10.30-16.45 Lindy Hop (5 hrs class, 75 min breaks)
Pizza* & quiz party at St Francis, BS3 1JP
16.30-20.30 Pizza served in the small hall
17.15-18.15 Taster class in the large hall
18.15-22.00 Dancing in the large hall
*Salad & sangria are included, the pizza isn’t.
Late night dance at Loco Klub, BS1 6QH
22.30-23.00 Taster class
23.00-01.30 Blues / funk / soul party
Wednesday 31 December
Classes & lunchtime dance at Mount Without, BS2 8FN
11.00-12.30 Lindy Hop class
13.00-15.00 Tea dance with tea/coffee/cakes

NYE party at Mount Without, BS2 8FN
19.30-01.30 NYE party with taster classes, Mix & Match, & more.
Dancing over two floors: upstairs Swing, downstairs Blues & party tunes.
Thursday 1 January
Swing Brunch at St Francis, BS3
11.00-12.00 Brunch served in small hall
11.30-13.00 Farewell dance in main hall
Photo, with thanks to: Matt Christie