Swing & Blues dancing on August Thursdays - Taster classes and social dancing

Schedule

Thu Aug 14 2025 at 07:15 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

LifeCare Edinburgh | Edinburgh, SC

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On the four Thursday evenings of August, we'll have taster classes for you followed by social dancing! The evenings will start with an introductory class, 7:15-8:15pm, in either Balboa, Blues, Collegiate Shag or Slow Balboa. Thereafter, we'll have faster and slower Jazz music for our social dancing, till 10pm, so that you can dance Lindy Hop, Blues, Charleston, Collegiate and St Louis Shag, Solo Jazz, Slow Balboa, Laminu, Balboa and more.
The taster classes will be Balboa with Anne & Carsten on 7th August, Blues with Alex & Greg on the 14th, Collegiate Shag with Adam & Rebecca on the 21st and Slow Balboa with Carsten & Sigga on the 28th.
These August events will take place at Lifecare, in Stockbridge. Some of you will know this place as the regular venue of our friends at the Edinburgh Swing Dance Society which are having their summer break then.
Payment at the door - taster class incl. social £8/£6.40 - social only £3/£2.40
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LifeCare Edinburgh, 1 Cheyne Street, Edinburgh, EH4 1JA, United Kingdom

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