The Swing Project

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The Swing Project is all about celebrating & honouring the legacy of Lindy Hop and Jazz. Cardiff, UK

05/06/2026

Fancy a fun-packed day full of teamwork, classic shapes and sweet variations? 🎉 🎶

Join us on Sunday 5 July for our Summer All Levels Lindy Choreo Workshop ☀️ 🎶 🏖️

Aimed at dancers comfortable social dancing 6/8/Charleston (you’ll have a swing out in your pocket), it’ll be a delightful day full of cake, sweat and laughter - plus we’ll be aiming to perform the final routine at our Summer Swing Out a few weeks later! 🙏

⭐️ Learn more and book now at: www.swingproject.co.Uk/one-day-workshops

Photos from The Swing Project's post 04/06/2026

Our June classes kick off next week- who is ready to join us on the dance floor for some summer swing!?! 🎉

🎶 Intro to Lindy Hop
- Introductory 4 week course on Mondays
- All about exploring fundamentals, history and rhythm together

🎶 Lindy Hop Level 1: Charleston Evolution
- All levels classes developing connection and communication skills for dancefloor confidence
- Mondays & Tuesdays @ St Mary’s

🎶 Lindy Hop: Level 2: Sugar Push Exploration
- Improver+ classes
- Tuesdays @ St Mary’s

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Check out the individual class descriptions at: https://swingproject.co.uk/classes-courses

Booking is open NOW at: https://swingproject.co.uk/sign-up-now

03/06/2026

It’s Pride month and every week in our classes, we’re showcasing q***r artists, musicians and dancers and celebrating their legacy in jazz - and as today would have been her birthday, we’re kicking off with the inimitable Josephine Baker ✨ 🌈

You may know her as an icon of the Charleston but as well as a dancer she was a singer, actress, racehorse rider, pilot, member of the French Resistance during WW2 and civil rights activist 💪

Fancy learning more about her? Check out You’re Dead to Me’s episode on her here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p086dx47

Photos from The Swing Project's post 01/06/2026

Can’t believe there’s only one more block of Intro to Lindy Hop of the summer left! Let’s hear what past attendees have said about their experiences - let them convince you to join us this June! 🙏 🎶 👍

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Check out the individual class descriptions at: https://swingproject.co.uk/classes-courses

Our next block of classes kick off next week and you can book now at: https://swingproject.co.uk/sign-up-now

29/05/2026

Wednesday Night Hop is back NEXT Wednesday - so why not grab your dancing shoes and join us for a little midweek swing? 🎶 🙌

🎶 7-8pm : All Levels Lindy Hop Class ⁣(£5 on door) - no experience or partner required!

✨ 8-10pm : FREE Social Dancing

Photos from The Swing Project's post 28/05/2026

Ready for a great weekend of music and dancing this summer?☀️ 🏖️

Social Passes are on sale for our Summer Swing Out from 24-26th July - they’re just £30 for the weekend and you get:

🏝️ Friday Night Party - Lindy Rueda Warm Up Class, Guest DJs, Lindy Games, 60 Second Showcase Performances

🎶 Saturday Night Social - Taster Class, Live Band, Guest DJ, Raffle

🎂 Sunday Tea Dance - Homemade cake, chill afternoon tunes and treats

🪩 All held in our beautiful sprung floor venue, 10 minutes from the coast and just 15 minutes from Cardiff city centre - the perfect summer weekend!

📅 Tickets and details available at: www.swingproject.co.Uk/summerswingout

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27/05/2026

Ready to dive into classic jazz steps, find your own individuality and dig into jazz history? 🙏 🎶

Join us in June as we explore THE TRANKY DOO 🎶 ✨

📅 Thursdays @ 7 - 8.10pm
🏠 First Space
🤝 All Levels Welcome

📅 For more information and booking, head to: www.swingproject.co.Uk/sign-up-now

26/05/2026

Happy World Lindy Hop Day folks - and of course Happy Birthday to our Level 1&2 Artist of the Month, Frankie Manning! 🎉

This week we are diving into Frankie’s legacy as a performer and so we thought in honour of today, we’d share some facts about this legendary Lindy Hop scene from Hellzapoppin (1942)

✨ The scene features four couples from Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers:
✔️ Frances “Mickey” Jones and William Downes
✔️ Norma Miller and Billy Ricker
✔️ Willa Mae Ricker and Al Minns
✔️ Ann Johnson and Frankie Manning

🎶 Just before the dance scene, you’ll also spot a number of jazz musicians, some of whom you’ll have danced to on the social dancefloor including duo Slim & Slam and trumpeter Rex Stewart.

🎭 The movie is based on what was the longest running Broadway show at the time. In the stage version, Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers swung out to Count Basie’s “Jumpin at the Woodside” and so Frankie choreographed the film scene to this piece. Unfortunately though, the film production couldn’t get the rights to use this song in the film.

🎦 While we watch this scene capturing incredible performers at the top of their game, it’s important to understand that this scene was isolated from the rest of the movie so it could be cut when shown in the South during the Jim Crow Era. This was a common practice by censorship boards to uphold narratives of white supremacy and control black representation. (Learn more about this practice and black representation in Hollywood here: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/how-camera-sees-color)

Grateful for Lindy Hop in your life? Consider supporting organisations investing in the legacy of jazz and Lindy Hop:

☑️ CVFC
☑️ BLHF
☑️ Al Minns Next Generation Project
☑️ National Jazz Museum Harlem
☑️ Frankie Manning Foundation

25/05/2026

Congratulations to last month’s Intro to Lindy Hop bunch! Such great enthusiasm and curiosity exploring rhythm, communication and self expression 🙌

Be like them and find your dancing feet this summer - no partner or experience necessary ♥️

🎶 Intro to Lindy Hop
- Introductory 4 week course
- All about exploring fundamentals, history and rhythm together

Monday Nights @ 7pm (Our next block starts 8 June)

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Check out the individual class descriptions at: https://swingproject.co.uk/classes-courses

Booking is open NOW at: https://swingproject.co.uk/sign-up-now

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