Walk in, dance out: Day of taster classes for complete beginners
One ticket buys you 14 hours of taster classes in one day to choose from - you might have walked in, but you will definitely dance out.
We're offering another day of partner and social dance classes, designed for adult complete beginners, after the amazing success of Let's Dance! in March. You don't need a partner as everyone will dance with everyone in these classes.
Once again, we've teamed up with Stardance (Nick Miles), the Pink Jukebox, Swing Patrol, Queer Salsa and Queer Tango London to welcome you to the dancefloor and to guide you to take those first steps.
Classes will start on the hour and run for an hour each, and there will be two options every hour (two rooms, each offering a different style).
You can bring food (snacks, your packed lunch, home baking) and there will be a space to sit and eat. We do ask that you buy any drinks from our bar, and we provide free drinking water around the building (bring your reusable cup or bottle to fill up). You may not bring alcohol onto the premises.
This event is for over-18s, not children.
Doors open at 09:30 with the first classes starting at 10:00. Take as many as you like. The final classes of the day are at 16:00 and the building closes at 17:00 to allow us to re-set for the evening event, Charles's Jukebox.
And if you would like to continue with any of the styles we'll be teaching on the day, you'll find more classes, social dance events and workshop days from all our partners in our programme.
| Time | Great Hall | Upper Hall |
|---|---|---|
| 0930 | Doors open | Doors open |
| 1000 | Waltz and Cha Cha Cha | Salsa |
| 1100 | Quickstep and Jive | Blues |
| 1200 | Social Foxtrot and Line Dances | Argentine Tango |
| 1300 | Salsa | Argentine Tango |
| 1400 | Solo Charleston | Waltz, Bossa Nova and Line Dances |
| 1500 | Salsa | Argentine Tango |
| 1600 | Lindy Hop | Cha Cha Cha, Rumba and Line Dances |
| 1700 | Close | Close |
Need to Know
Meet the Hosts
Swing Patrol
Swing Patrol have been teaching swing dance and related styles across London since 2009. Swing Patrol are passionate about swing dancing and share this passion through their teaching of Lindy Hop, Charleston, Blues, Balboa and Solo Charleston - all dances which come under the Swing Dance umbrella. Swing Dancing is an African-American dance created at the beginning of the 20th Century in Harlem and is now danced all over the world. They have a fantastic team of teachers who will inspire, engage and ensure that you also have fun. It's a fun and joyful dance style and the teaching will reflect this.
Queer Salsa
LGBTQIA+ individuals often face exclusion and oppression in traditional partner dance communities. We seek to provide a safe and affirming environment where everyone can enjoy Afro-Latin partner dancing, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Our mission is to foster connection, celebrate diversity, and empower the LGBTQ+ and Latinx communities. We achieve this by creating safe spaces for queer people to learn and dance, developing an inclusive pedagogy to train dancers and teachers, and hosting events that centre queer Latin American culture and voices
Queer Tango London
QTL is a London based Argentine tango organisation that is open to EVERYONE, free of the rigid structure that 'men must lead and women must follow'. We believe that anyone can dance with anyone, regardless of gender or sexuality and we passionately believe in the benefits of Tango to both the mind and body. So if you want to dance tango - and experiment with who does what, why, and how - we want to encourage that curiosity. You will always be welcome at QTL whoever you are and whomever you wish to dance with.
Pink Jukebox
The Pink Jukebox is a Ballroom and Latin dance club for members of the LGBT community and their friends.
Dates and Times
Walk in, dance out: Day of taster classes for complete beginners
, 1:51 - 8:21
What We Do
