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balboa mondays

Swing Dance Teacher and Event MC | Reading | Balboa Mondays Teaching swing dancing (balboa and lindy hop) in Reading (UK) and beyond as well as acting as MC for swing dance events

balboa

swingdanceuk

Award winning SwingdanceUK (formerly the London Swing Dance Society) is one of the world’s longest running swing dance companies, established in 1986, offering fun and friendly Swing dance tuition, parties and special events and dance performance.  Specialising in vintage dances from the 1900s to the 1960s including Cakewalk, Ragtime, early Foxtrot, Charleston, Big Apple, Shim Sham, Lindy Hop, Shag, Balboa and Jive.  Led by original founder Simon Selmon [https://www.swingdanceuk.com/simon-selmon/] and his partner Anna Selmon. [https://www.swingdanceuk.com/about-us/anna-lambrechts/]

edinbop - swing & blues dancing in edinburgh

Founded in 2006, Edinbop offers dance classes, social dancing and related activities for Swing and Blues dancing in Edinburgh, Scotland. We have regular classes in Lindy Hop & Charleston, Blues dances and Balboa and occasionally also offer Jazz Steps, Collegiate Shag, Laminu / Slow Balboa and more.

all jazzed up

Lindy Hop and Balboa classes, dances and workshops | All Jazzed Up | Reading All Jazzed Up run fun and friendly classes and social dances in Lindy Hop and Balboa for dancers of all levels. So if you’ve never danced a step, or have been swing dancing for some time, we have a class for you.  We also run weekend workshops throughout the year.

the lindy circle

The Lindy Circle - Lindy Hop, Balboa & Charleston

all about swing

Lindy Hop, Balboa, Swing Dance in Birmingham ~ All About Swing We hold lessons for swing dancing in Birmingham and Evesham areas. We also have events around the Midlands area generally. Check out when we run our Classes and Events. Lindy Hop, Jazz Steps and Balboa are the main types of swing dance that we teach to a variety of dancers of all ages and abilities.

portsmouth lindy hop dance classes

Swing dancing is a fantastic way to meet new people, stay fit and learn about the incredible jazz era. Here at Swing 4 all we teach a variety of swing dances including Lindy Hop, Charleston and Balboa. Lindy Hop is the main focus of the Tuesday evening drop-in classes. We teach informal beginners and improvers classes or more progressive learning can be found on one of our courses. Follow us on Instagram or Facebook for recap videos.

swingout manchester

Swing Dancing is a term used for a collection of vintage dances dating from the 1920s/30s/40s which are danced to Swing music. The dances frequently included under this banner are: – The Lindy Hop – Charleston – Jazz – Balboa – Collegiate Shag Each with different origins, these dances found an equal meaning to the music of some of the greatest bands and singers of the early 20th Century including Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb, Duke Ellington and many, many more. After a period of obscurity lasting several decades, a resurgence in Swing Dancing began in the 1980s and has continued to grow in popularity ever since. These highly musical and energetic dances continue to bring joy to many people on the dancefloor and never fail to get the feet of spectactors tapping. What do we do? SwingOut Manchester is an organisation which aims to encourage people to join the fun-filled, energetic and friendly world of Swing Dancing. Launched in 2017, SwingOut Manchester is on a mission to bring the Lindy Hop, Charleston and more to the city of Manchester. Offering weekly classes in these vintage dances as well as lots of opportunities through workshops and socials to get out on the dancefloor, meet new people, and discover the huge community of Swing Dancers across the country and the wider world.

1 to one health & lifestyle management

Glasgow Personal Trainer, Paul Rutherford has a wealth of experience in the fitness industry spanning over fifteen years. During this time he has been the manager of several large city centre gyms. This has enabled him to critically appraise the best and the worst aspects of fitness training.As someone who has always enjoyed helping people, he relishes one-to-one training, bringing together his sporting knowledge and his enjoyment of helping people.As someone who has always enjoyed helping people, he relishes one-to-one training, bringing together his sporting knowledge and his enjoyment of helping people.Combine this with a passion for helping others to achieve their potential and his ability to establish a rapport with his clients that makes every training session an experience personal-trainer-glasgow-untitled6 Paul Rutherford (born 14 February 1970) is a Scottish powerlifter. He was the 2010 World Unequipped Powerlifting Champion.[1] Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he developed meningitis as an infant which severely affected his immune system and stunted his growth. As a result he was short and very underweight as a child. Rutherford began weight training after being bullied at school. In 1985, aged 15, and at a body weight of only 79 pounds (36 kg) he took up the sport of powerlifting. He competed as junior lifter until 1989. The 5 ft 6in personal trainer won 11 championship titles from 1986 to 1990 but then retired. In March 2007 he promised his nine-year-old son he would make an improbable comeback after watching the film Rocky Balboa, starring Sylvester Stallone, which was all about Rocky being older but making a ring comeback. In 2007 he achieved a silver medal at the European Powerlifting championships,[2] and then bronze at the 2009 World Championships. In 2010 he finally achieved his dream of becoming World Powerlifting Champion at the age of 41. He again won the World Championships for a 2nd time in November 2011. His Daughter Hayley Rutherford (15) and his son Ryan Rutherford(14) also won their respective divisions at the World Championships. Paul Rutherford Paul’s Accomplishments Career titles Scottish Champion 1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,2008,2010,2011,2013 British Junior Champion 1989 British Masters Champion 2010,2011,2013 European Silver medallist 2007 World Bronze Medallist 2009 World Champion 2010 World Champion 2011 European Champion 2013 World Champion 2013 World Champion 2015 World Silver Medallist 2018 World Champion 2019 World Champion 2021