Swing Dance Cumbria

Swing Dance Cumbria We are a community, not-for-profit organisation in Cumbria offering fun and friendly dance classes in different swing dance styles. Come and give us a go!

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Lindy Hop, Balboa, Blues, Charleston, Collegiate Shag and more. We'd love to dance with you.

Swing Into Spring!Ever wanted to Lindy Hop like they did in the movies? Come and put a proper spring in your step!Learn ...
19/03/2026

Swing Into Spring!

Ever wanted to Lindy Hop like they did in the movies? Come and put a proper spring in your step!

Learn swing dancing with a friendly bunch, move your body, meet people, and leave feeling ridiculously cheerful.

Our next Fundamentals course starts Wednesday 1st April 2026 at Penrith Parish Rooms (St Andrew's Churchyard, Penrith). Just £18 for a 4 week block! Come dance with us.

Book online:
www.swingdancecumbria.co.uk

08/02/2026

We’re having so much fun learning with Rob and Tina all day in Penrith today. Next up: Hot Charleston!

What's on this week:On Wednesday we have 3 classes plus our social dance time.Bal Pals; we are continuing our Intro To B...
03/02/2026

What's on this week:

On Wednesday we have 3 classes plus our social dance time.

Bal Pals; we are continuing our Intro To Balboa journey this week at 6pm. This will progress you to book onto our Balboa workshop with Rob and Tina this Sunday 8th February!

Caroline and Chris continue with triple steps in Fundamentals Lindy Hop at 7pm. We are now progressing to 8 count Lindy moves!

Everyone is now able to try out social dancing and so our fundamentals practice time is now moving into social dance time, where you get to try out your dancing in the wild!

Christine and Chris are teaching swivels and looking more at swing outs in Improvers. Improvers class starts slightly later than previously at 8:15pm to accommodate the social dance time.

Our AWESOME AND INCREDIBLE workshop with Rob and Tina from Swing Dance Leeds is on this Sunday; we have workshops for all levels in 3 different dance styles. If you want to join us, take a look at the workshop event page on our website to book in.

Just a reminder that we also have our fortnightly free social at the Crown Lane Cellar bar in Carlisle on Sunday 8th at 7pm. If you’ve done our workshop and still want to dance, this is for you! Grab a drink, watch the dancers, have a natter and enjoy. Do go along if you're free; it’s a lovely opportunity to get to know the other people in our community a bit better, especially if you are newer to dancing with us. We are all very friendly and love chatting and dancing with new dancers!

What’s on this week:On Wednesday we have 3 classes plus our social dance time.Bal Pals; if you would like to start learn...
20/01/2026

What’s on this week:

On Wednesday we have 3 classes plus our social dance time.

Bal Pals; if you would like to start learning Balboa then we are beginning from scratch this week at 6pm. No prior experience needed; all welcome to try it out. This will progress you to book onto our upcoming Balboa workshop with Rob and Tina on 8th February.

Caroline and Chris continue with triple steps in Fundamentals Lindy Hop at 7pm.

Christine and Simon are teaching swivels and looking more at swing outs in Improvers at 8pm.

Just a reminder that we have our fortnightly free social at the Crown Lane Cellar bar in Carlisle on Sunday 25th at 7pm. Do go along if you’re free; Jo is hosting and it’s a lovely opportunity to get to know the other people in our community a bit better, especially if you are newer to dancing with us. We are all very friendly and love chatting and dancing with new dancers!

Tonight! This week we have Fundamentals Lindy Hop at 7pm with Caroline and Chris, followed by Improver Lindy Hop at 8pm ...
14/01/2026

Tonight!

This week we have Fundamentals Lindy Hop at 7pm with Caroline and Chris, followed by Improver Lindy Hop at 8pm with Christine and Simon. Join us afterwards for social dancing until 9:30!

Don’t forget that for this week only, we are downstairs in the Tarn Room at Penrith Parish Rooms. You’ll find us on the ground floor to the right as you walk in.

Come join us; we’d love to dance with you!

Thank you so much to everyone for coming to our first class of 2026; we really hope you enjoyed it!If you have any quest...
08/01/2026

Thank you so much to everyone for coming to our first class of 2026; we really hope you enjoyed it!

If you have any questions, concerns or would like to check anything, please mention this to your teacher at your next class and we will make time to go over anything with you, either in practice time or in the social later on.

Just a quick reminder that next week we will be in the downstairs Tarn Room just for one week only.

We have our first social event of the year this coming Sunday 11th at the Crown Lane Cellar Bar in Carlisle from 7pm. Details are on our website here:

https://www.swingdancecumbria.co.uk/socials

It's completely free to attend!

We really encourage newer dancers to come to our socials as this is at the heart of our entire community; we are social animals and dancing is sociable! Please don't feel intimidated or put off; everyone has been a beginner dancer and we love welcoming you into our gang! If you want to come but are by yourself and a bit shy, let us know in the WhatApp group and we'll make sure you're not alone. We would genuinely love to see you there and dance with you or just have a chat and get to know you more.

Looking forward to dancing with you!

Our new block of 4 week beginner-friendly Lindy Hop classes starts TONIGHT! If you haven't pre-booked, drop-ins are welc...
07/01/2026

Our new block of 4 week beginner-friendly Lindy Hop classes starts TONIGHT!

If you haven't pre-booked, drop-ins are welcome; just pay cash at the desk.

£5 one class
£7 both classes

Held in the heart of Penrith at the Parish Rooms, St Andrew's Churchyard, we offer fun and friendly classes in swing dancing for complete beginners. 2 left feet? No partner? No problem; come give us a try! We'd love to dance with you.

Doors will open tonight from 6:30pm so that we can register all our lovely new dancers for this block.

7pm: Fundamentals class with Chris and Caroline for brand-new dancers and those who want to really nail their basics.

7:45pm: Practice time to consolidate what you learned in class.

8pm: Improver Lindy Hop with Chris and Christine to build on your basics and give you additional tools and ideas to use in your dancing.

8:45pm - 9:30pm: Social dance time!

Address

Penrith Parish Rooms, St Andrew's Place
Penrith
CA117XX

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7:15pm - 9pm
Wednesday 8:15pm - 9pm
Sunday 3pm - 6pm

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