Swing Tyne
Shake off the end-of-week-blues with our brand new, swingin’ Sunday afternoon social!
Join Swing Tyne for a free swing dance taster class, then swing out to a live set from Magpies of Swing, plus DJs playing the hottest dance music of the 1920s, ’30s, ’40s and ’50s – big band swing, jazz manouche, jumpin’ jive, rockin’ rhythm ‘n’ blues.
Doors midday, taster class 12.30, band about 1.30, finish about 4!
Fully-licensed bar, non-dancers welcome.
Entry by donation – Pay As You Feel
This Saturday, picking up from Paula and Toni’s legendary swing dance night, DJ Murray Rose will be hosting a new night of dancing at the Easington Minners Welfare Hall- featuring live music from your favourites, the Magpies of Swing!
Originally built in 1929 in the heart of the former mining community, with state of the art dance floor- one of the biggest sprung dance floors in County Durham- the centre still remains open providing vital facilities for its community.
Murray Rose is the selector, bring the choicest sides from 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s, including jazz, swing and blues, all perfect for cutting some rug!
The Magpies of Swing are a collective of swing dancers, making music for you to dance to. “Giving the hits and near-misses of the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s the hottest work out since the Palomar Ballroom in L.A. burnt down(*)”, the Magpies play tunes and songs from Duke Ellington and Count Bassie, Ella Fitzgerald and Fats Waller and more besides.
For more info and for tickets, please contact Murray Rose by;
EMAIL: york1940sdance@btinternet.com
TEXT: 07889065737
You can also purchase tickets on the door.
Don’t forget to join our WhatsApp community if you are looking for lifts and car shares to the event
(*quote from Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here blog.)
Put this event in your calendars now! Our friends at DUSS are hosting a night of social dancing featuring live music from the Magpies of Swing
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Tickets are now on sale for the DUSS October Ball! All swing dancers of all levels are invited. This event is aimed at giving newbies a taste of a proper social dance! So please come along and show off your skills, and dance with lots of our new beginners too.
Snacks will be provided but please bring some food or non-alcoholic drinks for the sharing table if you can.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Link: duss.dancecloud.com/dance/38350
This week at Swing Tyne we have our normal Lindy Hop and Balboa classes at Summerhill and St Matthew’s. Both fundamentals classes are suitable for complete beginners so now is a great time to try something new!
Sadly there will be no live music for social dancing but the Magpies will return in October!
Don’t forget that Hoodoo Blues Belta Blues weekend is this week as well, featuring top teachers and great live blues music for 3 nights at The Globe
https://facebook.com/events/s/belta-blues-and-fusion-dance-w/377338145309808/
Tonight sees the return of our regular schedule of classes, with Lindy hop at Summerhill and Shag up at St Matthew’s. We hope you enjoyed our summer programme and tried something new!
Don’t forget we also have our Beginners Lindy hop workshop on Sat 27th Sept if you’re looking to jump start your dancing!
Tickets for our September Lindy workshop are now live!
This workshop on Saturday 27th Sept is aimed at both beginners and improvers (dancers with less than a year of experience and those who want to work on improving their technique) and will include a deep dive on swingout technique, variations, and some new Lindy Hop moves. The workshop will be taught by Owen and Elise from Swing Tyne
Take a look here for more details:
https://swingtyne.com/2025/08/25/lindyhop-beginners-workshop-sept-2025/
We hope everyone enjoyed our Summer Program this year which has covered Tap, Blues, Lindyhop, Collegiate Shag, Balboa and Mamma’s Stew.
We have lots of events coming up over the next few months so take a look below for details for your diary:
Also, remember to make a note of our monthly regular events
There is also an active Newcastle Swing Dancers community on WhatsApp, speak to Rathish for more information
Remember, if you would like to help out here at Swing Tyne, we are always looking for volunteers to help as it takes lots of energy to run these programs and events. Please see any member of the committee or door host.
Thank you and see you on the dance floor soon!
Saturday 1st November at St. Matthews Church, Summerhill
Save the date, more details to follow
The classes are designed for both improvers and intermediate (Dancers who have been dancing for more than 1 year and also those that want to improve/hone their technique). Or, an opportunity to learn the alternative role to your norm or switch! You will need to know some basic moves to have the best experience (Basic up/down hold with variations, come a rounds, throw-outs and pop turns as these will not be taught).
The workshop will be at:- St Mathews Church Hall, 11 Summerhill Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE46EJ (where we hold weekly balboa and colligate shag classes) It is permit parking round the hall but there is a free carpark 300 m away at NE46HL off Colby Court.
Classes will be run by your Swing Tyne teachers Sarah, Graeme & others TBC.
These will be progressive and ensure that everyone attending will benefit.
Of course, we will explore fundamental techniques and also cover Pure Balboa, throw–out variations, Grape vines, Crossovers and Flow.
No dance partner is required as we will rota partners however a balance of leads and followers is required so there may be a wait list until an opposite role is booked.
The cost of this event will be £15 per person (£7.50 for concessions)
Tickets can only be pre-purchased to ensure that we are within the capacity of the hall. Book via the dance cloud link.
Dancers attending this 1day workshop should then have all the skills ready for the intermediate weekend workshop we’re planning for late January with guest teachers
The class format will be 5 hours of classes in total with regular breaks and a lunch break with 60 minutes social dance at the end where you can hone and practice your moves learnt.
Timetable for the day is:(exact timing are the confirmed)
10:00 doors open for arrivals.
Tea & coffee and warm up exercise
10:15 Lesson 1
11.15 BREAK
11.30 Lesson 2
12;30 break
12;45 Lesson 3
13:45 Lunch
14:45 lesson 4
15:45 BREAK
16:00 Lesson 5
17:00 Social Dancing
18:00 Close
Tea/Coffee and water will be provided. However, we do recommend bringing your own lunch with you as there are just a few Cafes nearby.
Please bring leather soled shoes (not rubber heeled) spare socks and a change of shirt always goes down well if you have been putting in a lot of effort and being considerate of your dance partners.
Concession prices are for those who are students/unemployed, and we ask that anyone who can afford the standard priced tickets please purchase one. We are a not-for-profit charity so every £ paid is used for our dancing community.
No refunds will be given, and No tickets are to be resold (you can re-allocate your ticket). Swing Tyne will try to sell your place and if successful a refund will be issued (up until the September 30th 2025).
Join us on Monday for one of the final tasters of our summer program, we have the fantastic Melissa from Hoodoo Blues teaching blues taster classes at Summerhill this week and next week as well.
Come along to try something new and learn how to dance to slow music!
Check out her blues festival happening right here in Newcastle in September as well!
Swing Tyne