Dance Style Descriptions and Event Coverage

Use these pages to find out how many dance events we have listed in your chosen dance style. You can see our coverage by dance style or region. The third tab contains a short description of each Dance Style and Event Type currently listed. Others will be added as the website expands.

Please be aware that the numbers will not necessarily “add up”, since events may be of interest to dancers of more than one style, and organisations may have more than one role (such as event organiser and DJ).

Swing

We currently have 382 organisations who promote their swing dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 210 Dance Teachers, 41 Band/Soloists, 104 DJs, 2 Callers and 102 Performance Groups

We also have 1952 swing dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show swing dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 353 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 196 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 128 forthcoming Swing events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 167 forthcoming Swing events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 168 forthcoming Swing events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 256 forthcoming Swing events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 177 forthcoming Swing events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 12 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 23 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 173 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 90 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 18 forthcoming Swing events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 76 forthcoming Swing events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 36 forthcoming Swing events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Jive

We currently have 506 organisations who promote their jive dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 278 Dance Teachers, 52 Band/Soloists, 168 DJs, 6 Callers and 100 Performance Groups

We also have 3761 jive dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show jive dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 436 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 394 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 461 forthcoming Jive events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 53 forthcoming Jive events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 514 forthcoming Jive events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 625 forthcoming Jive events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 426 forthcoming Jive events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 38 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 31 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 218 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 242 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 63 forthcoming Jive events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 124 forthcoming Jive events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 84 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Northern Ireland

There are 47 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Northern Ireland region

Europe

There are 3 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Europe region

Other Non UK

There are 2 forthcoming Jive events listed in the Other Non UK region

Ballroom

We currently have 342 organisations who promote their ballroom dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 210 Dance Teachers, 35 Band/Soloists, 64 DJs, 9 Callers and 63 Performance Groups

We also have 3578 ballroom dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show ballroom dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 724 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 254 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 627 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 35 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 263 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 402 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 228 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 12 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 118 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 285 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 257 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 89 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 93 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 24 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Northern Ireland

There are 166 forthcoming Ballroom events listed in the Northern Ireland region

Other Non UK

There is 1 forthcoming Ballroom event listed in the Other Non UK region

Latin (Ballroom)

We currently have 310 organisations who promote their latin (ballroom) dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 203 Dance Teachers, 29 Band/Soloists, 66 DJs, 5 Callers and 70 Performance Groups

We also have 3332 latin (ballroom) dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show latin (ballroom) dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 645 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 238 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 588 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 47 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 201 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 384 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 237 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 11 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 81 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 311 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 223 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 98 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 86 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 15 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Northern Ireland

There are 166 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) events listed in the Northern Ireland region

Other Non UK

There is 1 forthcoming Latin (Ballroom) event listed in the Other Non UK region

Latin American

We currently have 386 organisations who promote their latin american dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 318 Dance Teachers, 31 Band/Soloists, 119 DJs, 4 Callers and 137 Performance Groups

We also have 3100 latin american dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show latin american dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 594 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 274 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 377 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 218 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 105 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 482 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 277 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 8 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 41 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 226 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 149 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 190 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 22 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 11 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Northern Ireland

There are 121 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Northern Ireland region

Europe

There are 2 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Europe region

Other Non UK

There are 3 forthcoming Latin American events listed in the Other Non UK region

Folk/Country

We currently have 263 organisations who promote their folk/country dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 69 Dance Teachers, 70 Band/Soloists, 9 DJs, 56 Callers and 44 Performance Groups

We also have 563 folk/country dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show folk/country dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 68 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 38 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 52 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 10 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 13 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 12 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 56 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There is 1 forthcoming Folk/Country event listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 88 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 21 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 85 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 66 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 43 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 10 forthcoming Folk/Country events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Historical

We currently have 41 organisations who promote their historical dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 18 Dance Teachers, 3 Band/Soloists, 5 DJs, 6 Callers and 15 Performance Groups

We also have 81 historical dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show historical dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There is 1 forthcoming Historical event listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 11 forthcoming Historical events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

South

There are 12 forthcoming Historical events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

Central - North West

There are 19 forthcoming Historical events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 2 forthcoming Historical events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

North West

There are 35 forthcoming Historical events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

Scotland

There is 1 forthcoming Historical event listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Non Partner

We currently have 222 organisations who promote their non partner dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 190 Dance Teachers, 17 Band/Soloists, 30 DJs, 5 Callers and 108 Performance Groups

We also have 1195 non partner dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show non partner dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 256 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 70 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 75 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 59 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South West

There are 44 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the South West region which includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

South

There are 103 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 397 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Central - North West

There are 27 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 42 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

Yorkshire

There are 20 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Yorkshire region which includes North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

North West

There are 41 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the North West region which includes Cumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Westmorland.

North East

There are 33 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 28 forthcoming Non Partner events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Other Cultures

We currently have 105 organisations who promote their other cultures dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 84 Dance Teachers, 6 Band/Soloists, 4 DJs, 1 Caller and 77 Performance Groups

We also have 256 other cultures dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show other cultures dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 16 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There are 48 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 56 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

London

There are 47 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the London region which includes Central London.

South

There are 17 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 5 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Central - North West

There are 33 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 5 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

North East

There are 22 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Scotland

There are 6 forthcoming Other Cultures events listed in the Scotland region which includes All of Scotland.

Other Non UK

There is 1 forthcoming Other Cultures event listed in the Other Non UK region

Percussive

We currently have 55 organisations who promote their percussive dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 47 Dance Teachers, 3 Band/Soloists, 2 DJs, 4 Callers and 47 Performance Groups

We also have 32 percussive dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show percussive dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South East

There are 9 forthcoming Percussive events listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

North East

There are 23 forthcoming Percussive events listed in the North East region which includes Cleveland, County Durham, Humberside, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.

Traditional Side

We currently have 39 organisations who promote their traditional side dance events on AreYouDancing, together with 24 Dance Teachers, 7 Band/Soloists, 1 DJ, 6 Callers and 38 Performance Groups

We also have 87 traditional side dance events listed on AreYouDancing. Please select a region to display the What's On page filtered to show traditional side dance events in the region you have selected.

Central - South West

There are 29 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the Central - South West region which includes Avon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Central - South East

There is 1 forthcoming Traditional Side event listed in the Central - South East region which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

East Anglia

There are 3 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the East Anglia region which includes Cambridgeshire, Essex, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

South

There are 7 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the South region which includes Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

South East

There are 18 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the South East region which includes Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

Wales

There are 10 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the Wales region which includes All of Wales.

Central - North West

There are 16 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the Central - North West region which includes Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Central - North East

There are 3 forthcoming Traditional Side events listed in the Central - North East region which includes Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.