Welcome to Lindy Hop, Jive, Jitterbug, Charleston and Everything Swing.

Get in the swing!  RockinRhythm presents Berkshire Swing Dance.
Fun classes and social dance events across Reading.

 

Classes resume for 2025 from 6th January

Swing Dance Styles

Here is some help for you in selecting a class or combination of classes..

Here is a short guide to our regular class structure to help you to chose the elements of swing dancing that you want to focus on.

  • JIVE classes focus on 6-count figures, mostly single-time swing for more up-tempo tracks.  (We use a lot of Rock 'n' Roll and Rhythm & Blues on Mondays.)

  • JITTTERBUG classes are geared around double-time footwork and incorporate Charleston variations and sometimes more.

  • LINDY HOP sessions are where we mainly teach triple-time footwork, generally to medium tempo jazz, and take plenty of time to explore the core 8-count variations such as swing-outs.

Swing dancers often mix and mingle all of these elements to suit the moment.  We make the journey easier for you by having a clear focus for each teaching track.

We dance other styles although we mainly teach those through private tuition and workshops.