It’s now less than a month until the first ever Cambridge Lindy Exchange! In case you don’t know, this is a whole weekend of events scheduled in Cambridge, with a focus on social dancing. We have lots of people coming to enjoy CLX from London and also from other parts of the country including Oxford, [...]
We’re happy to announce that Registrations are now open for CLX! Registration is only £28 (£25 for CLH Members) and includes entry to the Friday Welcome Night, the CLX Dance on Saturday night, the Saturday After Party, and the Sunday Tea Dance. You can also book in for hosting, and the formal dinner at Newnham [...]
So it is, at last, time for CLH stash! The items we offer are:
For ladies: a turquoise-blue layered top Price: £15
For men: denim blue Hanes t-shirt Price: £12
If you would like to order stash, please email Maria asap. Don’t forget to tell me your size! You can also order items if you come [...]
This week we’re beginning a trial of a new format for our classes, with the Beginner Class at 7.30pm, the Intermediate class at 9pm, and a half-hour social in between. We particularly want to encourage everyone to join us for social dancing, so do come along early if you’re only planning to do the [...]
Calling all leads! If you are thinking about private lessons, there are follows who would like to take a private lesson with a lead, so you can potentially split the costs. Get in touch with Lotte to discuss this. Beginners and experienced dancers alike can benefit from accelerated learning through private tuition, either on a [...]
Keep up to date with all the news about Lindy Hop classes, swing dance events, and jazz in and around Cambridge by subscribing to our email newsletter. Recently we’ve also been including featured items on the history of swing dance, fashion advice, and tips on technique from our Committee members. Maybe you’d even [...]
This week many of our members will be heading to various parts of the country for the term break. However we will be continuing classes during the next few weeks, and starting from this week will switch formats to one General level class from 8pm, followed by our usual social dance from 9-10pm. [...]
Were you unable to catch the Cambridge Lindy Hoppers troupe performing in ‘Elemental’ at the ADC Theatre recently? We’re very grateful to Duncan Grisby for providing a collection of fabulous photos of the performance. Check out the slideshow now: Slideshow (QuickTime / 2 Mb). For best results, right-click on the link and save [...]
We are very lucky to have Mr Bill Borgida visiting Cambridge on his way between workshops in Norwich and Dublin in a few weeks time. He will work with the troupe members in a special class on March the 6th, and then teach our regular classes on March the 7th, after which we will ask [...]
Our last class for 2006 was particularly enjoyable, with a small but enthusiastic group enjoying the Cakewalk Class, and particularly the large Chocolate cake made by Lotte at the end. We will be starting up again on January the 3rd and 10th with general classes, and January the 17th will be the first class of [...]
Lindy Hop spread like wildfire during the 1930s, but it didn’t just spring up out of nowhere. A huge range of dances are considered part of the swing dancing tradition. One of the most important of these was The Cakewalk, which is thought to have been invented on the plantations in the American [...]
We’ve posted a bunch of photos from the Halloween Party in the Gallery. The night was a huge success with the launch of our Intermediate class and loads of people turning out to enjoy all the tricks and treats of Halloween afterwards. The performance troupe showed off a short routine, we all played [...]