Routines
OPEN LEVEL
Swing Stroll
Date: Saturday 1st February 2025
About: Choreographed by Ryan Francois this is a lovely smooth stroll danced to Baby Just Cares for Me by Nina Simone
Time: 11.30am-1.30pm
Venue: The New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester (Jubilee Hall)
Cost: £20; £10 for students and/or under 21s
To book: email chichesterLH@gmail.com to secure your spot
Shim Sham
Date: Saturday 22 February 2025
About: Original 40s choreography from Harlem continues to be danced across the globe. Danced to Ain’t What you Do
Time: 11.30am-1.30pm
Venue: The New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester (Jubilee Hall)
Cost: £20; £10 for students and/or under 21s
To book: email chichesterLH@gmail.com to secure your spot
Jitterbug Stroll
Date: Saturday 28 June 2025
About: Choreographed by Ryan Francois in the 90s this routine encompasses a number of the many solo jazz steps. Performed in a circle, it’s a really fun, laughter inducing, sociable solo dance and regularly played at our socials
Time: 11.30am-1.30pm
Venue: The New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester (Jubilee Hall)
Cost: £20; £10 for students and/or under 21s
To book: email chichesterLH@gmail.com to secure your spot
Swing Stroll
Date: Saturday 6th December 2025
About: Choreographed by Ryan Francois this is a lovely smooth stroll danced to Baby Just Cares for Me by Nina Simone
Time: 11.30am-1.30pm
Venue: The New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester (Jubilee Hall)
Cost: £20; £10 for students and/or under 21s
To book: email chichesterLH@gmail.com to secure your spot
INTERMEDIATES
Dean Collins Shim Sham: part 1
Date: Saturday 5 April 2025
About: Dean Collins took the Lindy Hop being danced in the Savoy ballroom on the East Coast over to the West Coast, developing a unique, and super smooth Hollywood/LA style.
The Dean Collins Shim Sham is his stylish take on the original Shim Sham. Another fantastic intermediate’s solo jazz dance to add to your repertoire.
Time: 11.30am-1.30pm
Venue: The New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester (Jubilee Hall)
Cost: £35 for both sessions, or £20 a single session; students and/or under 21s £17.50 for both sessions or £10 for just one session
To book: email chichesterLH@gmail.com to secure your spot
Dean Collins Shim Sham: part 2
Date: Saturday 12 April 2025
About: Dean Collins took the Lindy Hop being danced in the Savoy ballroom on the East Coast over to the West Coast, developing a unique, and super smooth Hollywood/LA style.
The Dean Collins Shim Sham is his stylish take on the original Shim Sham. Another fantastic intermediate’s solo jazz dance to add to your repertoire.
Time: 11.30am-1.30pm
Venue: The New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester (Jubilee Hall)
Cost: £35 for both sessions, or £20 a single session; students and/or under 21s £17.50 for both sessions or £10 for just one session
To book: email chichesterLH@gmail.com to secure your spot
Mama’s Stew
Date: Saturday 14 June 2025
About: A fun, fast routine – with its roots firmly in the original lindy scene of the 30s & 40s. It was often used by Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers as a warm up to get them in the groove for further dancing. Mama Lou & The Packets also regularly performed the routine, with Louise ‘Mama Lou’ Parks being a key dancer bringing the Lindy Hop into the 21st Century. Mama’s Lou was the former hostess of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, and a passionate dancer and performed.
Time: 11.30am-1.30pm
Venue: The New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester (Jubilee Hall)
Cost: £20; £10 for students and/or under 21s
To book: email chichesterLH@gmail.com to secure your spot
Tranky Doo: Part 1
Date: Saturday 11th October
About: Along with the Shim-Sham and the Big Apple, the Tranky Doo completes the holy trinity of the original swing-era jazz routines. There are many unknowns about this routine- what we do know, however, is that it was named after a chorus girl called Tranky Doo who would do a fall-off-the-log into a shuffle into boogies to exit the stage after performances (the now famous start of this routine). Danced to Ella Fitzgerald’s Dipsy Doodle.
We’ll be covering the first half of the routine in this session.
Time: 11.30am-1.30pm
Venue: The New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester (Jubilee Hall)
Cost: £35 for both sessions, or £20 a single session; students and/or under 21s £17.50 for both sessions or £10 for just one session
To book: email chichesterLH@gmail.com to secure your spot
Tranky Doo: Part 2
Date: Saturday 18th October
About: Along with the Shim-Sham and the Big Apple, the Tranky Doo completes the holy trinity of the original swing-era jazz routines. There are many unknowns about this routine- what we do know, however, is that it was named after a chorus girl called Tranky Doo who would do a fall-off-the-log into a shuffle into boogies to exit the stage after performances (the now famous start of this routine). Danced to Ella Fitzgerald’s Dipsy Doodle.
We’ll be covering the second half of the routine in this session, and putting the two sections together.
Time: 11.30am-1.30pm
Venue: The New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester (Jubilee Hall)
Cost: £35 for both sessions, or £20 a single session; students and/or under 21s £17.50 for both sessions or £10 for just one session
To book: email chichesterLH@gmail.com to secure your spot