Our story Bringin' it back
The Swing Era is an exciting vibrant dance school in Birmingham with a passion for vintage lindy hop and authentic swing dance music. We describe Lindy Hop as the mother of all swing dances but we love them all even if our main focus is the Lindy Hop.
The Swing Era was founded by dancer and musician Martyn Nelson in 2014. Once Martyn had found swing dancing in 2008 there was no turning back… Looking back at his dance journey Martyn has loved every second of it. He decided that “if everyone danced the world would be a better place, everybody should experience the gift of dance at least once in their lives.” His passion made the decision to set up The Swing Era an easy one.
The Swing Era has been dedicated ever since to bring swing dancing to people from Birmingham and beyond. The school started with one weekly drop-in class, but Birmingham’s passion for Lindy Hop made sure Martyn had to expand to keep up with the demands. Martyn’s dream has always been to promote not only dancing, but dancing to live music as well: “There is nothing better than dancing to live music”. So he started his own swing dance band ‘Martyn Nelson and the Rhythm Remedies’ in 2016 which regularly play at local and national events.
Today The Swing Era caters for its large, friendly and passionate community of diverse dancers by offering 6-week courses, drop-in classes, private lessons, day workshops in swing dance and authentic jazz, performance groups and regular social.
Martyn’s pal Scott Cupit assists Martyn these days as the growth has meant Martyn was in need of some support to meet the requirements and demands of this amazing community. We also have a great support team (can’t do without you Glenn) and a wealth of talented teachers who are an amazing collective and hope you join us soon.
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The Swing Era team
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Drop-in classes · 6-week courses
Private lessons · Day workshops
Regular socials