Ballroom & Latin dance venues
within The Greater London area

Sessions in London tend to have more formal dress than elsewhere. Men are in shirt & tie for modern, women in practice skirts or smart trousers. For latin, men usually wear latin trousers and t-shirts, women in short skirts, leg warmers optional.

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Social Dancers

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• Times and dates: Thursdays 9:00pm - 10:30pm
• Price: £4 per person £5 to include earlier class at 8pm
• Format: Social Dancers - Contact Kenneth Bland on 01273 585 309(evening) or 0208 391 5353(day) or Bill on 0208 542 3059

Grafton-Regal

7 Village Way, Dulwich

• Times and dates: Tuesday 8:30-10:30 , Fridays 8:00-10:00
• Price: £8 per couple
• Format: 2 ballrooms, smaller one for latin. Has 10-15 minutes per dance and repeats, can mix and match between the studios
• Who goes: Senior, Amateur, & Youth couples in that order
• Travel & parking: Easy parking in road, not sure of public transport
• Other Info: Contact Brenda Bishop 020 8464 1020 - Ballroom is smallish can be slippy

Starlight Dance Centre

103/105 Streatham High Rd

• Times and dates: Wednesday 8-10pm Modern only
• Price: £8 per couple
• Format: 10-15 mins of each dance, repeat for the 2nd hour
• Who goes: Mostly amateur of a reasonable standard. Occasional pros and ex-student
• Travel & parking: Parking in nearby roads, may have to walk a bit. BR station about 5 mins away. Studio is easily missed, it's a narrow doorway to a stairwell just before the Police station, somewhere between McDonalds & KFC
• Other Info: Floor can be a bit slippy in places - Contact 020-8769 7314

Borehamwood

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Borehamwood

• Times and dates: Tuesdays & Fridays 8:30-10:30
• Price: £3 per person
• Format: Both disciplines (not sure of order)

Cheam

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Dance Options

8-12 Ewell Rd, Cheam

• Times and dates: Mon, Tues, Thur, Sat, Sun: 8:00-9:30 Modern 9:30-11:00 Latin. Fridays added in the run up to big comps
• Price: £8 per couple. Can buy books of prepaid tickets at a slight discount
• Format: 20 ish minutes of each dance. In busy times there can be up to 5 heats, thankfully there is usually only 1
• Who goes: Mostly amateur, some Pros. Standard is quite high especially before big comps when overseas competitors are in England
• Travel & parking: Cheam BR about 5 mins away (zone 6). Parking on road where available or large car park 2 mins away. Free after 6:30pm
• Other Info: Tel: 020 8770 0011 - Has a main ballroom and a smaller ballroom off it. Good for breaking things down & using mirrors. Serious work place where people do their own thing

Crofton Park

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Rivoli

Crofton Park

• Times and dates: Social Dances on Sunday
• Price: About £5
• Format: Social, mix of sequence, ballroom and latin
• Travel & parking: Gay nights once a month (pink jukebox) mix of ages
• Other Info: Really old building and gorgeous ballroom, worth a visit for nostalgia

Enfield

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Daylight Dancing

North Enfield Conservative Club, 278 Baker Street, Enfield

• Times and dates: Every Tuesday from 1.30-4
• Price: £3.00 to include refreshments
• Format: Tea Dance mixed dances
• Who goes: Over 50's
• Travel & parking: Free parking at back of venue

Hornchurch

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Delmar

Ardleigh Community Centre, 24 Ardleigh Green Rd, Hornchurch

• Times and dates: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30-10:30
• Price: About £7
• Format: Modern first then latin, unless there is noone wanting to do latin, then all modern
• Who goes: Mostly senior, friendly bunch
• Travel & parking: Car park on site
• Other Info: Contact Derek Squires: Floor smallish, unsprung but nice surface. No changing room

Kingston

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Kingston

• Times and dates: Monday; 7:00-10:30
• Price: About £8 per coupleincludes cup of tea
• Format: Modern only, A few dances of each, then repeat. Occasional
• Who goes: Seniors and some amateurs. Standard is very varied
• Travel & parking: 2 Minutes from Kingston BR, located over a bingo club. Parking in side roads or big carpark nearby
• Other Info: Friendly, the only place in London where I got a free cup of tea :) Quite slippy floor

London

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Semley

Upper Floor, No 1 Semley Rd, Norbury, London

• Times and dates: Monday 8-9.30 Latin 9.30-11 Modern - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8.30-10 Latin - Friday 7.30-9 Modern 9-10.30 Latin - Saturday 7.30-10 Latin - Sunday 7-8.30 Modern 8.30-10 Latin
• Who goes: Serious dancers, amateur & pro
• Travel & parking: Parking in surrounding roads, may have to walk, BR station about 5 mins walk
• Other Info: Call 0181 764 8063 - Has smaller ballroom for private hire

Rayleigh

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The Mill

Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh

• Times and dates: Thursday 8.00 pm to 10.30pm
• Price: £3.75 per person
• Format: Social Ballroom and Latin dancing with a very small section of sequence. Music format: two ballroom, two latin alternating so everyone gets a chance to dance
• Who goes: Open to over 16's but in general usually anyone over 40. Made up of social dancers, beginners, medallist and competitors
• Travel & parking: Nearest BR Rayleigh then about a two minute taxi to venue. Easy links by car A129, via A130 and A12, or A129 via A127 and M25 not good for buses. Full maps on website randjdance.co.uk
• Other Info: Essex (01268-762626) - Very large sprung maple floor ballroom, licenced bar - so please do not take own refreshments, ample free parking. Themed evenings throughout year. Partners Corner last Thursday of every month.

Reading

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Southampton Street, Reading

• Times and dates: Tuesday & Saturday 9-10pm ballroom 10-11pm latin
• Price: £3 per person
• Format: Ballroom then latin
• Who goes: Mostly seniors, 1 regular amateur couple, occasional pro
• Other Info: Mary Richardson - Mirrors along both sides. Similar size to Moonglow. Nice floor

Watford

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Moonglow

38a Estcourt Road, Watford

• Times and dates: Monday, Thursday and Sunday 8:30-10:30
• Price: £4 per person
• Format: Used to be mainly ballroom, but seem quite friendly about letting people use ante rooms when they are well known
• Who goes: Some students, ex. students, Amateurs
• Travel & parking: Nearest train is Watford (British Rail from Euston, or Bakerloo to Queens PArk or Harrow Weald then change to BR), then about a 10 minute walk
• Other Info: Ernie & Myra Chatt 01923 225195

Wembley

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Brent Town Hall

Forty Lane, Wembley

• Times and dates: Mondays (students mainly appear around 8pm-11pm )
• Price: £5 per person
• Format: Social: Alternate Latin and Ballroom with a few country/party dances thrown in at end
• Who goes: Mix of ages, has developed a following from IC
• Travel & parking: Parking available
• Other Info: Nice large floor, very friendly www.mrwonderfuldancing.com includes maps