Join us 20 - 22 March 2026
For our annual lindy hop festival, bringing together classes and socials in the wonderful cosy environment of Cambridge. Whether you're a regular member and attendee of our dance events, or this is your first time in Cambridge, we will do our best to make you feel welcome.
This year, we're changing our format to include streams in lindy hop, solo jazz and switching roles in lindy hop, as well as a variety of taster classes. You can build your own festival from this focusing on the skills you want to develop. We look forward to seeing you there.
Teachers
Dancing from the age of 3, she has not stopped spreading her joy and love of dance. Trisha hails from Hertfordshire, UK, and has been teaching since 1997 and on the international scene since 2003. Trisha has built up a reputation for being one of the most influential teachers within the European Swing Scene.
Her teaching style is innovative, dynamic and inspiring. Always engaging and fun, Trisha loves to make people laugh and feel relaxed in her classes. Trisha ensures that class material is detailed and balanced for followers. Trisha’s ability to communicate complex concepts and patterns clearly means students find themselves easily understanding how movements and steps should look and feel. Her focus is to recreate the look of the original dancers of Lindy Hop, mixed with providing followers with drills, technique and musicality. An accomplished musician & experienced in Tap she helps others to understand rhythms and how to improvise within the dance.
Trisha is serious about Swing and helps you get where you want to go!
Parties
We've got 3 social dances over the weekend:
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Friday night taster class 7pm, social 8pm - midnight
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Saturday Night social: 7.30pm - midnight
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Sunday tea dance with cake! 5 - 8pm
T-shirts
Design will be released before tickets go on sale. Pre-order with your ticket.
Tickets
Tickets go on sale at 6.30pm on 1st December 2025
Full passes will include all 3 parties and 7 taught hours: 4 hours of your chosen stream, plus up to 3hrs of taster and themed classes that you can decide on the weekend, giving an opportunity for everyone to hear from each of our teachers. Full passes will cost £135, Social passes will cost £50.
For all our tickets, there is an access to dance code that reduces the ticket price to £100 for those who would otherwise find it difficult, or be unable to attend the event. The code will be published on the ticket purchasing site. If you need a further discount to be able to attend the event, please contact the Safer Spaces team in advance of tickets going on sale.
Sunday Tea Dance tickets will be available on the door (card/contactless only)!
Full Pass Streams
The following are not levels, but are themed around your current engagement, time and how you approach your dancing, choose what fits you! If you have doubts about which track might be best suited for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
Note: All tracks assume you are not new to Lindy Hop itself. A good benchmark is attending your local intermediate classes or above.
Lindy Hop Challenge (V&V, T&E)
You take your dancing seriously and practise outside of just attending socials and local classes. You attend international workshops, enjoy experimenting and may be familiar with varying rhythms. You want to go beyond just learning new moves and want to be challenged in class - you will take what you've learnt with you and add it to your practice sessions. You may already teach, so expect to see some local teachers in this class!
Lindy Hop Switch (V&V)
You have had some experience with dancing the other role, perhaps jumping in during class when there are too many dancers of your primary role present, or you’ve found yourself offering switch dances on the social dancefloor. This stream is for everyone who wishes to solidify their switching skills, while also taking a deeper look at different philosophies that factor into dancing both roles. At a smaller local festival, you would consider signing up for the Intermediate tracks in your off-role.
Lindy Hop Engage (V&V, T&E)
You would like to learn new things and pick up fresh perspectives to improve your social dancing and get the most out of each dance. You enjoy going to socials and some local classes and you've attended some festivals but you don't feel the need (or have the time) to keep practising outside of these.
Solo Jazz (Cati)
You're starting to play with rhythms within your partner dancing and now want to get more comfortable using them in solo. You've been introduced to vernacular jazz moves via routines and solo breakaway. Grooves and rhythms are at the centre of it all! This will be an energetic class with plenty of dancing time and space to find the balance between challenge and acceptance. There will be an emphasis on curiosity, and ultimately feeling more connected to your body, the music, and others in the room.
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