Blog | Mersey Swing CIC

Dec 9, 2020
1 min

Part 1: From the Palm House, to your house! Learn some basics

Rounding off what has been an... interesting year to say the least, Mersey Swing teamed up with the Palm House, Sefton Park to host a ser...

Hannah Anderson

Nov 11, 2020
2 min

Share your classes with Mersey Swing

Are you a Swing Dance teacher with an online program? We're all having to improvise during this time of Covid, and whilst we're unable to...

Ways to dig deep into Lindy Hop and Jazz History

Hannah Anderson

Oct 8, 2020
2 min

Ways to dig deep into Lindy Hop and Jazz History

We recently had Shelby Johnson give an excellent and inspiring talk on Jazz and Lindy Hop history (we can't wait to have him back!). Some...

Hannah Anderson

Sep 30, 2020
4 min

Covid-19 Update: 1st October

We all love to dance and want to get back to dancing as soon as possible, and we need to do this safely for everyone. We want to create a...

Hannah Anderson

Aug 28, 2020
3 min

Covid-19 Update: Sept 2020

We'd like update everyone with what you can expect from Mersey Swing for the next little bit...

Hannah Anderson

Jul 24, 2020
1 min

How Can I hear More Jazz?

So you've been to a dance class, or you're just really intrigued by Jazz and want to know more? Well, you've come to a good place! Mersey...

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