2017/2018 academic year
Murder Mystery
This year's Murder Mystery was set at the premier of a struggling theatre company's new show, West Street Story. We had great fun figuring out that it was Jonny who killed off our president Paris!
This year's Murder Mystery was set at the premier of a struggling theatre company's new show, West Street Story. We had great fun figuring out that it was Jonny who killed off our president Paris!
Ditch the Stitch
In February we teamed up with Stitch Soc to bring you a night of bow-tie making and dancing. A great night was had by all!
In February we teamed up with Stitch Soc to bring you a night of bow-tie making and dancing. A great night was had by all!
Christmas Social
For the end of 2017 we had our final lesson followed by our Christmas social, complete with festive snacks and lots of dancing! We were also treated to a performance by our fabulous Performance Group. Here's some pictures of the evening.
For the end of 2017 we had our final lesson followed by our Christmas social, complete with festive snacks and lots of dancing! We were also treated to a performance by our fabulous Performance Group. Here's some pictures of the evening.
Dance and Cake
In December we teamed up with Bake Soc to bring you a night of dancing and cake, complete with our own Bake Off competition - congrats to Jeffrey for winning! Here's some snaps from the evening.
In December we teamed up with Bake Soc to bring you a night of dancing and cake, complete with our own Bake Off competition - congrats to Jeffrey for winning! Here's some snaps from the evening.
A Dance Through Rapture
In November we teamed up with the University of Sheffield Horror Society, to bring you a night of swing dancing and a class in special effects prosthetics!
In November we teamed up with the University of Sheffield Horror Society, to bring you a night of swing dancing and a class in special effects prosthetics!
Swing Soc goes to the Big Swing at Cubana!
For our first social of the new year, we headed down to Cubana Tapas bar in Leopold Square, to take part in the 4th anniversary of their Big Swing night. We were so glad to see the amount of society new comers who attended, and we hope you had as fun a night as we did!
For our first social of the new year, we headed down to Cubana Tapas bar in Leopold Square, to take part in the 4th anniversary of their Big Swing night. We were so glad to see the amount of society new comers who attended, and we hope you had as fun a night as we did!
Give It A Go 2017
We had great fun at our Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz and Charleston Give It A Go sessions, and look forward to seeing you all lessons! Here are some shots of your amazing dance moves!
We had great fun at our Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz and Charleston Give It A Go sessions, and look forward to seeing you all lessons! Here are some shots of your amazing dance moves!
2016/2017 Academic year
Murder Mystery Party
We had great fun at our Murder Mystery party, organised by our fabulous social secretaries Viktor and Paris. Intro week Give it a Go's
We started a new academic year with an amazing turn out on our GIAGs! Over 100 people came to try Lindy Hop and Charleston and they did very well! We're looking forward to seeing many new faces on our regular weekly classes! |
Summer Social 2017
Our summer social was the perfect ending to a jam-packed year of dancing! Complete with photo booth, solo-jazz class from Alex Sainsbury and live music from FriNJE! |
2015/16 Academic year
End of Year Dance/ Solo Jazz Class
We had a great time and a fantastic solo jazz class from the wonderful Matt Lane, and live music from our University's very own Improv Jazz ensemble! Platform Performance Festival
Again we performed as part of the Platform festival, raising money for Cavendish Cancer Care. We showcased two performances and put on a beginners class for the spectators! Christmas Party!
We all had a lovely evening at Cubana - eating a delicious (and huge!) tapas buffet followed by social dancing. It was great to see lots of people social dancing for the first time! Jam Jar
Jam Jar returned to our SU and we had a great time dancing to the sound of our very own University bands! Activities Fair 2015
Spreading the word to lots of potential new members! |
Murder Mystery
Our second ever murder mystery social was a great success! Our very own social sec Chris wrote the story himself, set in a 1930's 'Swingers' casino. An evening of mystery, food, dancing and music commenced! Refreshers Fair
Attracting new members into the society for the start of our second semester of 2016! Collegiate Shag Workshop
Lots of our members enjoyed learning a different style of swing for the first time! Autumn Semester Give It A Go's
A whole new batch of people introduced to the world of Swing, hooray! |
2014/15 Academic Year
End of year dance
We had a lovely afternoon of dancing and cake at Crookes Social Club, with music by the brilliant Phil Lyons and the New Vintage Band! Seven Hills Hop 2015
The 2nd annual Seven Hills Hop was a huge success! With a day of workshops from international teachers, 2 brilliant socials with live bands, and dancers from all over the country - a great time was had all round. With thanks to Source Photography for these brilliant photos. Dancing on the concourse
To promote the return of the SU Swing night Jam Jar. Christmas social @ Bloo 88
We all had a great night of pizza and dancing to celebrate the end of term, accompanied by the wonderful Sheffield University Improv Jazz band. SingSoc Swings! 22/11/14
We were invited by the award-winning Sheffield University Singers Society to make a guest appearance at their concert titled "SingSoc Swings"! We had a great time performing for them in the beautiful surroundings of our very own Firth Hall. Watch the videos of us performing here. Activities Fair 2014
We had so much fun showcasing swing to lots of potential new members for this upcoming year! |
Picnic in the park
When summer arrived in Sheffield we took the opportunity for a picnic and of course some dancing in the beautiful Weston Park. Jam Jar 24/04/15
Our SU Swing night - this time with music from Sheffield University Jazz Orchestra. 19/03/15 Murder Mystery
We all had a killer evening at our 1920's themed Murder Mystery evening, complete with photo booth! With thanks to Yorkshire Party Booth for the brilliant photos. Platform Performance 2015
We ran a workshop and showcased two routines for Platform Performance festival - a weekend of performances in the SU for local charity Cavendish Cancer Care. Our performance went down so well that we won the award for Best Dance Act of the weekend! Watch our routines here and here. Jam Jar returns
Our SU Swing night was back with a bang on 27/02/15, with music by Sheffield University Big Band. Ceilidh performance! 29/11/14
We performed for Sheffield Uni Ceilidh Soceity at their Friday night Ceilidh at the Edge! Video of the performance is here. Give it a go!
We had an unbelievable turnout of 80 people to all of our GIAG sessions this year. Thats more than 200 people introduced to the world of Swing! |
2013/2014 Academic Year
'Seven Hills Hop' Swing weekend
In February we ran an amazing weekend of swing workshops and socials, right here in Sheffield for the first time!! The event was such a success that it will be running again in 2015. With thanks to Source Photography for these brilliant photos. Christmas Platform Dance Showcase
Our very own performance group showing off their talents after only a few weeks of rehearsals! |
End of year social @ Bloo 88
We all had a great night of dancing upstairs at Bloo 88 to round off a fantastic year! |
2012/2013 Academic Year
I-Charleston Sheffield - Part I
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I-Charleston Sheffield - Part II
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I-Charleston in the making:
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Burton Street social:
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