Oxford Lindy Hoppers is thrilled to welcome you back to the City of Dreaming Spires this summer for what promises to be a special Oxford Lindy Exchange (OLX), as you dance to sensational live Swing music from some of the best musicians in the UK!
Our Friday night venue is the St. Columbas URC in the city, while the Saturday and Sunday events are held in the air-conditioned and award-winning Olivier Hall at St. Edward's School.
Highlights:
Friday
- OLX welcomes you with Corina Kwami & The Swing Selection, St. Columba's URC, Alfred Street
Saturday
- Grand Ball with Ewan Bleach & The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra, The Olivier Hall, St. Edward's School, playing three sets
- 3 x Taster classes
- OLX picnic
Sunday
- Tea Dance with Duncan Hemstock & His All Stars, The Olivier Hall, St. Edward's School
- Journey through Jazz Music: Take a guided stroll through the history of Jazz, starting with gospel music, marches and early jazz before finding their way to Boogaloo, Bossa Nova and Soul.
After-party details to be announced.
Plus excellent DJs, a Board Game corner, Oxford's good vibes, and cake!
We are proud to be an accessible and inclusive festival and have been welcoming dancers from all over the world since 2008!
NOTE: The timings of each event are indicative and subject to change. The final schedule will be confirmed closer to the start of OLX.
REFUNDS
Please ensure you read and understand the refund policy presented to you before completing booking.
Waitlist
If the ticket you want is unavailable, simply add yourself to the waiting list, and you'll be automatically emailed if a space becomes free.
Note: when requesting tickets on Dancecloud, you are requesting all of the tickets you ask for, so Dancecloud will only make you an offer of tickets if it can offer you all of them, i.e. it will treat requests for multiple tickets as a group booking.
To be fair to everyone on the waiting list, you only have a limited amount of time to respond to the email about your ticket becoming available and buying said ticket. See Dancecloud's Event Registration information about how this works.
Safer Spaces
Oxford Lindy Hoppers is part of the STEPS network. By booking, you agree to abide by OLH Safer Spaces Policy. In short, treat everyone with kindness and respect.
About Oxford Lindy Hoppers
OLH is a non-profit community-based swing dance group founded in 2008 and run by volunteers, with a mission to get the people of Oxford swing dancing and honour the dance's history as a vibrant, subversive expression of joy amid segregation, created by Black artists.