1940S/1950S MUSIC & DANCE
CLUBS/VENUES
HULA BOOGIE
- Monthly South London dance night with music from the 1930s to the
1950s
SOUTH LONDON
PACIFIC -
South London's fab retro Tiki bar and venue
Dames Don't Care
- Organisers of stylish retro events in Switzerland
52nd Street Jump - Lindy hop
in Sussex
Swingland - Organisers
of South London's Savoy Ball
London Swing Dance Society - Classes and long running club in
London's 100 Club
Hellzapoppin - Long running
Camden swing club
Swingtime Dance Co.
- Site for London Swing dance performers/teachers Paul Crook &
Natasha Hall
Caldonias - Swing dance classes and events in Suffolk
Lindy Circle - West London based
Lindyhop and Balboa Classes.
Flyright Dance Company -
Promotors and Performers of Swing dancing in Scotland
Strollin' Steve - DJ, Compere and Promoter of events in and around
Herts and Essex
Brighton Jive - Dance
Classes and events in Brighton.
Leicester Swing Dance Society
South West Swing - For all partner dance events,
classes and workshops in the south west of the UK.
UK-
LISTINGS
Planet Jive -
Excellent online magazine with listings and news on retro dance events
in London and UK
Kaiser L's Jumpin Jive - German
Internet magazine on R&B news events and much more!
Maggies Blue Suede News
- Rock 'n' Roll club news from around the UK
Rod's 1940's Events Calendar - Events around the UK
UK Jive - Modern
Jive and Lindy Hop classes and events in the UK
1940S/1950S RELATED SITES
CC41.NET- UK WW2 Homefront re-enactors
site.
Twinwood Airfield, where Glenn Miller last stepped foot. Annual
Glenn Miller Festival & The Glenn Miller Museum.
Retro
Radar - Growing online
resource & magazine site for all things retro - worldwide!
Old
Woogies - Great Italian 1940s/1950s
music enthusiast site
wwiireenacting.co.uk - The online home for WWII Re-enactors in the
UK
MUSIC
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Belli Di Waikiki - Fab Hawaiian rock'n'roll band from Italy!
Slim Slip and the Sliders - Superb rockabilly from the deep south
... of London.Not to be missed!
ONLINE
VINTAGE/RETRO SHOPS
Tattoo Glass - Custom made stain glass windows inspired by tattoo
art.
Kitsch Cushions: Collectable retro
themed cushions for your swanky pad!!
Notorious Kitsch - Fab UK based shop offering the
best kitsch retro gifts from around the world!
Rocacha Clothing
- THE place for zoot suits in the UK.
Retro Glamour Girl - Glamourous flower hair
accessories from the USA
Scissor Happy -
Fab online shop for vintage and repro sewing patterns
Guys & Dolls Vintage - San Francisco based
vintage and retro attire and gifts.
Bath Grrl -
handmade soaps to the best ingredients
PEOPLE
Tony Rusecki
Photography
Nina's Hair Parlour - UK's first and only Vintage
hairstyling salon
TECHNICAL
CREDITS
Button Generator - used to generate the buttons used on the site.