London ballroom dance venues

Here is an on line diary of balls and ballroom dance venues in London for ballroom and Latin dancers who want to meet and dance with other dancers at glamorous London balls and dances. Only ballroom dance venues are on this site, not lessons or dance schools. All are within Greater London, UK. Anyone can  join, it's free, there's no advertising, and if you join you will get e-mail updates which tells you when a  new dance events has been listed. You can  unsubscribe at any time

We give information on ticket prices, how and where to buy them, how to get to the venue by public transport, bar prices, the type of music that will be played and a description of the dance band. I haven't listed most of the scores of tea dances that happen in Greater London every week which  are generally held on Monday to Friday afternoons, and cost around £5 which includes a cup of tea. Many of the best ones  are tea dances run by Mr Wonderful who has a website with a list of all his tea dances.

 www.mrwonderfuldancing.com/danceprogramme.html

The purpose of my web site is to make available information about places for ballroom dancers to go, meet like minded people who like dancing, and dance. I don't do any kind of social introduction programme, but I do hope this web site will help and encourage both proficient and would new dancers to go out and try some new places and venues in London.

I welcome information on any venues which our readers  think is suitable to include on this web site. Please e- mail me details, and I will check them out. My e mail address is 

georgetudorhart@hotmail.com 

I attempt to visit the all of these venues myself. I  take photos and post them onto this site to give our members a better idea of what the various places are like. I  also write a brief subjective review about how I found the decor, drinks, food, cloakroom, dancing, atmosphere and my fellow guests- which sometimes  offends. Anyone  may, of course, enter their own comments about any venue on this site, and provided it is constructive criticism, it will be accessible for all to read. 

Our definition of 'Ballroom dances' to qualify for listing includes waltz, quickstep, tango and slow foxtrot and also the Latin dances- rumba, cha cha, jive and samba. If it's a particularly spectacular event we also occasionally list some lindy hop, swing and argentinean tango venues, especially if they are in period dress or black tie events, have live music  and if some ballroom dancing is possible within the style of the music to be played. 

George Tudor Hart