Commissioned for BBC Radio 2’s Dance season, Len Goodman explores the origins and the renaissance of Swing dance in the UK. The Strictly Come Dancing star takes us on a musical journey, beginning with New York’s Savoy Ballroom, where it all began in the 1930s, to the present day thriving Lindy Hop dance scene.

Broadcast date: December 2011

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