Mix & Move: Ballroom and Latin Blend
Beat the wintery blues with a warm and welcoming introduction to ballroom and Latin dancing from legend Jacky Logan.
Showcasing dance styles and dancers from across the globe, Mix & Move is our monthly programme of dance workshops to get you moving to the music.
Jacky Logan is a ballroom dancer, Fitsteps instructor and dance DJ, running ‘Jacky’s Jukebox’ for more than 30 years. Under her superb guidance, learn the steps that form the foundations of popular ballroom and Latin dance styles, ranging from quickstep, waltz and jive to rumba and cha cha.
These sessions will be assisted by Darren Whitby. Darren is a UK, European and International Trophy Equality Dance champion and teaches ballroom and Latin across London.
They are joined by resident dancers Damien Anyasi and Natasha Khamjani, who provide seated adaptations and alternatives for every body so that you can light up the dance floor and discover new rhythms.
You don’t need to be a dancer, nor have experience or a partner: Mix & Move is just about getting together and getting going to the music!
Timings
3pm – 5pm: dance workshop
5pm – 6pm: social dance
Each Mix & Move event offers you the chance to explore different forms of dance, learn new moves and meet new people. Running in blocks of three, come along to get to grips with a dance style for two sessions, and then break out your moves in the final social dance session, celebrating the sounds and the moves of the dance.
Jacky Logan has been campaigning for over 30 years to make ballroom and Latin dancing between same-sex partnerships acceptable in all ballroom dance venues across the country. In 2020, she was awarded a BEM (British Empire Medal) for her contribution to services to same-sex ballroom dancing.
Need to know
For your visit
This event is held at the The Clore Ballroom Southbank Centre
The Clore Ballroom is open six days a week.
Tuesday, 10am – 6pm*
Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
*If we’re hosting a performance, the building will stay open until the event ends.
Plan your visit
The Clore Ballroom is located inside our Royal Festival Hall on Level 2.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
There is step-free access to The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall, via a ramp.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
Next to The Clore Ballroom is our Ballroom Cafe where you can grab a coffee and a piece of freshly made cake. Also on Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.