Headway East London’s Dance Marathon is back in town on Saturday (April 28).

The event will move through music eras from 1940s to present day, for a mix of jitter bugging, lindy hopping, clock rocking and electronic.

With a mixture of Charleston shimmies, nineties booty wiggles, gravity defying swing and mind boggling boogie, The Dance Marathon is the only event of its kind in the UK.

Entries are still open to be part of the next big dance craze to sweep the capital and raise some valuable cash for a thoroughly worthwhile charity.

Hackney based Headway East London supports brain injury survivors, their families and carers, across 15 London boroughs. It is London’s only inner city centre offering a variety of services five days a week including family and carer support, a younger persons’ network, outreach, volunteering programme, occupational programme, advocacy and key therapies.

The Dance Marathon is one of the key fundraising events in Headway East London’s yearly calendar and they really go to town on it.

Taking place over eight hours, each hour is themed around a decade, starting with the 1940s and working through to the present day.

Kicking off proceedings are the connoisseurs of swing, Swing Patrol, then moving through the decades to Rock A Billy Rebels vs Lady Luck for some1950s rare grooves to Funk Soul Brothers for a 1960s funktastic fix. Next up is Carwash who will be on-hand for a much needed disco injection for the 1970s midway point.

Then racing through all the final decades, 1980s sees the purveyors of London’s most popular fancy dress night, Club de Fromage, U:Funk offer some 1990s hip-hop and the last two hours commence with Dare from the Glitterbanitz, flashing his sparkly undergarments in a very noughties way, and finally seeing the last hour out and bringing the whole proceedings to a close with a tirade of genres The Fun Fed presents The Final Countdown.

On top of the eclectic soundtrack and energy inducing dance instructors, there will be live bands, interactive entertainment, games, cabaret, stalls, dance troupes and competitions to create a carnival feeling and keep all the participants toes tapping and hips shaking throughout.

To sign up, visit londondancemarathon.org.uk/register-now, raise a minimum of £250, then rock up in your glad rags and best dancing to York Hall in Bethnal Green and have the time of your life.

The event runs from 2pm until 10pm. The suggested charitable donation for spectators is £20 and there is a £10 signup fee.