Community Events, Classes, Workhops and Festivals

"We had a great day! Our Brownies particularly loved the dancing lessons (Charleston etc) with a London Dance Society.  We kept going back, at the Brownies' request, and the two instructors were fantastic with the girls."  
Alison Lawlor (39th Cambridge Brownies)

"It was great to work with you... You planned the sessions perfectly to give shape and variety to the day; you were brilliant at getting people involved even in unpromising situations and the enjoyment of the visitors (of all ages) experienced was evidence that you were able to make dancing in public unthreatening and achievable. It was a fantastic week - thank you both so much!" Richard Woff (The British Museum)

"Get Hip, Stay Cool" at The British Museum - May 2008

"Thank you so very much indeed for your wonderful participation in our Christmas Party at St James Palace. Your lovely contribution was appreciated by young and old alike... We are so grateful to you for giving such pleasure to such deserving people." Richard Heywood (The Not Forgotten Association for the Ex-Service Disabled)

"Many thanks for the wonderful dance event; the Couture Christmas evening was a great success. You and your partner were brilliant with the audience who were utterly enthralled... I think if we had had twice the space for the dance floor we would have filled it!" Mary Le Comte (Programme Manager, V&A Museum)

"It was a great pleasure to work with you as ever - the event ran smoothly due to your excellent organisation and we were extremely pleased with the 2000 plus turnout" Sue Edwards (RFH Foyer Music Programmer)

"..thank you for the great evening's entertainment... a splendid evening" Katy Baxter

"...fabulous... excellent... great feedback" Anne Hunt, Festival Director ArtsWorldWide

"Your work this week has been masterful. The enthusiasm and energy of both the dancers and the musicians is the best testimony of that. I've learned a great deal from you and would relish an opportunity to work together again." (re. Augusta Heritage Center, Virginia USA, summer swing week - Simon special/star guest) Mary Pat Cooney (Dance Coordinator)

"Thank you..for your fabulous performance at the fair. Over 30,000 people attended during the day. The dancing provided a lovely focus for onlookers and got people up and moving in the area round the floor" (Museum of London Jubilee Street Party at Smithfield Market, Lucie Amos (Museum of London))

"A word about Simon Selmon's workshop - Go! I learned from him at Herrang 2000 and I find it's his moves that have still stayed with me. I like his teaching style: not so much routines or endless fine-tuning of basics as it is an assortment of related movements and ideas you can throw into what you already know. Good thinking for arranging another opportunity to learn with Mr Selmon. I'll be there..." (Spontaneous email response to event organiser on hearing Simon to teach in Toronto Canada) C.J. Connor (dancer)

"Thank you for making my birthday party go so fabulously well! You were all so brilliant, entertaining + so impeccably turned out that I'm still getting comments one month later!" (Private birthday party with lesson + taxi dancing) Jody Sallons-Day


"Just a note to say a very big thank-you for your excellent workshops on Monday and your ideas for the whole day. It was a great pleasure to work with you as ever, and we enjoyed the day immensely, as the audience definitely did too from their very positive response and the incrediby crowded dancefloor! I am sending (as separate e-mails) some of the photos/small video clips I took on the day and look forward to working with you again in the future." Easter Mondy Swing! Swing! Swing! Sue and Bev, Royal Festival Hall

"I wanted to say thank you very much for a really enjoyable evening. Everyone had an excellent time, myself included. I thought the early class worked really well and it was great that Nial and our other teacher stayed to dance with us later and teach us new steps. I think you may have a regular crowd re-appearing every Monday! Thanks again", Rachel

"We have had nothing but positive response from the Winter Jump. Everybody enjoyed your classes." Daniel S. Lunt Bårdar Swing Club

"Simon, you are at the top of the tree, " Frank D'Souza

WE HAD SUCH FUN MEETING SIMON AND THE OTHER DANCERS AT BLENHEIM PALACE,
THE DANCING WAS FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!

SO THANKS VERY MUCH FOR ENTERTAINING US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eleanor Watson

Just Jivin' Madison Workshop:
A truly great afternoon - Congratulations - B.C.
Great workshop - really enjoyed it - K.P.
Great fun, Simon was teriffic - C.L.
Would recommend this workshop to all- G.S.
Thoroughly enjoyable - K.M.
Lots of fun - fantastic teacher, lots of humour - Z.T.
Really enjoyed it - M.Y.
Very entertaining and good fun - R.Y.
Excellent fun and very well taught etc etc!! - E.J.