This is what the Evening Standard said about us:

Evening Standard, 17th March 2003

"Very good for aerobic fitness... It's great for putting a stressful day behing you and enjoying yourself" Good Health Magazine

"A great overall workout which tones legs + bums... You can go on your own and get to know people as you are rotating partners... Swing gives you a good workout. I get very hot + sweaty..it's also firmes up my legs + bum + keeps my weight down... Nathalie Foster burnt 265 calories in 1 hour" The Mirror

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.

Shows, Performances and Parties

"I would like to say how delighted everyone was by your set at the Older People's Reference Group event last week. Whilst I think there was only one centenarian there who might have been able to recall the Charleston from personal experience, the vim, verve and range of the performance was enjoyed by all. I would not hesitate to recommendd you to bring some sunshine to any event!" David Holland (Age Concern, Hackney)

"Your fantastic dancing made the show" She's Gotta Have It, - 50s TV special Natasha Kalisz (Talk Back)

"The six strong team performed occasional jaw-dropping moves, short, indvidual Swing dance routines and generally kept the rhythms alive. I especially liked the double dancing routine where Simon danced with two girls at once as it looked great, seemed unusual and particularly well choreographed." - (Swing! Swing! Swing! show, Fairfield Hall, Croydon) Jenny Pearce, Dance 4U Magazine

"the Sugar Foot Stompers delighted the audience with colourful and lively dance routines" - (The Legend of Sinatra, Pier Theatre) Teresa Martin

"Dynamic dance troupe" The Herald

" The dance is wild and exhilarating" - Bob Glanville, article: 'Finding the Groove', 'Prime' Magazine

"Thank you for the talent, hard work and commitment to our Bank Holiday production. A String of Pearls looks like a winner already and it is in no small part due to your generous input." Re. String of Pearls BBC Production Richard Pawelko, Director

"Thanks to all of the Sugarfoot Stompers for their hard work in looking and sounding so good and putting together such a polished and professional performance. Many of the hundreds of feedback forms mentioned the SFS particularly as the 'highlight' of the day and commented on how authentic and enjoyable they found the dancing". Public Record Office open day Eleanor van Heyningen (Senior Events & Exhibitions Coordinator)

"A fabulous cabaret by VIP guests, London Swing Dance Society¹s Lindy Hop Champion Simon Selmon and partner Taina Kortelainen. Their action packed, sassy routines had us all enthralled. From their blues number to their Lindy, Balboa and Shag each very entertaining, well choreographed and cleanly performed. Jenny Pearce, Romford Freestyle

"Simon - thanks so much to you and your lovely partner for all your efforts on Friday night - thanks to you the party was a success" Penny Howard

"I just wanted to drop you a line to say THANK YOU for Saturday... it was a great night and it looked like everyone had a whale of a time - I know I did. The music was fantastic, and we were particularly appreciative of the room decorations. I thought your dance lesson was brilliant and everyone loved it. Also, I have to give you an extra thanks to finally getting my husband on the dance floor (something I've tried in vain to do for 8 years) - and what's more he really enjoyed it, AND I've managed to persuade him to try a monday night at the 100 Club...Thank you again, Catherine" Catherine Catton

Dancing Holidays with the London Swing Dance Society

"Simon was such a charming and encouraging tutor that had he asked us to lay an egg we'd have probably had a damn good try" on learning to dance + 'peck' in Barcelona, Dance Holidays 2000 Mike Gerrard, The Times Weekend

'I'd just like to thank you for helping to give me the holiday of a lifetime in Santa Susana... I felt part of a wonderful group of people... The fabulous night in barcelona, the exceptional Blues night, and all the classes were all part of an experience that I will never forget.' - Mike

Dance Events

"Just want to say had a thoroughly enjoyable eve.... Excellent atmosphere all around.." re. Rhythm Lounge Susan Doherty
"Looking very much forward to Rhythm Lounge again...It's a great invention" re. Rhythm Lounge John Gregg

"It was sheer bliss to watch so many great swingers gathered in one spot! Congratulations on the great show & I couldn't be more glad to be in London " Emily Chong, Singapore

"Thank you so much for all your help and support on Sunday which made Norwood's first ever Dance Marathon a huge success. We have been overwhelmed with calls from people telling us how much they enjoyed themselves and your involvement has really enabled us to help the children and families that need Norwood's support. Norwood Charity event Lucy Swabe - event co-ordinator

"Just a quick email to say thanks for giving myself & my pals (Rick,Jennifer & Gary) a really great time on sat.the lesson,dancing,music,venue,grub & beer all added up to a top class evening & what a good crowd too"
Iain Bruvverbrush

"the night was absolutely brilliant! I already knew I would like it, but I wasn't sure about the others. But everybody was having a really really good time, we were dancing quite a lot and we all definately will come back again. It was certainly a special birthday-swing that we all will remember. Thanks for that', all the best," Inga Böllinghaus

Schools

"Having interviewed Simon before the class really helped the class to relate to him + the dancing... Simon was really well prepared. Every minute used. Was great with children. Staff loved him! MORE PLEASE! Every week please!... The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and learnt that to be a dancer you need to be fit, that exercise can be fun and that men can be dancers! Feedback from children and staff was very positive - you were a hit! "(Re. day's workshop at St Thomas' CE Primary , London, W1 Yrs 4 + 5) Jessica Finer (teacher)

"Thank you for an excellent day - the kids had a ball!... The GCSE girls also achieved 2 x A* grades, 4 A grades and the rest Bs & Cs... 'word is out' and I am getting requests from children not part of the workshop to do a Lindy class with them - it captured their enthusiasm" (Re. workshop for GCSE class + dance group 11-15yrs, Sir Charles Lucas College, Colchester) Jacqui McHugh (teacher)

"Thank you for running a really brillian session. I know that all the teachers really appreciated your professional and interesting ways of introducing them to the steps and gestures of the Big Apple because after you left they were still discussing some of the materials and teaching ideas." Gail Nicoll, Curriculum Adviser for Physical Education.