Simon Selmon - SwingdanceUK Your partner in learning to Swing dance Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher, Writer & Founder of SwingdanceUK (formerly London Swing Dance Society) Simon's Appearances & Experience: About Simon Film Credits TV Appearances Writing & Publications Museums Schools Theatres, Festivals & Shows Corporate & Promotional Performances with Bands Competitions Dance Camps Press Photo Gallery About Simon Simon Selmon formed SwingdanceUK (formerly the London Swing Dance

Simon Selmon formed SwingdanceUK (formerly the London Swing Dance Society) in 1986 following a trip to NY where he met many original dancers and instantly wanted to share this music & dance that had intoxicated him so much. In 1990 he became a full time Jitterbug, a self employed dancer teaching, promoting live music events and creating a vintage dance experience for mostly people who had never heard or seen of the dance before. He believes whilst the dance has changed over the years it is important to educate about its history & social context. To literally give people the opportunity to experience the joy, fun & satisfaction of a night of social dance. To take them on a journey back to the heyday of dancing to live music in a ballroom or bar. He has worked with many bands and started touring shows in theatres & private parties. Performing was one of the best ways to expose the dance to lots of new people. Now the dance has become more accepted & known his role has changed. He says "Today I see it as sharing some of that original spirit I found in the 'old timers' that I was so privileged to meet. Keeping the traditions of the dance alive whilst taking it into the 21 century."

Simon has choreographed and performed for stage, film & TV. He has been a UK and US dance champion and a World Lindy Hop Judge and has authored two instructional books on Swing dancing and is a regular writer for Dancing Times & his own weekly Swing Notes. He has taught 1000's to dance, and he has travelled internationally to teach and perform. Many of his past students have gone on to become successful teachers and performers themselves.

Most recently he has created a SwingdanceUK members site containing many hours of swing dance class videos for all levels of dancers from beginners upwards, over 280 Swing Notes about the history in today's Swing dance scene and has started to archive his dance memorabilia going back from the beginning of the London Swing Dance Society. Find out more & join today.

Simon is also a member of The Guild of Professional Teachers of Dance, Movement to Music & Dramatic Art (GPTD).

He has an Enhanced DBS Certificate and has completed a Safeguarding in the Further Education (FE) & Training Sector course.

2nd International Piano Boogie Festival, Fontmell Magna
6th Circus Space Festival (performance)
A13 Green Launch for Newham Council
Beating Retreat, Horse Guards Parade
The Big Dance
The Big Lunch at the Olympic Park
Birmingham International Jazz Festival
Pigalle Club, Piccadilly, London (cabaret)
Camden Crawl 2012
Capital Connection
Edinburgh Festival, Vaudeville Cabaret Club
Tour with The Glenn Miller Orchestra UK, including The Barbican (London), The Royal Concert Hall (Glasgow) & The Bridgewater Hall (Manchester) Dec 2008
Glastonbury International Dance Festival
Glenn Miller Concert, Princes Theatre, Torquay
Golden Jubilee street party, Museum of London, Smithfield Market
Harrow Food and Dance Festival 2012
Ignite at the Southbank Centre, Purcell Room (sell-out show, choreographer & dancer)
Innocent Fruits Fete, Regents Park, London
In the Mood for Valentine's, Royal Centre Nottingham and Anvil Basingstoke
Journey Through Jazz at the Lillian Baylis Theatre, Sadler's Wells (own, sell-out show, choreographer & dancer)

Latitude Festival
The Legend of Sinatra, Bournemouth Pier (featured dancer)
Lets Make a Song and Dance, Beck Theatre
Lord Mayor's New Year's Parade, London
Move It.
National Theatre, London
Paradise Gardens at the Olympic Park
Richmond Park, Jubilee Celebrations 2012
Royal Festival Hall, Clore Ballroom (workshops and performances)
Strictly Swing Dancing at De Montford Hall
Swing & The City by Corporation of London, Leadenhall Market (performance)
Swing! Swing! Swing! with the Ray Gelato Giants (choreographer and dancer)
Swing Thing (show)
Swing with the Big Bands at The Capitol, Horsham (theatre show)
Thames Festival
Theatre show with Kit Packam's One Jump Ahead at the Brook Theatre, Chatham
The Cotton Club, West End show, a 40s style revue which played at The Talk Of London (choreographer)
West End Live, Leicester Square London
2001 Tap Odyssey, at Bloomsbury Theatre (guest performer)