Sugarfoot Stompers

Presenting the Sugarfoot Stompers - the original and the best swing dancers bursting with pizzazz and energy for a non-stop, hip-popping, finger-snapping party!

Founder and leader, Simon has choreographed and performed for stage, film, video and television and written two books on Swing dancing. He is a UK and American dance champion and has been featured in numerous newspapers and magazines.

Recognised as the county’s leading authority on swing dance, in 1986 he founded the London Swing Dance Society, the UK's biggest and longest running swing dance club, as well as the famous Stompin' Swing Nights at London's legendary 100 Club.

Film and credits

Foyles War, Inspector Lynley for BBC TV Drama, The Generation Game and the Mike Leigh movie Vera Drake, Travels With My Tutu for BBC2 and BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Big Band credits

Performances with many of the UK's top swing orchestras include: The Glenn Miller Orchestra The BBC Big Band, The Herb Miller Orchestra, Piccadilly Dance Orchestra, Graham Dalby and the Grahamophones, Palm Court Theatre Orchestra, The Ray Gelato Giants, Gary Williams Big Band, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys, Sugar Ray's Flying Fortress, Kit Packham's One Jump Ahead, Blue Harlem.

Venues

Venues include: Hurlingham Club, London SW6; Roof Gardens, Kensington; Bexley Hall, Kent; Park Lane Hotel; Landsdowne Club, Mayfair W1; Cobden Club, London W10; Chesterfield Hotel, Mayfair W1; Grafton Hotel; Wimbledon Tennis Club; Theatre Museum; De Montfort Hall, Leicester; The Hippodrome, Leicester Square, London.

Theatre credits

UK tour with The Glenn Miller Orchestra UK, including The Barbican (London), The Royal Concert Hall (Glasgow) and The Bridgewater Hall (Manchester), December 2008; Arsenal Football Club, Diamond Club event, London March 2007; Innocent Fruits Fete, Regents Park, London, July 2007; West End Live, Leicester Square London, July 2004-2006; Edinburgh Festival, Vaudeville Cabaret Club, August 2005.