About this vendor
Impress your guests with your dancing expertise and the musicality of your chosen song. Simone has a well-known reputation of breath of knowledge and expert teaching. The First Dance is an important, symbolic moment of your wedding day. Simone perceptively works with your abilities to design a dance allowing both of you to shine. Simone also works Father-daughter, Mother-son and bridal party. Feel confident and enjoy yourself! Yes! You can dance! Call to find out more!
Details
Music Genres
- Bollywood
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
- Folk
Awards and Affiliations
2020 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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out of 5.016 reviews
Simone is amazing! She is an incredible teacher and super fun to be around. I have had good instructors in the past for other disciplines and appreciate good teaching. Simone is...
among the best! She explains concepts/details very well and will have you moving in ways you didn’t think possible. We look forward to each lesson every time and always come away impressed with what we learned!
We wanted something more fun yet still elegant for our more formal wedding and Simone was able to take all that into consideration for the choreography. She also emphasizes that the routine be fun for us during the wedding which we appreciate. Thank you Simone! We look forward to performing it soon!
Thank you, Simone for making dancing fun!
The dance - I have dreaded this moment of the wedding, I have two left feet and no rhythm. My fiancé has been trying to get me to do sal...
sa lessons for years and I finally looked into it to make the most of our big day. Our friends recommended Simone after taking lessons with her for their wedding, and I am so happy that I reached out - she is so accommodating, patient and fun to be around!
This week we put a few of the basics together and I never thought I would say this, but I had FUN dancing! The smile on my fiancé’s face meant the world and we still have a few more lessons to go before our big day. We cannot wait to see what the final piece will be. I know everyone (including myself) will be shocked I’m out on the dance floor. Thank you, Simone!!!
Thank you thank you thank you Simone! It was so much fun working with you and we learned so much! Our friends were so surprised how good we looked during our dance- all because of ...
you!
Simone was really great. She helped us get in gear for our big day. I have two left feet, so she got that sorted out.
Simone is the Best Dance teacher I have ever encountered! She can teach a large group choreograph, a small group in a studio, a couple who wants to Shine at their Wedding on the Fi...
rst Dance, or teach one on one. I admire her multi talented abilities and have hired her on several occasions, and she always does it with a smile regardless of your performance level. She's Awesome!
I wasn't too confident in my ability to dance or even know if I could learn to dance! With Simone, her meticulous instruction and patience, I was able to learn our choreography in ...
good time. So even a guy like me working in IT can do it! Simone is quite knowledgeable in an array of dances having traveled around the world. Because of that I'm sure she is able to put together a unique dance every time like she did for us. Besides the dancing she is personable and positively engaging. Highly recommended!
Simone is a fantastic teacher! Her enthusiasm, passion and knowledge was inspiring and she couldn't have been more helpful and supportive. Simone helped choreograph our first dan...
ce, which ended up being a tremendous success since I didn't fall, trip or drop my new bride in front of all my friends and family. In fact, many relatives complemented me on my dance skills (fooled them!). Thanks Simone!
Simone is an incredible teacher! She has a strong eye and sensitivity to gauge whoever she is working with, whether they have two left feet or are more confident. Her enthusiasm fo...
r swing brings the music and dance of another era to life. You'll be happy to work with her.
Simone is full of passion and energy for dance as well as helping others in learning what to do.
She is absolutely fabulous - you'll love working with her!
Simone is a true master teacher, no matter your skill level. She helped us have a truly magical partner dance that people are still talking about. She made me feel comfortable even...
though I'd never done partner dancing of any kind. She is kind, energetic and fun with her teaching philosophy. I highly recommend working with her!!!!
Simone is an amazing teacher. During our sessions she really knew what she was talking about and always made the lessons so enjoyable and fun. I recommend her highly.
Just finishing classes with Simone, had a lot of fun. This was my first dance lesson and I can’t wait to sign up for more. She is a real professional and has a lot of energy. Thank...
you Simone Can’t Wait to go out dancing.
Simone worked with me and my fiance in a time before our wedding when our nerves were wrecked. It was a stressful time but she was calm, collected and helped in such a professional...
manner. She is amazing - she went through all kinds of steps with us that we could learn and artistically managed our flow. We never danced better in our life. Thank you Simone!
Simone is a fabulous teacher. She teaches so much more than just the steps. We learn how to dance with a partner, how to lead and how to follow and how to pick up on the subtle n...
uances that indicate our partner is about to change things up a bit! Simone also has so many interesting anecdotes and has taught us the history of the dance on which we are working. Her enthusiasm and energy are contagious! I plan to take future lessons with her as well.
Simone is fun to take lessons with. She adjusts to your style and what you want to do. She is a wonderful teacher. She choreographed and taught us a great routine and made us feel ...
great about dancing.
We first met Simone taking an intro to tango class which I only took because I have always been intrigued by the tango. My soon-to-be husband and I are terrible dancers and have ne...
ver survived dance lessons without fights, however a few lessons in this class with Simone gave us hope. So, we decided to take private lessons with her to continue what we had started. We had such an incredible time, the personal lessons really allowed us to understand the dance and the 3 of us together had so much fun. We didn't have a lot of time before our wedding, but she was so flexible to adapt her teaching to fit our limited time constraints so that we could get the most of out the sessions we were able to have. She ended up choreographing our dance to work with our song and our space, and made it look amazing, even at our very-beginner skill level. I can't even emphasize enough the looks of amazement on the faces of our guests, who never would have guessed amateur dancers like ourselves would do the TANGO on wedding day! What fun we had!
There was never any judgment about our terrible dancing skills and slow learning, but only fun and that created the desire in both of us to continue learning as much as we could. We still keep in touch and occasionally dance with her again, she has been such an inspiration.
If you are looking for a way to maximize your limited time and learn a lot, with no judgement and lots of fun, Simone can meet you at whatever skill lever you have and help you take it where you want to go. Most other dance instructors we have tried before have a set plan, and they stick to that plan no matter what your needs are. Simone will let you decide your needs and make the plan fit. I can't recommend enough and we are ever grateful for having met Simone and how she brought us to have fun dancing!
Contact
Manhattan Midtown, New York, NY
Swinging with Simone® Weddings