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David Simon
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I have put on this page some details about David and Jacqueline Simon and their work in the DanceSport industry.
Your webmaster: Piet Rullens
Presenting the "IDSF Holland Masters"
 Since 1997 general Secretary of the Dutch
Professional Dance Teachers association Since 1988 director of "Holland Dance Promotions" Founder, with Cor van der Stroet, of "Dutch Dance Events" this site! International adjudicator at IDSF and WD&DSC events Judge of World and European Championships Dutch Dance and DanceSport congress-organiser for more than 20 years Presenter of Dutch TV DanceSport programs Organiser of IDSF events since 1973 upto 1998-99-2000-2001 Organiser of the World Professional Latin Showdance Championships in 2002 |
Her majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has honoured David Simon with the "Order of Oranje Nassau" (Dutch equivalent of the MBE) at the occasion of her birthday on April 30th. 1999.
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David Simon, the general-secretary of the NVD, organiser of many big DanceSport events World and European-Championships, Cups, Trophy's and Festivals, many Dutch Amateur- and Professional Championships as well of many International Dance-teachers congresses. |
Also he was, with the late Gerd Hadrich and Paul Libert, the founder of the than so called ICBD Social Dance Branch, now the official World Dance and DanceSport Council-social dance committee. David was for 8 years the vice-chairman of the branch.
The Dutch Queen also honours David Simon for his work in the social and religious field in the Netherlands. He holds a lot of posts in several organisations. For David Simon specially and the Dutch dancing world in general this honour is a fantastic achievement and David is very proud to be now a KNIGHT in the Order of Orange Nassau.