Mr. Jonathan’s World

This Weekend is Swingin’ New England and Tessa Antolini has convinced me to come out of retirement and compete with her Friday night at 10:30. Its a “Strictly Swing” competition so we know who our partner is going to be (each other) but the music is up to the DJ. This has the potential to be interesting, entertaining, or a complete disaster (only in my convoluted thought process). If the DJ decides to challenge the group by playing brand new swing or blues music that non of us have heard before the competition will be interesting for me. If he/she plays a swing or blues song that we all know the entertainment factor will rise significantly for the audience. The disaster will happen if the DJ decides to play music that is not swingable like this song that was played at Summer Hummer…It will probably only be a disaster for me because I am looking forward to dancing like I did last weekend, but if it does happen it could trigger a revival of swing music in this dance which is much needed!

Here are 10 songs that are very new to me that I am digging right now:

Music – Walter Beasley (100 BPM)

Body – The Foreign Exchange (104 BPM)

I only Have Love – Syl Johnson (111BPM)

Jimmy Lee – Aretha Franklin (88 BPM)

Walkin’ After Midnight – Eva Cassidy (112 BPM)

Yes Indeed – Ray Charles (110 BPM)

At Last – Geraint Watkins (117 BPM)

I will Survive – Nils Landgren (91 BPM)

Come on Strong – Lena Horne (105 BPM)

Dance Floor – Zapp & Roger (110 BPM)

Enjoy!!!

Sunday night I am Teaching figures in both Country Two-Step and West Coast Swing.  The previous lessons are below if you need a refresher on either. See you ALL Sunday night!

Sunday Night 

$10

6-6:45 Two-Step with Mr. J

6:45-7:30pm WCS w/Mr. J

$10 (Just the Dance)

7:30-? California Mixer w/DJ Donna Shea

Longfellow’s Club JoEllen 

524 Minuteman Dr 

off of Boston Post RD (Rt 20) 

Wayland, MA 

Save the date:

Friday November 20th

Forte Dance

123 Muller Rd.

8:30 – 9:15 Lesson W/Tessa and Mr. J

9:15-? Dancing W/DJ Mr. J

Leadership is the manipulation of energy. 

Following is the embodiment of energy.

Connection is the tie that binds the two together.

Mr. Jonathan

www.MrJonathanIsMyDJ.com

603 475 1391  

I am back from Living Legends of Dance on a dance high like I have never been! The music, The weather, The Dancing, The Music, The People, and in case I have not made my point…THE MUSIC was so good! Although it was a great honor to be inducted in this years class of Legends I would have gone to the event anyways just to hear the songs and to dance swing for a change. Only 4 of my people made it down to the event (due to many circumstances beyond people’s control) and all had a similar experience to mine. 

In life there are songs that make you laugh or cry…there are songs you just listen to…there are songs that only control your behavior because they “grew” on you (top 40 mostly)…then there are songs that make you have to dance from the first note to the last…This is what this weekend was about…We HAD to dance!

Sunday night I am Teaching figures in both Country Two-Step and West Coast Swing.  The previous lessons are below if you need a refresher on either. See you ALL Saturday or Sunday night!

Saturday Night

NHABDA Dance at Pinkerton Academy  

Shepard Auditorium, Pinkerton Academy, Derry, NH 

$12 for Members and $17 for Non Members  

AND a 6:45 lesson by Maria Brown (My First Practice Partner)  

General dancing to Mr. Jonathan, DJ from 7:30-11:00 p.m. 

Sunday Night 

$10

6-6:45 Two-Step with Mr. J

6:45-7:30pm WCS w/Mr. J

$10 (Just the Dance)

7:30-? California Mixer w/DJ Mr. J

Longfellow’s Club JoEllen 

524 Minuteman Dr 

off of Boston Post RD (Rt 20) 

Wayland, MA 

Save the date:

Friday November 20th

Forte Dance

123 Muller Rd.

8:30 – 9:15 Lesson W/Tessa and Mr. J

9:15-? Dancing W/Mr. J