DFW Swing would like to wish everyone a blessed, safe and happy Thanksgiving Holiday with family and friends!

Brigitta and WJ Starr II

If you did not get a chance to venture out this weekend you missed some exciting events to enjoy in the Arlington-Dallas area. With so much to do WJ Starr and I made our way to as many events as we could. Friday night I made my way to the AEC-Arlington Entertainment Complex for their Black & White Ball Instructors Appreciation.
Rena Washington and Sir Charles you did very well. The décor, buffet and appreciation to the Swing Instructors and Promoters were very nice. It was good to see Sir Rodney and Donita from Houston make a surprise visit. Saturday we were off to a special baby shower for our very own Swing Instructors Stephenie Whitlock and Jesse Rivera. A good old fashioned cook-out with games, good food, laughs and of course opening gifts to see who brought what. They certainly left with two car loads of great items! Saturday night we joined S-Factor for their 5 Yr Anniversary Party. It was certainly “Off the Chain”!! Special performances by Swango, Step-N-Motion’s Xtreme Dance Exhibition and of course the dance troupe of the hour S-Factor! Awesome performances by all!!   Congratulations LaSonda Campbell for keeping your dream alive. Thought I was finished….not yet. Sunday we were excited to attend Just Swing’s 1^st Swing-Out Dance Graduation with Instructor’s Jackie Baldwin and Mike Gordon. Hats off to you both! I was certainly impressed with your 1^st Graduation. I could tell much planning and special detail went into you efforts. The graduates looked marvelous!! 

Saturday Night Swing this weekend Nov 21^st.
See you on the dance floor!! 

Brigitta
DFW Swing

Thanks to Swing Instructor Dominique Martin the results from the Rock the Harbor State Competition are here. Congratulations to everyone who participated and achieved a winning result. We are proud of you!!

WCS Novice Jack n Jill
1st place – Landon Sweeney & Tim Winter
2nd place – Dominique Martin & Michelle Morgan 

SWINGOUT Jack n Jill
1st place – Lauren Hubbard & Dennis Simpson 
2nd place – Lydia Harris & Brandon Campbell
3rd place – LeTesha Williams & Dominique Martin 

WCS Novice Strictly Swing
1st place – Dominique Martin & Lauren Hubbard

WCS Intermediate Strictly Swing
1st place – Jeremy Thompson & Angie Amyx 

SWINGOUT Strictly Swing
1st place – Jeremy Thompson & Sherry Thompson
2nd place – Dennis Simpson & Chris Spruell
3rd place – Brandon Campbell & Lydia Harris 

WCS Male ProAm Novice Strictly
3rd place – Lauren Hubbard & Brent Key 

WCS Female ProAm Novice Strictly
1st place – Dominique Martin & Alicia Turner 

WCS Female ProAm Intermediate Strictly
1st place – Jeremy Thompson & Taletha Jouzdani 

WCS Intermediate Progressive (Routine)
1st place – Angie Jones “Ms. AP” & Tony Watson 

WCS Mixed ProAm Progressive (Routine)
2nd place – Dominique Martin & Alicia Turner

DFW Swing is consistently on the road trying to support as many swing events as we can. It is so important to spread the love that is shown to you when its time for your special event.  This past weekend we had the pleasure of attending James King’s Stage Play “Who Moved MY Viagra” in Garland, TX. Good job James!!  There are some really funny parts in the play. We hear Part II is in the works so stay tuned.  If you ever learned swing dance from James King you know he is going to deliver. 

Then with my co-host (Willie Starr II) in tow we ventured to all the stores we could think of to pick up gifts. We ended the night at Swing Dance Studio and boy was it an all night party!! Those attending the Legends Concert (Bobby Womack, Manhattans, and Millie Jackson) all came over to party! Hats off to DJ David Joyce, Chicago Steppin Instructor who guest DJ. He kept the dance floor full! 

On Sunday I hosted a special dinner party for the entire DFW Swing Staff to celebrate our anniversary and the beginning of 4 yrs. There is no way I could do A Saturday Night Swing Event without them. (Check out last week’s blog to see the special people who make up the DFW Swing Crew).   Three people who were also in attendance and not listed are Marsha Roberts (Special Projects), Stephenie Whitlock (DFW Swing Website) and Jesse Rivera (Dance Contest Photos).  A special “Thank You” goes out to Malcolm and Patty Houston, swing dancers and owners of Mimi’s Country Buffet for hosting our dinner party.  We stopped by Lady Coco’s (You and Me Dance) Sunday swing class at Swing Dance Studio and ended the night at Derrick Farrow’s (Big Smooth) Essence of Smooth Graduation. The attendance was overwhelming and the graduates did an excellent job!! Big Smooth certainly knows how to put on a show!! 

Until next time….keep dancing!! 

Brigitta
DFW Swing