Jonah’s Bar Mitzvah Celebration A Winner

Published November 28, 2011 | By Rich Ellis

A great party for Jonah at his Bar Mitzvah Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon. I set-up in the ballroom while guests gathered in the foyer for cocktails. There was also a photo booth for the kids.

The ballroom doors were opened at 7:15 and I played a few uptempo songs as everyone found their seats. Guests were then asked to gather on the dancefloor for Havdalah. I then played the ‘The Hora’ which led to the traditional Chair Raising and a few other traditional Jewish music selections before dinner was served at 8pm and a video shown at 8:30pm.

The kids were conveniently seated on the dance floor for the video and I got them going with a Swing Dance competition. Jonah claimed to be a great swing dancer and he proved it by winning. With news of the NBA lockout being lifted earlier in the day, I then led a team basketball pass contest. This was followed by the limbo and Jonah requested a snowball dance to break the ice.

We got off to a great start and it didn’t take long for the adults to join in the fun. Guests brought a lot of energy and Rabbi Zuckerman was a helpful cheerleader. I think he danced nearly every song. Certainly, the floor was packed nearly every song as I played a variety of smash hits from the Black Eyed Peas, Usher, LMFAO’s ‘Party Rock Anthem’, the Cha Cha Slide and more. Everyone seemed to have a great time and some told me so… always good to hear. Jonah danced to many selections himself and was really appreciative of the slow dances. During one slow song, I saw him dancing with 8 girls in one big circle 🙂

Mazel Tov Jonah and thank you mom Caron and dad Ari for choosing PRO DJs. -Rich

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