Ballroom Newsletter – November 12th 2013
Dear Dancer,
Good news, everybody. We are going to be starting Saturday evening classes on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at the McCloud River Mercantile Hotel. It has been a year since we’ve been there and it is a wonderful space in which to dance. Due to the Holidays coming up, the Saturday Dates may jump around a bit, but we will always announce everything correctly in this newsletter.
This Saturday we will definitely be at the McCloud Mercantile Hotel (Grand Room 2nd floor) in McCloud at our usual Winter hours (see below). Come and dance in this wonderful environment.
See you on the dance floor.
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PRIVATE LESSONS are AVAILABLE to anyone who would rather learn in a more personal environment (i.e. no witnesses) or to anyone who wants to progress faster or to anyone who simply wants private lessons. Also, if you cannot make it to any of the group class times, private lessons are arranged in accordance with your schedule and at your convenience. Contact us by e-mail or telephone (number can be found below).
GROUP PRIVATES & SPECIAL EVENTS are also available. If you can’t make it to our classes and you think you have a number of friends and acquaintances who would be interested and you can get together, let us know and we can come to you at times more convenient to you. Also, Weddings, Birthday Parties, Anniversaries are all great places to include Ballroom Dancing.
We are also available to lecture, demonstrate or perform at any event you would like to liven up.
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This week’s schedule:
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THE WELLNESS CENTERS:
Tues. Nov. 12: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Beginning Ballroom FOXTROT 6:45-7:45 pm
Wed. Nov. 13: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Ballroom for Parkinson’s Noon-1:00 pm
Wed. Nov. 13: School Hill Wellness Center in Weed (778 S. Davis St., Weed): CHA CHA 6:45-7:45 pm
Thur. Nov. 14: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): WALTZ 6:45-7:45 pm
SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER CLASSES:
Tuesday night Beginning Class; will be FOXTROT.
Wednesday night; will be CHA CHA.
Thursday night; will be WALTZ.
Please come join us.
You do not need to be a Wellness Center member to attend these classes.
Single class: $7.00/person.
Class Card (four classes or more): non-members: $20 for four classes ($5.00/class per person).
Wellness Center Members can get special discount: Buy a class card for $20.00 and get 8 classes (a value of $2.50 per class).
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FORT JONES COMMUNITY CENTER
Fort Jones Community Center in Scott Valley (15 min. from Yreka)
11960 East Street Fort Jones, CA
We will be there this Friday November 15th (also on Nov. 22)
Group Class is at 6:30-7:30
Cost $10 per person
If anyone else wishes to schedule a private lesson on those days (or perhaps a different day?), please e-mail us or call us at the contact information below.
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SATURDAY MORNING TECHNIQUE CLASS NOVEMBER 16th
At The Mt. Shasta Park and Recreation District
1315 Nixon Rd.
Dudes & Daisies Lodge
Dates for the month: Nov. 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23th and 30th. Come to all or any that you can.
10:00 – 11:00 -Technique Drills in International Standard & American Smooth Style Dances. Focusing on Lowering, Rotation and Sway which improves your performance in all of the dances by giving you more control over your balance, timing and power.
11:00 – Noon – Amalgamations. Putting the drills you worked on in the first hour to work in the actual steps as you develop more control over the steps, floorcraft and yourself.
Cost : $10 per person
$5 youth discount
This month’s dance: QUICKSTEP
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Saturday evening Lesson and Practice Party this weekend: Nov. 16th
At The McCloud Mercantile Hotel
241 Main Street, McCloud, CA
Grand Room , 2nd Floor
6:00-7:00 Lesson in RUMBA
7:00-9:00 Practice Party
Cost: $10 per person
$5 youth discount
Refreshments Provided.
Regular Saturday Night Dance Lesson at the Dudes & Daisies Lodge are normally being held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Starting this month, November, we will be changing to our winter hours starting 6:00 pm with the lesson and practice from 7:00-9:00 (the dates remain the same).
Also starting this month, the 1st and 3rd Saturdays will be held at the McCloud River Mercantile building.
Due to the Holidays, venues may change. Watch our newsletter and check our website for current information.
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For Important information regarding the salutary effects of Ballroom Dance toward preventing or drastically reducing the development of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, follow this link: http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/smarter.htm
to special report of an article originally published in the New England Journal of Medicine. If you are interested in any of the other health or social benefits of Ballroom Dance, contact us and we will be happy to go over them with you. Remember, the sooner you start, the more protected you will be.
Any questions, please call or e-mail us. We love hearing from you and welcome any suggestions. Information regarding dance gift certificates can be found on our website: www.mtshastadance.com.
Cheers,
Rick and Peggy Nixon
Ballroom Dance Professionals
415/215-2652 (cell)
Healing House, McCloud CA
davisnixon@msn.com
Feel free to pass this on to anyone that you think might be interested in attending our classes.