Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County – January 28th 2014

Dear Dancer,

 

Starting February, we are going to move our Saturday Evening Dance lesson and Practice party from the 2nd and 4th Saturdays to the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, so that means this Saturday we will be back at the Dudes and Daisies Lodge in Mt. Shasta park. Hope to see you there.

 

Because so many people are making so much progress, we have decided to continue with the Waltz in the Wednesday evening Weed Wellness Center for one more month. The class has multiple levels from the very beginning level to fairly advanced, so if any of you want to start up, we have a place for you.

 

The same is true for the Saturday morning class. One more month will cement in all of the wonderful progress so many have been making, so we will put off Quickstep until March and spend one more month on Waltz for February. Beginners are always welcome and will benefit highly from these classes as well.

 

Cheerio.

 

See you on the dance floor.

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Relevant Links:

 

http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/smarter.htm Research substantiating that Ballroom Dance combats Alzheimer’s

 

http://youtu.be/He6hR_ohoLE A You Tube video of our Ad currently running on the Siskiyou Media Council’s channels (YCTV 4 and MCTV 15). We haven’t managed to catch it yet. Please let us know if you have seen it air. Thanks.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-rosenzweig/learning-to-wait-howwest_b_4129983.html A nice take on some of the more unexpected benefits of Ballroom Dance.

 

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This week’s schedule:

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THE WELLNESS CENTERS:

 

Tues. Jan. 28: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Beginning Ballroom Rumba 6:45-7:45 pm

Wed. Jan. 29: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Ballroom for Parkinson’s Noon – 1:00 pm

Wed. Jan. 29: School Hill Wellness Center in Weed (778 S. Davis St., Weed): Waltz 6:45-7:45 pm

Thur. Jan. 30: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Rumba 6:45-7:45 pm

 

NEW SCHEDULE FOR NEXT MONTH: February CLASSES:

Tuesday night Beginning Class; will be Tango – American (easy) Style.

Wednesday night; will be Waltz

Thursday night; will be Foxtrot.

 

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

 

Our next visit to Fort Jones will be: Friday’s February 7th & 21st

 

Group Class is at 6:30-7:30

We are currently teaching a series of Beginning Rumba

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: February 1st

At The Mt. Shasta Park and Recreation

1315 Nixon Rd

Lower Lodge (D&D)

 

 

This month’s dance; we will be continuing with: WALTZ

Those of you who wish to begin in February are welcome to join us. The nature of the Technique class allows everyone in the class to work at his or her own level. We guarantee you will not be left behind.

 

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

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Saturday Evening Dancing: February 1st

At The Mt. Shasta Park and Recreation:

1315 Nixon Rd

Lower Lodge (D&D)

 

7:00 Lesson

8:00-10:00 Open Dancing/Practice Time

 

Cost: $10 per person

$5 youth discount

 

Refreshments provided.

 

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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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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.