Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County – February 4th 2014
Dear Dancer,
Welcome to February, temporal home to Valentine’s day and a couple of presidents’ birthdays. And a good time to get going with that New Year’s Resolution to learn something new/exercise more/lose weight/socialize more often/take part in the cosmic dance/defeat the forces of primal chaos through the medium of structured dance/beat back the barbarian hordes (lead by Bob and Barb Aryan) by championing culture and refinement (as exhibited in the act of partner dancing) and the rest of the usual resolutions we have all been making since every Dec. 31st since time immemorial (or at least since the invention of the Gregorian calendar).
Half of our classes will be starting new dances (see below) which would be an ideal place to start, and the other half, though continuing, will also be a good place to start, since those classes are already multi-leveled with folks of all levels in each one.
And speaking of Valentine’s day (yeah, I did, way back there in the first sentence…) we are once again presenting our Valentine’s Day Gift Certificates. Partner dancing is an ideal couples activity where you can progress together as a couple and share leisure time together developing skills that will make you both the envy of your peers.
So, gentlemen, if you want to see her light up like a. . . like a. . . like. . . hell, if you just want to see her light up, give her this gift of dance for Valentine’s Day. You won’t be sorry. (DISCLAIMER: Instructors not responsible for the resultant overwhelmingly amorous response or its consequences.)
Valentine’s Gift Certificates may be picked up in classes or call to make other arrangements.
Cheers.
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. Feb. 4: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Beginning Ballroom Tango 6:45-7:45 pm
Wed. Feb. 5: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Ballroom for Parkinson’s Noon – 1:00 pm
Wed. Feb. 5: School Hill Wellness Center in Weed (778 S. Davis St., Weed): Waltz 6:45-7:45 pm
Thur. Feb. 6: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Foxtrot 6:45-7:45 pm
This month’s CLASSES:
Tuesday night Beginning Class; will be Tango – American (easy) Style.
Wednesday night; will be continuing with 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
This Friday! February 7th (also Friday, February *28th)
*please note the date change from February 21st to the 28th.
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 8th
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 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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No Saturday Evening Dancing this week: February 8th
At The Mt. Shasta Park and Recreation:
1315 Nixon Rd
Lower Lodge (D&D)
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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.