Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County – July 29th 2014
Dear All,
Here it is, the last week of July, and we are winding up Salsa and Cha-Cha with slam-bang combinations in both. Don’t miss it.
Next month, you will be learning Swing/Jive in the beginning class, and Waltz/Viennese Waltz in the Wednesday and Thursday classes.
Please note that the Saturday morning Technique class will be held at the McCloud Dance Hall (104 Pine St., McCloud) this Saturday.
Also, don’t forget, our College of The Siskiyous classes will begin in August. We will be sending out an independent newsletter with just that information on it very shortly.
One final announcement: We will be suspending the Saturday night lesson and dance practice sessions until further notice. A ground swell of protest could change this, but in the meantime, if any of you would like to arrange private lessons or put together a group who would like to learn a specific dance, this time slot is now available and is a great time for these activities.
Be Seeing You.
JULY:
This month’s Classes:
Tuesday night Beginning Class; Cha Cha
Wednesday night; Salsa
Thursday night; Salsa
Saturday morning; August 2, Waltz
(more information see below)
Next Month August Classes:
Tuesday night Beginning Class; Swing/Jive
Wednesday night; Waltz/Viennese Waltz
Thursday night; Waltz/Viennese Waltz
Saturday morning; Waltz
Come join us.
See you on the Dance Floor
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This week’s schedule
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THE WELLNESS CENTERS:
Tues. July 29: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Beg. Cha Cha 6:45-7:45 pm
Wed. July 30 Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Ballroom for Parkinson’s noon-1:00 pm
Wed. July 30: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Salsa 6:45-7:45 pm
Thurs. July 31: School Hill Wellness Center, (778 S.Davis St.,Weed). Salsa 6:45-7:45 pm
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 will be: Fridays August 22 & 29
Group Class is at 6:30-7:30
We are currently teaching a series of Waltz classes
Cost $10 per person
Next month: Looks like we will be beginning the Waltz. Let us know if you are interested.
If anyone else wishes to schedule a private lesson on a Friday (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: August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30,
This Saturday we will be at the
McCloud Dance Hall
104 Pine St.
McCloud, CA
10:00-noon
This month’s dance; WALTZ
10:00 – 11:00 -Technique Drills in International Standard & American Smooth Style Dances. Focusing on the elements that make partner dancing more fluid, dynamic, powerful and fun: Lowering, Rotation, Swing and Sway. Developing these basic movement skills will improve your performance in, not just this dance, but 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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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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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
Feel free to pass this on to anyone that you think might be interested in attending our classes.
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Relevant Links:
http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/smarter.htm Research substantiating that Ballroom Dance combats Alzheimer’s (with a link to the original article in the New England Journal of Medicine).
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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