Ballroom Newsletter. Siskiyou County – October 14th 2014
Dear Dancer,
We are considering the idea of starting an Intermediates/Advanced Only class on Thursdays starting in November. Those of you who would like to be in a class geared specifically for the more intermediate level dancer (anyone who has been with us for at least a year, qualify) please let us know if this would be of interest to you.
The Wednesday night class would still be a Beginning/Intermediate class and would still work at the pace that it always has, but if you want a class that will move more quickly (learn more steps, include higher levels of technique) then let us know if you would attend a class that would move more quickly.
In the meantime, keep coming to the Tuesday and Wednesday classes so that you will be able to join the Thursday class when it happens (and to learn how to have more fun dancing, of course).
See you on the Dance Floor
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This week’s schedule
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633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta CA, 96067
Tues. Oct 14: Beginning Rumba 6:45-7:45 pm
Wed. Oct. 15: Cha Cha 6:45-7:45 pm
Fri. Oct 17: Ballroom for Parkinson Noon-1:00pm
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
Friday’s in October : 31st
Group Class is at 6:30-7:30
We have started a new series, teaching: WALTZ
Cost $10 per person
It is by no means too late to join us. We are still working on the basics, so come one, come all.
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: October 18, 25,
MT. SHASTA CITY PARK, DUDES AND DAISIES LODGE:
(1315 Nixon Rd. Mt. Shasta CA
9:45 – 11:45 AM
This month’s dance; FOXTROT (International Style)
9:45 – 10:45 – 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. And that’s just too much fun to miss out on. So give it a try.
10:45 – 11:45 – 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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