Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – January 13th 2015
Dear All,
It is still not to late to join our Tuesday night beginning class. We heartily recommend it to those of you who have always wanted to get started but were not to sure where to start. The American style Foxtrot is the easiest of all the dances to learn, and as such, the best place to start.
Not wild about the Foxtrot? Just wait. We will get to a dance you want soon enough. By then you will have a stronger grasp of the principles and techniques and you will find yourself learning faster with greater understanding as well as remember the steps more readily.
The basic principles behind all of the steps of all the dances is the same, so by learning the Foxtrot, you will be developing your skills for any of the dances.
If you want something a little livelier, beginners are also welcome to the Wednesday night Salsa Class, though bear in mind this class will progress a little more quickly. Still, since we advance everyone at their own level, it will still be fun and you will still learn how to dance.
Finally, for those of you with a flair (or a yen) for elegance, the Thursday night Waltz class is getting into some lovely variations and those of you with some experience will be glad you attended.
Now is not the time to falter on your New Year’s resolution to learn how to dance or to improve your dancing or to simply stay in shape. Come join us for any of the above reasons or any other reason you can come up with.
See you there.
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This week’s schedule:
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THE MT. SHASTA WELLNESS CENTER
633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta CA, 96067
Tues. Jan 13: Beginning Foxtrot – 6:45-7:45 pm
Wed. Jan 14: Int. – Beginning Salsa – 6:45-7:45 pm
Thur. Jan 15: Int. – Advanced: Waltz – 6:45-7:45 pm
Fri. Jan 16: Ballroom for Parkinson’s – 12:15-1:15 pm
January’s Dances:
Tues./Beginning: Foxtrot (American Style)
Wed./Int.-Beginning: Salsa
Thur./Int. Advanced: Waltz
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! January 16 (also January 23)
Group Class times are:
January 16, 6:00-7:00
January 23, 6:30-7:30
We are still learning the basic steps of: 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 Monday, please e-mail us or call us at the contact information below…
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MT. SHASTA PARK, DUDES & DAISIES LODGE:
1315 Nixon Rd.
Mt. Shasta, CA
SATURDAY MORNING TECHNIQUE CLASS: January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
9:45 – 11:45 AM
This Month’s Dance: Foxtrot
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 : $15 per person
$10 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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