Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – July 14th 2015
Dear All,
Movement is considered the prime indicator of life. So it only follows that the quality of life is directly related to the quality of movement. Want to live better? Move better. Want to live more elegantly? Move more elegantly. Want to live more happily? Move more happily.
Speaking of “happily”; Happily, Ballroom Dance embodies all of the above-mentioned qualities so that by simply leaning how to dance, you will live better, more elegantly and more happily. Happily.
So don’t just dance for fun, dance to improve your life in ways too numerous to mention. Come for the fun, stay for the Enhanced Life.
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. July 14: Beginning/Beginning – Bolero – 6:45-7:45 pm
Wed. July 15: Ballroom for Parkinson’s (no class this week only) – 12:15-1:15 pm
Wed. July15: Beginning/Intermediate – Swing – 6:45-7:45 pm
Thurs. July 16: Intermediate/Advanced: – Cha-cha – 6:45-7:45 pm
August Dances:
Tuesdays: Samba
Wednesdays: Bolero
Thursdays: Swing/Jive
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; Friday July 24
Group Class is: 7:00-8:00 pm
We are learning the bronze steps of: International style Waltz
Cost $10 per person
In August we will be starting a new dance. If you have a preference or any ideas as to which dance you want to learn next, contact us and let us know. We will be happy to accommodate.
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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Saturday Morning: July 18th, 25th.
Mt. Shasta City Park
1315 Nixon Rd.
Mt. Shasta City Park
Dudes & Daisies Lodge
9:45 am – 11:45 am
This Month’s Dance: Waltz
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)
Quickening 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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