Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – December 15th 2015
Dear All,
‘Tis the season to be jolly, so why not put a twinkle in those toes to match the twinkle in your eyes and smile? What’s that you say? What if there is no twinkle in your eyes and smile? Well, just come to dance class; we’ll put one there for you, one way or another.
And don’t forget, we are offering our Holiday Gift Certificates right now, so don’t hesitate to put a twinkle in the eyes and smiles of your loved ones and friends by giving them the gift of dance.
We will have certificates with us throughout the Christmas Season so you can just drop in during our classes to pick one up or give us a call (number listed below) and we will be happy to deliver them to you directly!
Looking forward, as always to your presence in classes this week.
See You There.
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THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
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The Mt. Shasta Wellness Center:
633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057
Tues. Dec. 15: – Beginning Waltz -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Wed. Dec. 16: – Ballroom for Parkinson’s -12:15 – 1:15 pm
Wed. Dec. 16: – Beg. / Int. Tango -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Thur. Dec 17: – Int. / Adv. Rumba -6:45 – 7:45 pm
January Dances:
Tues. – Salsa
Wed. – Waltz
Thur. – Tango
You do not need to be a Wellness Center member to attend these classes.
Single Class: $7.00
Class Card (for 4 classes or more)
Non-members: $20 for 4 classes (or $5/class)
Wellness Center Members: $20 for 8 classes (or $2.50/class)
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Fort Jones Community Center:
Fort Jones Community Center in Scott Valley (15 minutes from Yreka)
11960 East Street, Fort Jones, CA
Our next visit will be: Friday January 8th ( also January 22nd)
Group class: 7:00-8:00 pm
$10/person
CURRENT DANCE: CHA-CHA
Come one come all and join us for the easiest most basic steps and then continue with the class as the month by month the steps become more advanced.
Anyone interested in scheduling a private lesson on a Friday please e-mail us or contact us at the contact information listed below.
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Saturday Morning Technique Class
Mt. Shasta City Park
Shasta Park Dance Hall
(aka Dudes & Daisies Lodge)
1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca
Saturday Mornings December 5, 12, 19, 26
9:45 – 11:45 am
This month’s dance: Foxtrot
9:45 – 10:45 am: Technical drills in International and American Smooth Style dances specifically designed to strengthen and improve your dancing and dancing abilities. Focusing on the elements that make Partner dancing more fluid, dynamic, powerful and fun: Lowering, Rotation, Swing, Cant and Sway. Developing these basic skills will improve your performance in not just this dance, but in all of the dances by giving you more control over your balance, timing, power and expression.
And that is just too much fun to miss out on. So what say you give it a try?
10:45 – 11:45 am: Amalgamations. Putting the drills you worked on in the first hour to work in the actual steps of the dance, allowing you to develop more control over the steps, floorcraft and yourself.
COST: $15/person
$10/person youth discount
NEXT MONTH’S DANCE: Quickstep
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PRIVATE LESSONS are AVAILABLE to anyone who would rather learn in a more private or personal environment (i.e. no witnesses) or anyone who wants to progress faster or to anyone who simply wants private lessons.
Also, if circumstance prevents you from attending any of the group classes at their respective times, private lessons are arranged in accordance to your schedule and at your convenience. Contact us by e-mail or by telephone (number below).
GROUP PRIVATES and SPECIAL EVENTS are also available. If you can’t make it to our classes and you have a number of friends and acquaintances who you think might be interested, get them together and we can find a time in which we can come to you at your collective convenience.
Also, WEDDINGS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, ANNIVERSARIES, ETC. are all great events to include Ballroom Dancing as a group activity. Again, contact us to make arrangements or ask questions.
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, comments, expressions of adoration or just to let us know what is up with you. Information regarding our Gift Certificates can be found at our
Website: www.mtshastadance.com
Cheers,
Rick and Peggy Nixon
Ballroom Dance Professionals
415/215-2652 (cell)
McCloud CA
davisnixon@msn.com
Feel free to pass the newsletter on to anyone 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 and other forms of dementia (with a link to the original article in the New England Journal of Medicine).
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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