Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – July 19th 2016
Dear All,
So here we are in one of the non-descript weeks; no holidays, no special events, no celebrations of victories recent or long past. Just a quiet, low-key week.
UNLESS: You yourself supply the event, the wonder, the magic. “How?” you might ask. We are so glad you did. By dancing (or learning how so that you can). There is not a problem so heinous that dancing can’t soothe the soul and enlarge the spirit.
Don’t forget, dancing originally was an activity that held great meaning in primitive societies, societies that (judging from the current political situation) were only slightly more sophisticated than ours.
If it held a deeper, almost religious meaning to them, who are we to underestimate its importance in our beliefs, in our lives, in the world.
So do your part, make the world a better place. Learn to dance and then dance. It’s just that simple. Get a head start by coming to class.
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. July 19: – Beginning Waltz -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Wed. July 20: – Ballroom for Parkinson’s -12:15 – 1:15 pm
Wed. July 20: – Beginning/Intermediate Cha-Cha -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Thur. July 21: – Intermediate/Advanced Tango -6:45 – 7:45 pm
August Dances
Tues. – Beginning: Swing
Wed. – Beg/Int.: Waltz
Thur. – Int./Adv.: Cha-Cha
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
This Friday! July 22
Group class: 7:00-8:00 pm
$10/person
Dance: Rumba
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)
1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca
Saturday Mornings: July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
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 (August): Foxtrot (again!)
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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
530/853-4147 (home)
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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