Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – July 3rd 2017

Dear All,

Happy Fourth of July! Unfortunately, it means no dance class on Tuesday as the Wellness Center will be locked up for the day.  But on the plus side, I will be keeping this short, today. Please hold the cheering down to lion-in-the-basement levels (in other words, a low roar).

Two announcements only:  Parkinson’s class postponed again (until the truant Parkinson’s crowd returns . . . again, anyone wanting to attend this week call us and we will come.

And: the Saturday class will be held in the Lower Lodge this week (right next door to the Dance Lodge in Mt. Shasta Park).

Other than that, only two chances to dance this week, (Wednesday night and Thursday night), so come to classes on those nights and dance 1 to 2 thirds more energetically.

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 4:    – No class tonight  HAPPY 4th of JULY   6:45 – 7:45 pm

Wed.     July 5:   – Parkinson’s: cancelled this week     12:30 -1:30 pm

Wed.     July 5:    – Beg/Intermediate FOXTROT              6:45 – 7:45 pm

Thur.    July 6: – Int./Advanced SWING/JIVE                     6:45 – 7:45 pm

 

July 2017 Dances 

Tues.  – Beginning:    Rumba

Wed. –  Beg/Int./:      Foxtrot

Thur. –  Int./Adv.:       Swing/Jive

 

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

Fridays: July 14th & 28th  

Time: 7:00-8:00

$10/person

  Dance:    Beginning/Intermediate Tango

  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

LOWER LODGE (THIS WEEK ONLY)

 1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca

 

Saturday Mornings: July 1, 8, 15, 22  &  29

9:45 – 11:45 am

This month’s dance:  QUICKSTEP

 

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  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, floor craft and yourself.

 

COST:  $15/person

               $10/person youth discount

 

August Dance: FOXTROT

 

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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.

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.