Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – November 27th 2017
Dear All,
Can’t . . . reach . . . keyboard . . .! Too . . . much . . . turkey . . .! Must . . . get . . . to . . . dance . . . class . . . to . . . dance . . . off . . . tummy . . .!
Ah, the battle-cry of the afflicted during the week following Thanksgiving. But fear not, good citizens of Gobble-opolis! Dance instructors to the rescue! Our Samba class will help trim those tummies back down in time for the Christmas festivities (and the other dances this week, the Cha-cha especially, will help)!
The Samba hip action alone will collapse that belt line in no time, the Waltz routine will have you huffing and puffing your way to a slimmer you and the Cha-cha is so active it will make your tummies drop off so fast you will be able to hear them hit the floor!
And the news gets even better: the Waltz and Samba will continue in December, so that the health and fitness benefits (not to mention the fun of being able to dance) will continue all the way to Christmas and beyond!
So, come to class this week to loosen those belts the fun way (without having to actually loosen the belts themselves) and set yourselves up for a continual belt loosening (along with the ability to have even more fun) in December. Not to mention you will be continuing to develop your dancing skills until dancing becomes the most fun you can have with your . . . well, you know the rest.
Come alone or bring your friends.
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THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
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The Mt. Shasta Wellness Center:
633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057
Tues. November 28 – Beginning SAMBA 6:45 – 7:45 pm
Wed. November 29: – Beg/Intermediate WALTZ 6:45 – 7:45 pm
Thur. November 30: – Int./Advanced CHA-CHA 6:45 – 7:45 pm
December 2017 Dances
Tues. – Beginning: NIGHT-CLUB 2 STEP (December only-unless everyone really wants more)
Wed. – Beg/Int.: SAMBA
Thur. – Int./Adv.: WALTZ
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 $5.00/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 December 1st (also the 22nd)
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
Dance: Beginning-esque Foxtrot
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
Dance Hall
1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca
Saturday Mornings: December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
9:45 – 11:45 am
This month’s dance: INTERNATIONAL 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 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 those drills you worked on in the first hour to work in the actual Figures of the dance, allowing you to develop more control over the steps, floor craft and yourself.
COST: $15/person
$10/person youth discount
January: WALTZ
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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 -best)
415) 215-2652 (cell)
McCloud CA
Please: no texts -we don’ receive them, for some reason
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.