Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – February 12th 2018
Dear All,
First, we would like to welcome all our new COS students aboard and thank them for joining our growing circle of dancers. So . . ., Welcome aboard and thank you for joining our growing circle of dancers, COS students! You are on the threshold of a world of fun and magic that will deepen and enrich your lives in ways you can as yet only imagine as you develop your skills as well as a new relationship with your own body that will both (eventually -sooner rather than later) astonish and delight you.
And that is still true for those of you in our non-COS classes as well. You may be a little farther (or in some instances, a lot farther) down that path, but it is the same path and it will lead (if it hasn’t already) to that same world of astonishment and delight. Keep dancing and discover for yourselves what we are talking about!
Also, as if any of you have forgotten, Wednesday is Saint Valentine’s (who was canonized by the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Chocolate -hence the tradition) so come to Salsa class on Wednesday night and Salsa your way into someone’s heart! Ours, if no one else’s.
Finally, there is still room in the COS class for someone (or anyone) to join us. Tomorrow night is the last night that new students can be accepted before the enrollment lists are closed, so quickly come join us and sign-up! Or if you want to sign up sooner, go on line -we are leaving the enrollment information at the bottom of this greeting for one last week to accommodate you. We look forward to having you join us.
Be seeing you in classes.
Location: Building 2, Room 7 , Yreka COS Campus, 2001 Campus Drive Yreka CA Time: Tuesday evenings, 6:30 – 8:30 for 6 weeks commencing February 6th, 2018
Course number: 34450 Section number: 313-01 (You can find it in the catalogue under Spring Semester 2018 “Fitness & Well Being” XFW).
Dances: Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango, Cha-cha, Waltz, Salsa, Swing, Night Club Two Step and Bolero (plus final review)
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THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:
633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057
Tues. February 13: – No classes on Tuesdays for this month
Wed. February 14 – Beg/Intermediate Salsa 6:45 – 7:45 pm
Thur. February 8: – Int./Advanced Night-Club 2 Step 6:45 – 7:45 pm
March Dances
Tues. – Beginning: Swing
Wed. – Beg/Int.: Swing (Int.)
Thur. – Int./Adv.: Salsa
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
Our next visit will be: Friday, February 23rd
(March Dates: Fridays, March 9th & 23rd)
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
Dance: Beginning/Intermediate Foxtrot (still open for beginners to join!)
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: February 3, 10, 17, 24
9:45 – 11:45 am
This month’s dance: INTERNATIONAL WALTZ II
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
March: Viennese Waltz I
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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’t 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.