Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – March 26th 2018
Dear All,
For those of you who missed the Latin Workout class there is still another chance (possibly two) to free up your body by learning how to articulate the different parts of the torso in conjunction with stronger control of the legs.
Come to the Tuesday night class and develop a greater control over your body’s basic movements . . . all the body’s basic movements, not just your dance movements. And, of course, your dancing skills will be enhanced considerably, too.
Slight (very slight) change for Saturday’s class: because of the annual Saturday morning Easter Egg Hunt held in the park, we will have to drive in by way of the exit. We do have tacit permission to do this, but be subtle and as unobtrusive (not to mention as careful) as possible.
It is quite a sight to see, hundreds of colored eggs scattered over a small parcel of land. There are so many eggs, in fact, that one local wag was overheard saying “This isn’t a hunt! This is a slaughter!”.
So even if you don’t come for the dance, come for the spectacle!
Be seeing you (in class).
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THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:
633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057
Tues. March 27: Latin (Cuban Motion) Workout – Beginners welcome -6:45-7:45pm
Wed. March 28 – Beginning/Intermediate SWING – 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. March 29: – Intermediate/Advanced SALSA – 6:45 – 7:45 pm
April Dances
Tues. – Beginning: TBA . . . still
Wed. – Beginning/Intermediate: Foxtrot
Thur. – Int./Adv: Swing/Jive
You do not need to be a Wellness Center member to attend these classes.
NEW RATES COMMENCING IN MARCH 2018
Non-Members: Members:
$8/Single Class $8/Single Class
$25/Four class Card $15/Four Class Card
$50/Eight Class Card $30/Eight Class Card
$60/Ten Class Card $35/Ten Class Card
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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: Friday, April 13th (and again on the 27th)
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
Dance: Beginning/Intermediate Foxtrot (still open for beginners to join! Especially now, since we are reviewing (& re-teaching) the basics for the next few weeks)
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 Lodge
1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca
Saturday Mornings: March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
9:45 – 11:45 am
This month’s dance: Viennese Waltz I (& Reviewing 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 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
April: Viennese Waltz II (American variations (turns, canters & more!)
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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.