Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – April 16th 2018
Dear All,
The good news is: there is still room in the Tuesday night class at the COS campus in Yreka for more students. And there is still one more night left to sign up (this Tuesday, April 17th). So, come to the classroom (Building 2, room 7, 2001 Campus Drive, Yreka) at 6:30 (to 8:30) and join us.
The bad news is: because of Earth Day festivities, there will be no place to hold our Saturday Morning Technique class this Saturday. And the McCloud Dance Hall is tied up because someone is tying the knot & holding those particular type of festivities there in the hall.
So (unless someone can contact us before the end of the week and let us know of an available space we might use for one day) there will be no Saturday Technique class this week (only). We will be back with bells on (or at the very least finger cymbals) the following Saturday.
All other classes will be held as usual and we heartily enjoin you to join us.
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. April 17: No class the rest of this month -6:45-7:45pm
Wed. April 18: – Beginning: FOXTROT – 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. April 19: – Intermediate/Advanced: SWING/JIVE – 6:45 – 7:45 pm
May Dances
Tues. – Beginning: Latin Technique Workout (May 22nd & 29th)
Wed. – Beginning: Rumba
Thur. – Int./Adv: Foxtrot
You do not need to be a Wellness Center member to attend these classes.
CURRENT RATES
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 will be Friday April 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
NO CLASS THIS SATURDAY APRIL 21ST
Saturday Mornings: April 7, 14, 21, 28
9:45 – 11:45 am
This week: Introduction to American Style Viennese Waltz
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
May: Quickstep 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.