Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – April 30th 2018
Dear All,
A couple of important changes this week (only). The Saturday morning Technique class will be held at the McCloud Dance Hall (as the Mt. Shasta Park is unavailable this weekend). & the time will be moved up so it will start at 9:30 am & end at 11:30 am to accommodate scheduling.
Those of you who have never been in the McCloud Dance Hall are heartily encouraged to come experience the unusual ambience of this treasure. Those of you who have already been in it are encouraged no less heartily to come in order to experience it again (and learn some dancing).
Don’t forget that May is Cinco de Mayo month (pronounced thintho de Mayo in the Catalonian {or Thatalonian} region of Spain). Come learn the easiest of all the Latin dances, The Rumba on Wednesdays this month. You won’t be sorry.
We look forward to having you 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. May 1: No class until May 22 (Latin Technique Class) -6:45 – 7:45pm
Wed. May 2: – Beginning: RUMBA – 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. May 3: – Intermediate/Advanced: FOXTROT – 6:45 – 7:45 pm
June Dances
Tues. – Beginning: Tango
Wed. – Beg/Int: 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: Fridays, May 11th & 25th
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
Dance: New Dance! Beginning Nightclub 2 Step
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
104 Pine St.
McCloud, Ca
Saturday Mornings: May 5, 12, 19, 26
9:45 – 11:45 am
This week: Quickstep & review Viennese Waltz
This week only, times will be:
9:30 – 10:30 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?
10:40– 11:30 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
June: Quickstep II
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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.