Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – May 14th 218
Dear All,
A nearly normal week, as weeks are counted. All classes back in their usual places & at their usual times. This is the last week for our COS class. We want to thank all our COS students for making it so much fun.
The next COS class will be in late August, since COS does not offer evening classes during Summer break. All we know right now is that it will be Waltz & Salsa.
As soon as more information is available we will get it out to you. It looks like that information will be available much sooner than usual, so keep your nose to the wind, your ear to the rail, your eyes peeled & your heads up (and if you would be so kind as to send us photos of yourselves in this position, it would brighten our day immeasurably).
Starting next Tuesday (the 22nd) we will be back at the Wellness Center in Mt. Shasta with our Latin Technique/Cuban Motion class which will help make your Latin dancing more fun, easier to do & make it look real good real soon.
But don’t wait for that class: come to Rumba class (to learn the steps that will make looking real good real soon real possible) and the Foxtrot Class (to learn how to trot like the foxes do). 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 15: No class this week -6:45-7:45pm
Latin (Cuban motion) Workout commences Tuesday May 22, next week!
Wed. May 16: – Beginning: Rumba – 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. May 17: – Intermediate: Foxtrot – 6:45 – 7:45 pm
June Dances
Tues. – Beginners start here: Tango
Wed. – Beginning/Intermediate: 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: Friday, May 25th (June dates: 15th & 29th)
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
Dance: New Dance! Night Club 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
Mt. Shasta City Park
Dance Lodge
1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca
Saturday Mornings: May 5 12, 19, 26
9:45 – 11:45 am
Dance: 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
June: TBA
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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.