Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – December 3rd 2018
Dear Dancers,
A New Dance commences this Tuesday (12/4) at the Wellness Center:
Beginning Cha-Cha. Come learn the basic steps of this lively dance and Cha-cha your way to warmth on these cha-cha-cha-chilly nights.
And best of all, the Cha-cha will continue in January by moving to Wednesdays and adding more steps until February, when the Cha-cha will move to Thursday and add even more steps. Why, that’s almost to Spring and the return of warmth!
You could Cha-cha the chills away all winter long at a fraction of the cost of a cord of wood or the equivalent amount of monitor heater fuel! And it’s easier on the environment! So come join us on Tuesdays.
And the Wednesday night class is going to do a few more sessions of Swing mixed with some (for the first time ever!) Country Two-Step in case you get invited to any Country-themed Christmas parties. It is sure to be an experience so come experience it.
Finally (almost), the Thursday night Waltz class just keeps getting better all the time, for those of you who are a little more advanced (and even some of you who aren’t). The Waltz is the most Christmassy of the dances (which is one of the reasons we are giving it an extra month) and you will even get the chance to do it at that Country-themed Christmas party you have been invited to!
And finally finally, we are once again offering our Holiday Gift Certificates so that you can share all of the fun you have been having with family, friends and your varied associates. And, what the heck, if you haven’t been having fun, get some for your enemies. In either case, you will sleep better at night, and there just isn’t a price tag for that.
Pricing information may be found immediately below (Fort Jones pricing may be found in the Fort Jones section of this newsletter).
So come dance, come share the joy of dancing and we wish Happy Holidays to all!
Be seeing you.
HOLIDAY GIFT CERTIFICATES
| Basic Package | |
| Four classes for $20. | |
| Eight classes for $40. | |
| Ten Classes for $50. | |
| Private Lesson Package (at any available location with sufficient space) | |
| One Private Lesson for $60. | |
| Two Private Lessons for $100. | |
| Four Private Lessons for $180.
(Fort Jones Holiday Gift Certificate Pricing may be found under the Fort Jones section of this Newsletter.) |
THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:
633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057
Tues. Dec 4: Beginning: Cha-Cha – 6:45-7:45pm
Wed. Dec 5: Intermediate: Swing/Country 2 Step – 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. Dec 6: Intermediate/Advanced: Waltz – 6:45 – 7:45pm
December: Dances
Tues. –Beginning Cha-cha
Wed. – Intermediate Swing/County 2 step
Thur. – Intermediate/Advanced Waltz
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
Fort Jones Community Center:
Fort Jones Community Center in Scott Valley (15 minutes from Yreka)
11960 East Street, Fort Jones, CA
This Friday! December 7 (also, December 21)
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
Dance: Beginning Bolero
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.
HOLIDAY GIFT CERTIFICATES for FORT JONES
| Basic Package (at Fort Jones Community Center) |
| One classes for $10. |
| Two classes for $20. |
| Four Classes for $40. |
| Private Lesson Package (at any available location with sufficient space) |
| One Private Lesson for $60. |
| Two Private Lessons for $100. |
| Four Private Lessons for $180. |
Saturday Morning Technique Class
Mt. Shasta City Park
Dance Lodge
1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca
Saturday Mornings: December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
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. Or, in other words, allowing you to dance freely and funly.
And that is just too much fun to miss out on! So, what say you give it a try? Eh?
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
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.
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 & your best bet of reaching us)
415) 215-2652 (cell)
McCloud CA
Please: no texts -our phones 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.
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.