Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – February 11th 2019

Dear All,

 

Well, February has started with a bang.  Thank you all for braving the elements and coming out in force.  That’s the kind of spirit the pioneers used when they waltzed their way out west and we are glad to see it still alive today.

 

Keep on coming to class this month (and next and the one after that and so on), not only for the sake of your dance skills, but also to commemorate (and emulate) the spirit of those brave pioneers of yesteryear who are the reasons we are all here today.

 

Just as a reminder: The dance for Wednesdays at the Wellness center this month is Beginning/Intermediate Foxtrot and yes, beginners are still welcome!  Foxtrot is the simplest of dances to learn, so come join us.

 

The Cha-cha has gotten wild fast, but is so much fun no one has caught on to how hard they are working and how quickly they are developing.  (If you don’t tell them, we won’t . . . it’s always so rewarding when they come to realize it themselves!)

 

Better yet, become one of them and join us!

 

We are in Fort Jones again this week and looking forward to it as always.  We will be wrapping up the Bolero this month and starting Waltz, so any of you who have been dying to join us but were afraid of being too far behind in the current dance can join the class in March (if you can hold out that long) for a new one, commencing March the 1st.

 

Waltz is one of the most enjoyable of dances and occurs more often socially than any of the others (not to mention being relatively easy to learn) so it will be a good place for you to start.

 

And those of you in the Fort Jones area who have already had some Waltz, be prepared to develop a deeper understanding of what you know as well as to learn some exciting new steps!

 

Oh yeah . . . we have some exciting new steps!  We can’t wait to give them to you.

 

Good times ahead, good times now:  we truly live in a Golden Age of dance!  So don’t just sit there, partake and go for the gold!

 

See you all there (as if any of us are!).

 

 

 

Our beginning series at the College of The Siskiyous in Yreka

It will be a great place for beginners to start, a great place for those of you who took last year’s class to review and learn new steps and a great place for the more advanced dancer to hone their skills.

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Tuesdays, February 5th through March 12th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Yreka Campus (2001 Campus Drive) Rm 7, Course numbers 3412, XFW0311-01

 

Dances: Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango & Cha-cha 

 

TUESDAY (2/12) LAST DAY TO ENROLL FOR THIS CLASS!!

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Tuesdays, April 2nd through May 7th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Yreka Campus (2001 Campus Drive) Rm. 7, Course numbers 3413, XFW0310-01

 

Dances: Waltz, Samba, Swing/Jive & Salsa

 

 

THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE

The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:

633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057

Tues.  Feb 12:     No class this month                                – 6:45-7:45pm

Wed.  Feb 13:     Beginning/Intermediate Foxtrot          – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Thur.  Feb 14:    Intermediate/Advanced Cha-Cha         – 6:45 – 7:45pm

 

February Dances:

Tues. – College of The Siskiyous Yreka Ballroom Dance Class

Wed. – Beginning/Intermediate Foxtrot

Thur. –Intermediate/Advanced Cha-Cha

 

You do not need to be a Wellness Center member to attend Wellness Center 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! February 15th

Next month dates March 1st, 15th, 29th

Time: 7:00-8:00  

$10/person 

 Dance:  Last day of Bolero (next month’s dance Waltz)

  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.

 

 

 

 

Saturday Morning Technique Class

Mt. Shasta City Park

Dance Lodge

 1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca

Saturday Mornings:   February: 2, 9, 16, 23

9:45 – 11:45 am

Dance:   Foxtrot II

 

 

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

 

March dance:    Waltz I

 

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

davisnixon@msn.com

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.

 

 

 

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.

 

Obtainable at:

 

The Wellness Center on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday between 6:45 pm & 8:00 pm

The Wellness Center on Saturday & Sunday between 12:00 n & 6:00 pm

The Wellness Center on Monday between 5:00 n & 9:00

Or by phone or e-mail anytime.

 

  

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

 

Fort Jones Community Center every other Friday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (See above for exact dates.).

Or any time by phone or e-mail (or at The Wellness Center at any of the times listed above).