Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – April 1st 2019

Dear All,

 

A new month, a new dance series (at COS), a new Dance at the Wellness Center (Rumba), new steps -also at the Wellness Center (Foxtrot) and new skill levels (in the Saturday Technique class).  All of this scarcely two weeks into a new season.

 

We want to encourage all of you to embrace your own newness and join us.

 

Tomorrow night (Tuesday, 4/2) at COS our next series commences with four as yet untaught (in 2019) dances: Waltz, Samba, Swing/Jive & Salsa.  You will learn the basic steps of each of these dances, more than enough to hold your own on any dance floor.  And have fun doing it.  Please join us.

 

Then at the Wellness Center, we will be introducing the Rumba on Wednesdays (a really good place for beginners to start) and continuing with the Foxtrot on Thursdays.  We look forward to having you join us there as well.

 

And for those of you who are wondering how to improve more quickly, The Saturday morning Technique class is the place for you (this month Waltz).  It is these classes that will accelerate your rate of learning and speed up your progress as well as significantly deepen your understanding of Ballroom Dance, movement dynamics, balance & Power.  We would really enjoy having you all come to this class.

 

So, there is a place for everyone to join us.  So join us.

 

Be seeing you all in class.

 

 

COS

Next series Info:

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.  April 2:     No class this month                                – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Wed.  April 3:     Beginning Rumba                                   – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Thur.  April 4:    Intermediate Foxtrot                                – 6:45 – 7:45pm

 

May Dances:

Tues.  – Beginning Tango

Wed.  – Beginning/Intermediate Rumba

Thur.  –Intermediate/Advanced Foxtrot

 

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

      Our next visit: Friday April 12th (also the 26th)

May schedule:  3rd, 17th, 31st

Time: 7:00-8:00  

$10/person 

 Dance:  Beginning 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: April 6, 13, 20, 27

9:45 – 11:45 am

Dance:   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.   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

 

May dance:    TBA

 

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).