Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – July 1st 2019
Dear All,
So; no class on Thursday, the 4th of July this week. Enjoy your holiday this week because we are going to work you twice as hard next week! Only three weeks of Tango? . . .What was July thinking?!
There is good news, though. The Beginning class is going to be the fabulous Waltz this Tuesday. The Waltz is the most often encountered ballroom dance in the non-ballroom community (or “klutzes” as we affectionately call them), so besides being one of the most elegant & romantic of dances, the Waltz is also one of the most useful & practical!
Come learn the most basic steps of the Waltz on Tuesday nights this month. Or if you already know the most basic steps, come and use these steps to strengthen your dancing by developing your technique and lead/follow skills. Something for everyone!
Even better news: as July is a five-Wednesday month, there will be five classes of Bolero instead of just four! It looks like July is trying to make it up to us for stealing a Tango class away this Thursday!
And best news of all: for this week only (so far), the Saturday Morning Technique class is going to be held at the McCloud Dance Hall; 9:30-11:30 AM (104 Pine Street, McCloud). For those of you who have never experienced what is perhaps the largest dance floor in Northern California, this would be too good an opportunity to pass up.
Come see the stenciled pillars from over a hundred years ago! Come hear the state’s only singing dance floor! Come feel wide-open spaces whilst indoors! Oh yeah, and while you’re at it, come learn how to dance! Everyone works at their own level, so everyone from every level is welcome! Come join us.
See you there.
THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:
633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057
Tues. July 2: Beginning Waltz – 6:45 – 7:45pm
Wed. July 3: Beginning/Intermediate Bolero – 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. July 4: No class – Happy 4th of July! – 6:45 – 7:45pm
August Dances:
Tues. – Beginning Samba
Wed. – Beginning/Intermediate Waltz
Thur. – Intermediate/Advanced Bolero
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,
Our next visit: Friday July 12th (also the 19th)
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
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
This Saturday only: McCloud Dance Hall
104 Pine Street
McCloud, CA
(Not at) The Dance Lodge (This Week)
1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca
Saturday Mornings: July 6, 13, 20, 27
9:30 – 11:30 am (This Saturday McCloud Dance Hall)
Dance: Foxtrot II (as in Second Month of Foxtrot)
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
August dance: Latin Technique!
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College of The Siskiyous
Fall Semester: TBA
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PRIVATE LESSONS 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
Cheer,
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.
GIFT CERTIFICATES
(Gift Certificates for Fort Jones listed below)
| Basic Package | |
| Four classes for $20. | |
| Eight classes for $40. | |
| Ten Classes for $50. | |
| Private Lesson Package
(at any available location with sufficient space) |
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| 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). |