Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – August 12th 2019

Dear All,

 

Does the cold weather have you down?  Well one of the best warming-up dances there is is Samba!  As a dance it has everything:  fun steps, fun movements and actions within the steps, radical waist-trimming technique, music to die for and aerobic, to boot!  (And if it does get too warm, we can always kick in the air-conditioning!  Win – win!)

 

We are still at the beginning level, so if you have been beating yourself up for having missed last week, beat no longer!  You can still join us and reap all of the benefits listed above and more!  How much more? Come and find out.  Once you know the secret, you will be in “the club” (instead of beating yourself with one for not coming)!

 

The Waltz is still joinable as well.  While it is moving along and more beautiful steps are being taught (and learned), it is still at a relatively easy stage.  Join us and watch your Elegance Quotient increase dramatically!

 

And what can we say about the Bolero that we haven’t already said?  Well, plenty, but I have already used up all of my exclamation marks for the rest of the week in this newsletter, so I have to tone it down now or go to Exclamation Mark Over-use Prison.

 

The variations that we are learning just keep getting more and more beautiful, complex (challenging) & fun.  Probably not a good place for beginners to join in, but you are all welcome to come watch and be inspired for the next time it comes around (and it will come around again).

 

Finally, about the COS classes:  they are going to be held on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:00 pm starting on September 17^th and running until October 24^th at the new, beautiful Weed Community Center.   As soon’s we all hear sumpin’, we all’s gonna say sumpin’.  Like, what the registration info, and dances to be taught are going to be.

 

Stay tuned (and while you are staying tuned, come to dance class so your coordination, skill-levels & over-all dancing can remain tuned as well).

 

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. Aug. 13:  Beginning Samba                             – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Wed. Aug. 14:  Beginning/Intermediate Waltz      – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Thur. Aug. 15:  Intermediate/Advanced Bolero     – 6:45 – 7:45pm

 

September Dances:

Tues.  – Beginning Swing

Wed.  – Beginning/Intermediate Samba

Thur.  – Intermediate/Advanced Waltz

 

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

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Fort Jones Community Center:

Fort Jones Community Center in Scott Valley (15 minutes from Yreka)

11960 East Street, Fort Jones,

This Friday; August 16^th (also in August: Friday the 30^th)   

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. 

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Saturday Morning Technique Class

Mt. Shasta Park

Dance Hall

 1315 Nixon Rd.

Mt. Shasta, CA

 

Saturday Mornings: August 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31

 

Dance:   Latin Technique! (Rumba, Cha-cha, Samba, Salsa & Swing)

 

9:45 – 11:00 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: Hip Action (Rotation, Sinking, Isolation,  etc.) Foot action (motility, bounce, control, etc.), Arm Action & Rib-cage action (Isolation, Side Extension, etc.).   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?

 11:00 – 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

September dance:   Quickstep

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College of The Siskiyous

 Ballroom Dance: Fall Semester: September 17^th – October 24^th.    Tuesday/Thursday 5:00-6:00pm at the Weed Community Center.. 

 

Registration to open soon.

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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

davisnixon@msn.com

Please: no texts.

 

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)
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).