Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – October 21st 2019
Dear All,
Two announcements today.
First, because the park is completely booked for a function this weekend, there will be no Saturday morning Technique Class this week. Be sure to re-join us next week for Waltz and we promise to make the class technique-ier to make up for the loss.
And, second, as previously announced, this is the week that our dance party at Lake Shastina is finally happening! The music will just keep on playing, the feet will just keep on dancing and the fun will just keep on building! (and the exclamation points will just keep on coming!!!)
Where: Lake Shastina Club House (15244 Driftwood Lane, Lake Shastina)
When: Friday, October 25th, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
What: Open Ballroom Dancing (help available upon request)
Who: Victoria, your hostess; Rick & Peggy, your teachers; and YOU!
How Much: Suggested donation of $10 for the DJ (aforementioned Rick & Peggy)
Why: To have fun and to expand your having-fun skills! And to Dance!
(See what I mean about those exclamation marks?!) Victoria has graciously agreed to fill in as hostess until Donna returns to the area, so that we can continue to have dance parties once a month. We would like to extend our appreciation and thanks! And feel free to bring any snacks that you might want to share.
And don’t forget to come to classes this week to put that last-minute polish on your dancing skills (not to worry, folks: ones “having-fun” skills will always supersede dancing skills in the public eye, so as long you are having fun, you will look great!!!! {even more exclamation point!!!}) This will be a great place to practice dncing, too!
See you there (hopefully at all of the “theres”s!).
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THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:
633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057
Tues. Oct. 22: Beginning Salsa – 6:45 – 7:45pm
Wed. Oct. 23: Beginning/Intermediate Swing – 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. Oct 24: Intermediate/Advanced Samba – 6:45 – 7:45pm
November Dances:
Tues. – Beginning Two Step – Nightclub & Country
Wed. – Beginning/Intermediate Salsa
Thur. – Intermediate/Advanced Swing/Jive
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,
Our next visit: Friday! November 8th (also November 22nd
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
Dance: SWING
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: October 5, 12, 19 no 26th!
Dance: QUICKSTEP
9:30 – 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: 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 – 11:30am: 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
November dance: WALTZ
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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.
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
(for Fort Jones Gift Certificates, see below this section)
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| Eight classes for $50. | |||||||||||
| Ten Classes for $60. | |||||||||||
| 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
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