Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – January 20th 2020
Dear All,
Don’t let them Cold Weather Blues git ya down! Y’all just scamper yourselves down to dance class and stomp out a rhythm or two. It’ll do wonders fer kickin’yer spirits into high gear. And it will also improve your path-stompin’ skills fer when the snow’s not quite deep enough to warrant a shovelin’! Why whine/whine when you kin win/win?
Thank you, Rick, for that erudite and heartfelt plea to the inner spirit to address and alleviate the despondency and distress that often accompanies the danker, more dismal meteorological phenomena by appealing to the spiritual resuscitation and rejuvenation so often provided by the terpsichorean arts (not to mention the concomitant .improvement to one’s skills when it comes to one of the several inconveniences of winter). And that, my friends, is what you call paraphrasing!
Long story short: come to class. You will feel better if you do. We will always be glad to see you, and perhaps that alone will make you feel better! (Nah: the steady accrual of stronger and stronger dance skills will be what will really make you feel better . . . but having people be glad to see you does help!)
And besides, you will want to have more fun at the Dance (practice) Party on the 31st (from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Lake Shastina Club House {15244 Driftwood Lane, Lake Shastina}). We will be playing music for all the dances that are currently being taught (Foxtrot, Night Club Two Step, Country Two Step, Quickstep, Cha-cha and Waltz) along with all the other dances (Tango, Bolero, Samba, Rumba, Merengue, Swing, Salsa, etc.). If your brand new to dancing, come to the party to do (and practice) the dances you know and also to see how much fun the other dances (that your going to end up knowing) can be!
Do it to keep your spirits up (and to learn how to dance!).
Be seeing you in classes.
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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. Jan. 21: Beginning Foxtrot 6:45 – 7:45pm
Wed. Jan 22: Beginning/Intermediate NC 2step & Country 2step 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. Jan 23: Intermediate/Advanced Quickstep 6:45 – 7:45pm
February Dances:
Tues. – Beginning: Merengue & Rumba
Wed. – Beginning/Intermediate: Foxtrot
Thur. – Intermediate/Advanced: Quickstep
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, January 24th (February dates 7th &28th)
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
Dance: CHA-CHA-CHA!
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 Lodge
1315 Nixon Rd.
Mt. Shasta, CA
Saturday Mornings: January 4, 11, 18, 25
Dance: WALTZ
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
February Dance: QUICKSTEP
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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 Monday between 5:00 n & 9:00 pm This Wednesday (New Years Day) between 12:00noon & 6:00pm Or by phone or e-mail anytime.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for FORT JONES
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