Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – February 17th 2020
Dear All,
Important announcement: The end-of-the-month Dance Party will be happening this Friday (2/21) instead, so make sure you clear your calendars, brush off your dance shoes and don’t miss it!
It will be at the usual place (Lake Shastina Club House 15244 Driftwood Lane, Lake Shastina), the usual time (6:30 pm to 8:30 pm). Refreshments, casual dressy, lots of different dances, suggested donation of $10; you know the drill. And if you don’t know the drill, come learn it. Mostly dancing with a little teaching (or learning, depending on your perspective), good company (each other) and fun. Don’t forget the fun. Come for all of it.
Nothing else new to announce other than the brand new figures (steps) you are all going to get to learn this week. Each new step is another “word” in the vocabulary of steps that each and all of you are amassing. Soon you will be speaking Dance without even opening your mouths.
One small change this week; this week only we will be holding the Saturday Morning “Quickstep” Technique class in the Main Lodge (aka the Upper Lodge . . . aka The First Lodge You Come To). The times will be the usual 9:45 to 11:45 am.
For those of you who have not been exposed to the Saturday Morning Technique class, that is were we break the movements down to their most basic, effective components to improve your dancing and over-all movement. You will learn the basic principles of movement and dancing with a partner that will give you the ability to move better, bigger and with a lot more confidence & flair. You will learn not only how to dance better, but how to dance better faster. If you haven’t tried it, give it a go.
The nature of the class allows everyone to work at his or her own level, so all levels are welcome. And the technique you will be learning for Quickstep will be the exact same technique that will apply to the Foxtrot, Waltz & Viennese Waltz as well. Please feel free to join us. You won’t regret it.
And the weekly classes are all still getting better and better one (to two) step(s) at a time. Everyone is doing great and we look forward to seeing you all this week. The figures (steps) are only going to keep getting better! Make sure you don’t miss out.
Be seeing you in class.
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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. Feb. 18: Beginning Merengue & Rumba 6:45 – 7:45pm
Wed. Feb. 19: Beginning/Intermediate Foxtrot 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. Feb. 20: Intermediate/Advanced Quickstep 6:45 – 7:45pm
March Dances:
Tues. – Beginning: Tango
Wed. – Beginning/Intermediate: Merengue & 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
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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: Feb. 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
Main Lodge (upper lodge) This week only
1315 Nixon Rd.
Mt. Shasta, CA
Saturday Mornings: February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Dance: QUICKSTEP
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: 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 – 11:45am: 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
March Dance: QUICKSTEP (continuing)
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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
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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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