Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – January 29th 2018

Dear All,

Well, it is that time of the month again, when we kiss the old month good-bye.  The good news is that we don’t need to kiss any of the dances we have been doing in January good-bye (except the Samba; you can kiss that one good-bye) as the Salsa will move to Wednesday night and pick up from where it left off on Tuesdays and the Night Club Two Step will move to the Thursday class and continue from where the Wednesday class cuts off.

In fact, the Night Club Two Step will finish its January run this Wednesday and commence its February run THE VERY NEXT NIGHT, this very Thursday!  We call weeks where this happens “Immersion Therapy Week”.  So, come and immerse yourselves.

And even though the Saturday Technique class is labelled “International Waltz II” it is still open to beginners, since everyone works at his or her own level in this class.  So, don’t let the “II” dismay you.  You will still get to work at your own best level.

Small change to the COS schedule.  It went from a 5 week class to a 6 week class (yippee! One more week of dancing!).  The change is noted in the COS registration info listed below (which has been repeated for your convenience just beyond the “Cheers.”).

Be seeing you (in class).

Cheers.

And don’t forget, those of you who might be interested:  sign up now for the series that we will be teaching in Yreka in February.  Or just come to the first day of class and sign up then.  Pertinent information:

Location:  Building 2, Room 7 , Yreka COS Campus, 2001 Campus Drive Yreka CA  Time:  Tuesday evenings, 6:30 – 8:30 for 6 weeks commencing February 6th, 2018                                                                                                                                           Course number: 34450                Section number:  313-01                                                                                                                                                      (You can find it in the catalogue under Spring Semester 2018 “Fitness & Well Being” XFW).

Dances:  Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango, Cha-cha, Waltz, Salsa, Swing, Night Club Two Step and Bolero (plus final review)

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THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE

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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:

633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057

 

Tues.   January 30:   – Beginning SALSA                                 6:45 – 7:45 pm

Wed.   January 31:  – Beg/Intermediate Night-Club 2 Step    6:45 – 7:45 pm

Thur.  February 1:  – Int./Advanced Night-Club 2 Step           6:45 – 7:45 pm

 

February Dances 

Tues. – Beginning:    Swing (if COS class does not go . . . stay tuned!)

Wed. –  Beg/Int.:        Salsa

Thur. –  Int./Adv.:     Night-Club 2 Step

 

You do not need to be a Wellness Center member to attend these classes.

Single Class:  $7.00

 

Class Card (for 4 classes or more):

Non-members:                          $20 for 4 classes (or $5.00/class)

Wellness Center Members:     $20 for 8 classes (or $2.50/class)

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Fort Jones Community Center:

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

11960 East Street, Fort Jones, CA

This Friday!  February 2nd (also February 23rd)

Time: 7:00-8:00

$10/person

  Dance:    Beginning/Intermediate Foxtrot (still open for beginners to join!)

  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.

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Saturday Morning Technique Class

Mt. Shasta City Park

Dance Hall

 1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca

 

Saturday Mornings:   February 3, 10, 17, 14

9:45 – 11:45 am

This month’s dance:   INTERNATIONAL WALTZ II

 

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.

And that is just too much fun to miss out on.   So, what say you give it a try?

 

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

 

March:  Viennese Waltz I

 

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PRIVATE LESSONS are 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.

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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

Cheers,

 

Rick and Peggy Nixon

Ballroom Dance Professionals

530) 853-4147 (home -best)

415) 215-2652 (cell)

McCloud CA

davisnixon@msn.com

Please: no texts -we 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.

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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.