Ballroom Newsletter, Sisiyou County & Northern California – February 26th 2018

Dear All,  

Big changes in March!

First, the normal changes: The Saturday Technique classes will change to Viennese Waltz for the next two months (International Style the first month (in which there are only six figures – nine if you count the three permutations – and some really fun American Style variations in the second month -April).  Come and learn everything you need to know (and more!) about Viennese Waltz!

OH!  And lest I forget:  This Saturday (only) the Technique class will be meeting in the Main Lodge/Rec Center (the first building you come to in the park) at the usual time.  Which means it will be warmer.

Second:  ordinarily, this Thursday would be Salsa, making this one of those end-of-the-months where we have one dance for two days in a row.  But circumstances dictated that more than half the class had to miss last Thursday, we have decided to leave the Nightclub Two Step on Thursday for one more night (March 1st) to round off the curriculum for the whole class.  Salsa will still get four nights in March, so no harm done.

And, finally, the big changes:  Due to rising costs in heating, air-conditioning and power, the Wellness Center has found it necessary to raise our rental rates, making it necessary for us to raise our class rates.  We have kept our increase as minimal as possible to inconvenience our students as little as possible.  The rates will increase to around a smidge over $1 per class (except for the Ten Class Cards, which will go up $1 only).  Following are the tables.

 

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

$60/10 Class Card                                                   $35/Ten Class Card

All class cards purchased at the former will be honored until they expire.

As the rent has remained the same at our other venues (Saturdays at the park or Fridays in Fort Jones or anywhere else a class may occur), there will be no increase in the cost of those classes in the foreseeable future.

We dearly appreciate each and everyone of you and hope that this does not deter you in your quests for improved skills at dancing (and, of course, fun.  Don’t forget the fun!).  To make it up to you, will teach $1 harder in every class to make sure your training keeps up with the costs.  No, wait . . . what the hell . . .we will teach $2 harder in each class.  That way you will all come out ahead.

Thanks for your understanding.

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.  February 27:   – No Tuesday Classes until March 20th

Wed.   February 28   – Beg/Intermediate Salsa                        – 6:45 – 7:45 pm

Thur.  March 1:         – Nightclub 2 Step (one final session)       – 6:45 – 7:45 pm

 

March Dances 

Tues. – Beginning:    Latin Technique Workout commencing March 20th

Wed. –  Beg/Int.:        Swing/Jive

Thur. –  Int./Adv.:     Salsa

 

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

Our Next Visit:  Friday March 9th 

(March Dates:  Fridays, March 9th & 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

Rec. Center (Main Building) (this week only)

 1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca

 

Saturday Mornings:   March 3, 10, 24, 31

9:45 – 11:45 am

This month’s dance:   Viennese Waltz I

 

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

 

April:  Viennese Waltz II

 

 

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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.