Ballroom Newsletter, Sisiyou County & Northern California – May 6th 2019

Dear All,

 

May . . .  less assertive than ‘will’, which, in itself, is less assertive than ‘shall’.  But we don’t need to take our cues from the name of the current month, do we?  We can take our destinies into our own hands, our lives under our own control, the bull by the horns (which is pretty much the only way to do it in order to avoid a last-minute goring).

 

May may not be that assertive, but we can be!   What’s that, sir?  I “may” dance this month?   No, sir, I will dance this month.  Nay, sir, I go further:  I shall dance this month!

 

Don’t let an imaginary conversation with an imaginary “sir” show you up.  If an imaginary person can commit to dance, just imagine how much more effective a real person such as yourself can be when you do it!  So, do it, and show May a thing or two:  show May a dancing you.  And show the rest of the world a dancing you, too, while you’re at it.  You won’t be sorry!  (We won’t let you be sorry.  We promise to never let you be sorry!)

 

If you are a beginner, good news:  Tango will be starting on Tuesday nights at the Wellness Center on Tuesday the 14th (of . . .yes, May).  Join us and start (or continue) your journey with this most dramatic of dances.

 

And, of course, Rumba will continue to get Rumba-ier and the Foxtrot more Foxtrotty, so join us for those classes as well to ramp up your Rumba and trot out your foxes in style.

 

Be seeing you all in class.

 

THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE

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COS

 Tuesday, May 7th   6:30-8:30 rm 7   Yreka Campus

Dances:  Swing/Jive & Salsa

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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:

633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057

Tues.  May 7:     No class (Tango starts next week!)      – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Wed.  May 8:     Beginning/Intermediate Rumba    – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Thur.  May 9:    Advanced/Intermediate  Foxtrot     – 6:45 – 7:45pm

 

May Dances:

Tues.  – Beginning Tango

Wed.  – Beginning/Intermediate 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

 

Fort Jones Community Center:

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

11960 East Street, Fort Jones, CA

      Our next visit:  May 17th (also, May 31st)

Time: 7:00-8:00  

$10/person 

 Dance:  Waltz

  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.

 

 

 

 

Saturday Morning Technique Class

Mt. Shasta City Park

Dance Lodge

 1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca

Saturday Mornings:  May 4, 11, 18, 25

9:45 – 11:45 am

Dance:   Waltz

 

 

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.   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?

 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

 

June dance:    TBA

 

 

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.

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 & your best bet of reaching us)

415) 215-2652 (cell)

McCloud CA

davisnixon@msn.com

Please: no texts -our phones 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.

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

 

 Basic Package  
Four classes for $20.  
Eight classes for $40.  
Ten Classes for $50.  
   
Private Lesson Package

(at any available location with sufficient space)

  
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

Basic Package (at Fort Jones Community Center)
One classes for $10.
Two classes for $20.
Four Classes for $40.
 
Private Lesson Package (at any available location with sufficient space)
One Private Lesson for $60.
Two Private Lessons for $100.
Four Private Lessons for $180

 

Fort Jones Community Center every other Friday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (See above for exact dates.).

Or any time by phone or e-mail (or at The Wellness Center at any of the times listed above).