Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – June 3rd 2019

Dear All,

 

Well I must say (must you? . . . yes! . . . I must) that last Saturday night’s big shindig was a huge success!  Everyone had a great time and we all danced up a storm (the rest of you probably didn’t notice because it had already been raining around the area)!  In fact, such a good time was had that apparently socks were knocked off up to three counties away!

 

The dancing was fun; the food was good; the company was unsurpassable (a great big thanks to our friends from Sacramento – Joe, Gail and the Downright Country Dancers – without whom this party would not have occurred).  That’s what I call a win-win shindig!  We will be doing this again next year, so if I were you, I’d clear out my social calendar and start reinforcing my socks now!

 

For those of you who are local (and for whom a year is far too long to wait), the good news is that there will be another dance party/practice party on June 28th up at Lake Shastina in the clubhouse (exactly like the one we had on Friday May 24th). Minimal teaching, maximal dancing, supra-maximal fun!  We hope to keep these going as a regular feature and if you’d like to see that too, attend in droves.  Stay tuned (always good advice in itself) and we will have more details on the week of the dance.

 

Now, a new month: June – which means a new dance on Tuesdays.  We will be introducing the Bolero which is one of the most beautiful dances and one of our favorites.  Join us and learn the beginning most-basic steps of this absolutely gorgeous dance.  (Remember, when you are doing a gorgeous dance, how can you be any less than gorgeous yourselves?  ‘Nuff said!)

 

Tango will move to Wednesday and pick up where it left off on last month on Tuesdays (as usual), so stick with it and you will be learning even more fun, challenging and more dramatic steps.

 

This month we are doing something a little different with the Rumba as it moves to Thursday.  Since about 80% of Rumba and Cha-cha steps are interchangeable, we are going to be converting the Rumba steps you have learned over the last two months to Cha-cha steps so that you will develop a deeper understanding of how both dances work and how to convert back and forth between the two on your own.

 

And we will also highlight those steps of each dance that cannot convert to the other dance (such as Rumba Walks and Syncopated Cha-cha steps) so you will learn how to understand the difference.  It is going to be a fun month for both dances.  And for you!

 

Join us (both a request and an exhortation).

 

Be seeing you all in class.

 

THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE

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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:

633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057

Tues. June 4:     Beginning Bolero                                             – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Wed. June 5:     Beginning/Intermediate Tango                     – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Thur. June 6:    Advanced/Intermediate Rumba/Cha-cha   – 6:45 – 7:45pm

 

July Dances:

Tues.  – Beginning Waltz

Wed.  – Beginning/Intermediate Bolero

Thur.  – Intermediate/Advanced Tango

 

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

This Friday!  June 7th    (also June  21st)

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:  June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

9:45 – 11:45 am

Dance:   Foxtrot 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.   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:    Foxtrot II

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College of The Siskiyous

 Fall Semester: TBA

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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

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

(Gift Certificates for Fort Jones listed below)

 

 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).