Ballroom Newsetter, Sisiyou County & Northern California – June 17th 2019

Dear All,

It is the last week of Spring which means it is the last week to do your Spring Cleaning by which we mean clean up your step knowledge, clean up your footwork, & clean up your lead/follow skills, etc. By the merest of coincidences, we provide the means to do all of that in each of our weekly classes.

Come to Bolero class and polish your Bolero steps. Come to the Tango class and make your Tango steps sizzle. Come to the Rumba/Cha-cha class and make both your Rumba and your Cha-cha shine! We know the secret tricks to learn faster and learn better and we are only too happy to impart that knowledge to you.

But there is a catch: you have to be in class to hear it (either that or just get Rick stated talking sometime – any time!). We will be imparting the secret knowledge whether you are there or not, so come join us and avail yourselves of the movement secrets of the ages.

And if you want to clean up your technique, there is no better place than the Saturday morning Technique class. That is where the deepest most far reaching secrets are imparted. Guaranteed to shave years off the training/learning process.

Also, we will be in Fort Jones this week, so if you are north county and don’t want to come south county, we will be imparting the secret knowledge there as well.

Finally, don’t forget why we are all doing all of this: to dance. “But where?” you ask. Why, in Lake Shastina at the Lake Shastina Clubhouse on June 28^th 6:30 – 8:30 pm, we answer (details next newsletter). Come to classes to learn, then come and kick up your heels (and maybe your toes, too, while you’re at it) in an open dancing venue.

If you can’t make it to the classes, we will be conducting short mini-lessons through-out the evening at the dance party/practice party on the 28^th. No secrets imparted, but some of the beginning steps of several of the dances so you will be able to still have a good time.

So join us, already!

Be seeing you all in classes.

THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE

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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:

633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057

Tues. June 18: Beginning Bolero – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Wed. June 19: Beginning/Intermediate Tango – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Thur. June 20: 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,

This Friday! June 21^st

(July dates: Fridays 12^th & 19^th)

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

July 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).