Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – June 24th 2019

Dear All,

 

Here it is, the last week of June and the first week of Summer, a simultaneous ending & beginning.  The Sun is heading south again, and it is important that we don’t let our dance skills do the same.  That means keep coming to classes and dance parties.

 

What dance parties, you say?  Why, the one we are holding this very Friday, June 28th at the Lake Shastina Club House (15244 Driftwood Lane, Lake Shastina overlooking the very shores of Lake Shastina itself)!  The event will start at 6:30 pm and run until 8:30 pm with however much of a spill-over needed to get that last ya-ya out.  There will be refreshments provided, but the more who bring something to share, the more there will be.  There is no charge (but there will be a tip jar for the DJ’s -Rick & Peggy- who will be passing out tips {for dancing} themselves).

 

Now don’t imagine a roomful of ladies in fancy frocks and men in tails and long coats sailing elegantly and effortlessly around the floor.  This will be a dressy casual affair (don’t over-do but don’t come in your bathrobe, either) and there will be more people at the beginning level than the advanced.

 

We will be teaching short mini-lessons in probably Waltz & any other dance that people (you?) request.  This will be more in the nature of a practice party, by which we mean an informal, supportive environment to practice the skills that you have been learning in your classes (and in the mini-lessons) and to give you a chance to find out why you have been learning lead/follow skills.

 

Should anyone have any questions, want a tip or two or need a quick review, we will be available to help.  The last one was very successful and a good time was had by all.  Let’s see if we can out-do it this time!

 

See you there (and/or in classes!)

 

 

 

 

THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE

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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:

633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057

Tues. June 25:     Beginning Bolero                                                  – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Wed. June 26:     Beginning/Intermediate Tango                          – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Thur. June 27:    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,

Our next visit: Friday July 12th (also the 19th)   

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).