Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – July 29th 2019

Dear All,

Break out the champagne! Run up the flags! Whoop & Holler! This week is a two Bolero class week! By virtue of the fact that Wednesday is the last Bolero class in July and Thursday is the first Bolero class in August, you will all get to dance the Bolero twice in a row!

Aside from the sheer pleasure of dancing the Bolero twice as much as usual, this will also be very beneficial in that it will lock the new (and old) steps more firmly in your respective memories and give you more floor time perfecting each step. And to make the atmosphere even more festive, we will be handing out free hoorays! So come for the dancing, stay for the hoorays.

And while the champagne is flowing and the flags are flapping and the whooping & hollering is going full force, now will be a good time to let you all know that the COS classes are on for September! And if that weren’t reason enough for guzzling, flapping, whooping and hollering in itself, consider this:

The COS classes are now going to be held in Weed at the Weed Community Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm so we will not have to suspend our Tuesday night beginning class at the Wellness Center! A full schedule of dancing for all! We will be handing out a few extra loud free hoorays for that. But you have to come to class (any class) to get them.

We will have more information for you regarding the COS classes once the details are hammered out (which will happen just as soon as all the hoorays have been used up).

Join us for Waltz on Tuesday and for a bonanza-lallapalooza-rama of Bolero on Wednesday & Thursday!

See you all there.

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THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE

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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:

633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057

Tues. July 30: Beginning Waltz – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Wed. July 31: Beginning/Intermediate Bolero – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Thur. Aug. 1: Intermediate/Advanced Bolero – 6:45 – 7:45pm

August Dances:

Tues. – Beginning Samba

Wed. – Beginning/Intermediate Waltz

Thur. – Intermediate/Advanced Bolero

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

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Fort Jones Community Center:

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

11960 East Street, Fort Jones,

This Friday! August 2^nd (also in August: the 16^th & 30^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.

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Saturday Morning Technique Class

Dance Hall

1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca

Saturday Mornings: August 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31

Dance: Latin Technique! (Rumba, Cha-cha, Samba, Salsa & Swing)

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

August dance: Latin Technique! (Rumba, Cha-cha, Samba, Salsa & Swing)

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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).