Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – September 23rd 2019

Dear All,

For those of us who keep seasonal calendars, today is Autumn the First. Already the air is getting brisker and to compensate, we are dancing faster! The beginning class on Tuesday nights is Swing, a real pulse-pounder of a dance, good for aerobic strength, endurance and, yes, fun . . . not to mention warming up! (We thought we would mention it anyway.)

Then on Wednesday nights it’s Samba! Another real pulse-pounder of a dance that is not only good for aerobic strength and endurance, but, done properly, (will give you the calves of a highlander (if you don’t want the calves of a highlander, just do it improperly)! Another dance for lighting the inner fires!

And this Thursday is the last night of the Waltz, which means that next week (month), we will be dropping the Waltz and adding . . . (wait for it) . . . Salsa! Another pulse-pounder of a dance calculated to, yes, keep you warm and have fun doing it.

So keep those heating bills down this October by joining us for not one, not two but three pulse-pounding dances a week guaranteed to warm you thoroughly from the inside out. And who knows, maybe drop a pound or two while (and here’s the REAL payoff) simultaneously learning how to dance (or dance better)!

You’ll be so busy having fun and keeping warm and learning how to dance that you won’t even care that the Weed Dance Classes are being postponed until January 2020! Come join us in warmth and joy!

See you there.

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THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

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The Mountain Fitness Wellness Center:

633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057

Tues. Sept. 24: Beginning Swing – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Wed. Sept. 25: Beginning/Intermediate Samba – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Thur. Sept. 26: Even more Intermediate Waltz – 6:45 – 7:45pm

October Dances:

Tues. – Beginning Salsa

Wed. – Beginning/Intermediate Swing

Thur. – Even Intermediate/Advanced Samba

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! Sept. 27th

Time: 7:00-8:00

$10/person

New Dance: SWING

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

Mt. Shasta Park

Dance Hall

1315 Nixon Rd.

Mt. Shasta, CA

Saturday Mornings: September 7, 14, 21, 28

Dance: QUICKSTEP

9:45 – 11:00 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: Hip Action (Rotation, Sinking, Isolation, etc.) Foot action (motility, bounce, control, etc.), Arm Action & Rib-cage action (Isolation, Side Extension, etc.). 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?

11:00 – 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

October dance: Quickstep . . . again!!!! (yay!)

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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.

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.

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College of The Siskiyous

Ballroom Dance: Fall Semester: Canceled.

Keep a lookout for Spring Semester.

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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).