Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – October 7th 2019

Dear All,

 

Ah, October (or as some say, “Ahh-ctober”), month of multi-colored leaves and brisk, refreshing breezes.  Nothing says “go indoors and dance” like autumn weather (winter weather says “stay indoors and dance”).  How better to keep up your hiking and biking and mountaineering and just-plain-staying-active skills than dancing?

 

One develops fine motor control over your muscles with the subtle dances, strength and balance control with the dances that move out (read “fly”) and endurance with the fast, vigorous dances.  Then, in Summer, you can continue dancing in order to keep up your skiing skills!  The benefits of dancing don’t just stop at being able to dance, you know!

 

But speaking of being able to dance, the Lake Shastina Dance Party will be happening on Ahh-ctober 25th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.  Two full hours of nothing but dance (non-verbal communing with others) and socializing (verbal communing with others) and perhaps a snack or two to keep the dancing legs fueled and the verbal apparatus greased.

 

Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to dance many times in your lifetime!  And certainly, don’t miss coming to classes this month so that you can get more steps to do at this dance party and any other dance party anywhere in the world that it may be your pleasure to attend!

 

See you there (classes & party!).

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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. Oct. 8:  Beginning Salsa                                   – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Wed. Oct. 9:   Beginning/Intermediate Swing       – 6:45 – 7:45pm

Thur. Oct 10:   Intermediate/Advanced Samba      – 6:45 – 7:45pm

 

November Dances:

Tues.  – Beginning Two Step – Nightclub & Country

Wed.  – Beginning/Intermediate Salsa

Thur.  –  Intermediate/Advanced Swing/Jive

 

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!  October 11th, (also Oct 18th)   

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:   October 5, 12, 19,26

 

Dance:   QUICKSTEP

 

9:30 – 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: 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 – 11:30am:      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

November dance:   Waltz

 

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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.