Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – February 10th 2020
Dear All,
Owls were silenced all over Siskiyou county last week. Why? Because the Merengue & Rumba class was such a hoot last Tuesday that there was nothing left for them to say. And as if that were not enough, the Cha-cha class last Friday in Fort Jones was just as hooty (if not hootier) which silenced them even further! Yes, definitely a two-hoot week for the dance community (if, perhaps, not the owl community)!
Not that the Foxtrot & Quickstep classes weren’t also fun. They were! It’s just that everyone in those two classes were so determined to get the steps that there was no time for hooting. Fear not, my Foxtrotting and Quickstepping friends, your day to hoot is coming, and hoot you will! We promise.
It’s not too late to get in on the Merengue & Rumba class. We will be reviewing everything this week before moving in. There are still hoots to be had and if you want to be there to have them, we welcome you to come join us.
And if you want to develop your technique, skills, style, what-have-you, let us remind you that the Saturday Morning Technique Class is accepting all levels (since everyone works at their own level -from absolute beginner to the highly advanced). The hoots will be farther in the future in this class, but they will be bigger, louder and more impressive (like your dancing will be) when they do come.
If you have any hoot-lorn friends, bring them along and one day maybe we will all be able to join forces with the owls and hoot along in harmony. This is just one more of the unexpected benefits of dance. Come join us.
Be seeing you in classes.
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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. Feb. 11: Beginning Merengue & Rumba 6:45 – 7:45pm
Wed. Feb. 12: Beginning/Intermediate Foxtrot 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. Feb. 13: Intermediate/Advanced Quickstep 6:45 – 7:45pm
March Dances:
Tues. – Beginning: Tango
Wed. – Beginning/Intermediate: Merengue & Rumba
Thur. – Intermediate/Advanced: Foxtrot
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,
Our next visit: Feb. 28th
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
Dance: CHA-CHA-CHA!
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 Lodge
1315 Nixon Rd.
Mt. Shasta, CA
Saturday Mornings: February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Dance: QUICKSTEP
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: 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 – 11:45am: 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
March Dance: QUICKSTEP (continuing)
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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
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
(for Fort Jones Gift Certificates, see below this section)
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| Eight classes for $50. | |||||||||||
| Ten Classes for $60. | |||||||||||
| Private Lesson Package
(at any available location with sufficient space) |
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| One Private Lesson for $60. | |||||||||||
| Two Private Lessons for $100. | |||||||||||
| Four Private Lessons for $180.
Obtainable at:
The Wellness Center on Monday between 5:00 n & 9:00 pm This Wednesday (New Years Day) between 12:00noon & 6:00pm Or by phone or e-mail anytime.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for FORT JONES
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