Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – August 29th 2023
Dear All,
This is it – the last week of August and the last classes of Tango and Rumba! Come lock in all of the wonderful steps you’ve learned and pick up one or two more. We will review what we learned last week and either add something new or expand upon the myriad possibilities of the steps you have learned already (depending on the class and the attendees {you}).
Next month, the dances will be Swing/Jive on Wednesdays and Waltz on Thursdays. The Swing/Jive is a vigorous dance and perfect for dealing with the lower temperatures that seem to be moving in. And in the Waltz, we have decided to put a minor emphasis on Syncopated Steps (also known as Running Steps) because our deep ruminations on the nature of these kinds of steps has revealed to us that their importance is much greater than simply being another set of fancy-schmancy show-off steps.
They have an actual function that is relatively vital for the smoothness and the ultimate freedom in dance that you have all been working so hard to achieve, (perhaps unbeknownst to yourselves). And once you learn how to use the relatively simple Syncopated Steps that we will be dealing with next month, you will be able to use Syncopated Steps of any level of complexity just as effectively and know when and how to inject them into your own dancing.
So, come this week for a “rocko-socko-bango-lollapalooza finish to the Tango and the Rumba, then join us next week for a vigorous (on Wednesdays) and highly effective and liberating (on Thursdays) series of steps that we are planning for September. Ta-da! You’re welcome.
As always, we look forward to seeing you all in class this week and in many and any (because “many” is just “any” with an “m” {often used to signify deliciousness [as in “mmmmmmm”]}) weeks to come! Come bless us with your presence.
Cheers,
Rick and Peggy Nixon
530) 853-4147 / 415)215-2652 (cell)
(Weekly Class schedule listed below.)
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THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
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The Mountain Fitness Center (South):
1630 South Mt. Shasta Blvd, Mt. Shasta, CA 96067 (back parking lot is best, as the dance studio is a mere two steps from the back door)
Wed. August 30th: TANGO 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. August 31st: RUMBA 6:45 – 7:45pm
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CURRENT RATES Group Class Rates $10 Single Class ($10.00/class) $25 Four class Card ($6.25/class) $50 Eight Class Card ($6.25/class) $60 Ten Class Card ($6.00/class)
Private Lesson(s) Rates
$30 Half-hour Private Lesson ($25 at four per month or more) $60 One Hour Private Lesson (one per month or less) $50 One Hour Private Lesson (two per month or more) Hour Lessons may be divided into two ½ hour sessions at half the hourly rate each.
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