Ballroom Newsletter – October 22nd 2013
Dear Dancer,
This Saturday night there will be another class followed by open dancing. If you are suddenly taken by a festive spirit, call it a party. If you are suddenly taken by the need to develop your skills, call it a practice session. If you are suddenly taken by the need to just dance with no particular emphasis on anything but dancing, call it a Dance.
Whatever you call it, we look forward to helping you have more fun dancing when you come. We will be, as always, available throughout the evening for assistance with your dance questions, to show you new steps, to clarify any old steps or any other issue you may have. Come join us this week for a class in Salsa before the “party/practice session/dance” afterward.
To learn more dances, come to the weekly classes, too. The more you learn, the more you dance. The more you dance, the more you live. The more you live, the better you live. The better you live, the longer you live. The longer you live, the more you can dance. Talk about your circle of life…
See you on the dance floor.
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For Important information regarding the salutary effects of Ballroom Dance toward preventing or drastically reducing the development of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, follow this link: http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/smarter.htm
to special report of an article originally published in the New England Journal of Medicine. If you are interested in any of the other health or social benefits of Ballroom Dance, contact us and we will be happy to go over them with you
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PRIVATE LESSONS are AVAILABLE to anyone who would rather learn in a more personal environment (i.e. no witnesses) or to anyone who wants to progress faster or to anyone who simply wants private lessons. Also, if you cannot make it to any of the group class times, private lessons are arranged in accordance with your schedule and at your convenience. Contact us by e-mail or telephone (number can be found below).
GROUP PRIVATES & SPECIAL EVENTS are also available. If you can’t make it to our classes and you think you have a number of friends and acquaintances who would be interested and you can get together, let us know and we can come to you at times more convenient to you. Also, Weddings, Birthday Parties, Anniversaries are all great places to include Ballroom Dancing.
We are also available to lecture, demonstrate or perform at any event you would like to liven up.
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This week’s schedule:
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THE WELLNESS CENTERS:
Tuesday, October 22: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Beginning Ballroom CHA CHA 6:45-7:45 pm
Wednesday, October 23: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Ballroom for Parkinson’s Noon-1:00 pm
Wednesday, October 23: School Hill Wellness Center in Weed (778 S. Davis St., Weed): TANGO 6:45-7:45 pm
Thursday, October 24: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): TANGO 6:45-7:45 pm
In the Tuesday night Beginning Class, the Dance of The Month for October will be CHA-CHA.
In the Wednesday/Thursday night classes, the Dance of The Month for October will be TANGO.
Please come join us.
You do not need to be a Wellness Center member to attend these classes.
Single class: $7.00/person.
Class Card (four classes or more): non-members: $20 for four classes ($5.00/class per person).
Wellness Center Members can get special discount: Buy a class card for $20.00 and get 8 classes (a value of $2.50 per class).
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FORT JONES COMMUNITY CENTER
Fort Jones Community Center in Scott Valley (15 min. from Yreka)
11960 East Street Fort Jones, CA
We will be there this Friday, the 25th (see you then!)
Group Class is at 6:30-7:30
Cost $10 per person
If anyone else wishes to schedule a private lesson on those days (or perhaps a different day?), please e-mail us or call us at the contact information below.
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SATURDAY MORNING TECHNIQUE CLASS OCTOBER 26
At The Mt. Shasta Park and Recreation District
1315 Nixon Rd.
Dudes & Daisies Lodge
10:00 – 11:00 -Technique Drills in International Standard & American Smooth Style Dances. Focusing on Lowering, Rotation and Sway which improves your performance in all of the dances by giving you more control over your balance, timing and power.
11:00 – Noon – Amalgamations. Putting the drills you worked on in the first hour to work in the actual steps as you develop more control over the steps, floorcraft and yourself.
Cost : $10 per person
$5 youth discount
This month’s dance: WALTZ
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Saturday evening Lesson and Practice Session this weekend: October 26
At The Mt. Shasta Park and Recreation District
1315 Nixon Rd.
Dudes & Daisies Lodge
Lesson: 7:00-8:00 Salsa
Practice Session: 8:00-10:00
Refreshments Provided.
Regular Saturday Night Dance Lesson at the Dudes & Daisies Lodge are normally being held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Starting next month, November, we will be changing to our winter hours starting 6:00 pm with the lesson and practice from 7:00-9:00 (the dates remain the same).
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Any questions, please call or e-mail us. We love hearing from you and welcome any suggestions. Information regarding dance gift certificates can be found on our website: www.mtshastadance.com.
Cheers,
Rick and Peggy Nixon
Ballroom Dance Professionals
415/215-2652 (cell)
Healing House, McCloud CA
davisnixon@msn.com
Feel free to pass this on to anyone that you think might be interested in attending our classes.