Ballroom Newsletter – December 3rd 2013
Dear Dancer,
Something new, this Friday: Carla’s Dance Party, held at the Mt. Shasta Brewing Company in Weed (address below) in the upstairs lounge area. Music from the Fifties and Sixties will be featured, so come prepared to Swing Dance and Rock and Roll. We have been invited to come do a lecture demonstration (with audience participation, if they/you wish) on Nightclub Two Step, a dance that can be done to a wide variety of music (including Fifties and Sixties music). Also, music to dance Cha Cha, Rumba, Waltz, Foxtrot and other Ballroom dances will be available on request.
It sounds like it is going to be a fun evening and there are high hopes of making this a monthly event. Beer and food will be available downstairs and, this week, there will be a Reggae band in the main tasting room which is fortuitous, as the Nightclub Two Step is perfect for dancing to Reggae music.
Come and have a blast.
And don’t forget to strengthen and develop your dance skills in our weekly classes this month.
See you on the dance floor.
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This week’s schedule:
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THE WELLNESS CENTERS:
Tues. Dec 3: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Beginning Ballroom RUMBA 6:45-7:45 pm
Wed. Dec. 4: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Ballroom for Parkinson’s Noon-1:00 pm
Wed. Dec. 4: School Hill Wellness Center in Weed (778 S. Davis St., Weed): WALTZ 6:45-7:45 pm
Thur. Dec. 5: Mt. Shasta Wellness Center (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): WALTZ 6:45-7:45 pm
SCHEDULE FOR December CLASSES:
Tuesday night Beginning Class; will be Rumba.
Wednesday night; will be Waltz
Thursday night; we will be repeating Waltz.
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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CARLA’S DANCE PARTY THIS FRIDAY! December 6th
Mt. Shasta Brewing Company (upstairs)
360 College Ave.
Weed, CA
Come and join us and dance to music from the 50s and 60s.
Time: 7:00-10:00
Lesson in Nightclub Two Step
Suggested donation: $5
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SATURDAY MORNING TECHNIQUE CLASS: December 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th
At The Mt. Shasta Park and Recreation District
1315 Nixon Rd.
Dudes & Daisies Lodge
This month’s dance: FOXTROT
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
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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
Our next visits will be: Fridays, December 13 & 20
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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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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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. Remember, the sooner you start, the more protected you will be.
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.