Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County – August 19th 2014
Dear All,
Not much news this week…. but, Rick did want me to tell you that he is recovering from his sword wound quite nicely (what he didn’t want me to tell you is that it was actually a hernia operation but he is still recovering nicely). He will still be coming to classes this week.
We will be in Fort Jones this Friday, 22 August, starting a new series in Waltz.
Hope to see you there!
August Classes:
Tuesday night Beginning Class; Swing/Jive
Wednesday night; Waltz/Viennese Waltz
Thursday night; Waltz/Viennese Waltz
Friday night; Waltz
Saturday morning; International Style Waltz.
(for more information about these classes, see below)
See you on the Dance Floor.
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This week’s schedule
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THE WELLNESS CENTERS:
Tues. Aug. 19: Mt. Shasta Wellness Ctr. (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Beg. Swing/Jive 6:45-7:45 pm
Wed. Aug. 20: Mt. Shasta Wellness Ctr. (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Ballroom for Parkinson’s: 11:00am-noon.
Wed. Aug. 20: Mt. Shasta Wellness Ctr. (633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta): Waltz/Viennese Waltz 6:45-7:45 pm
Thurs. Aug. 21: School Hill Wellness Ctr., (778 S.Davis St.,Weed). Waltz/Viennese Waltz 6:45-7:45 pm
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
This Friday: August 23rd (and August 29th)
Group Class is at 6:30-7:30
We will be starting a new series teaching: Waltz
Cost $10 per person
If anyone else wishes to schedule a private lesson on a Friday (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: August 23, 30
This Saturday we will be at the
Dudes & Daisies Lodge
Mt. Shasta Park
1315 Nixon Rd.
10:00-noon
This month’s dance; International Style Waltz
10:00 – 11:00 -Technique Drills in International Standard & American Smooth Style Dances. Focusing on the elements that make partner dancing more fluid, dynamic, powerful and fun: Lowering, Rotation, Swing and Sway. Developing these basic movement skills will improve your performance in, not just this dance, but all of the dances by giving you more control over your balance, timing and power. And that’s just too much fun to miss out on. So give it a try.
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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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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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
Feel free to pass this on to anyone that you think might be interested in attending our classes.
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Relevant Links:
http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/smarter.htm Research substantiating that Ballroom Dance combats Alzheimer’s (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.
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