Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – March 22nd 2016
Dear All,
Those of you who have been paying attention (you know who you are) may have noticed that we have changed next month’s beginning dance class from Foxtrot to Beginning Salsa.
How can this be (you must be asking yourselves) since we are just this month finishing advanced Salsa on Thursdays? It should be another 10 to 2 months before Salsa works its way around again. What gives?
Well, we have had a sharp upsurge of interest in Salsa in the beginning class (not, perhaps, coincidental to a corresponding upsurge in new students -but probably) and we have graciously acquiesced to the consensus.
Please note that in May, the Salsa will (as if by magic) transmute itself into Samba (for the Wednesday class) from whence it will continue to the advanced class (Thursdays) in June. That way the advanced dancers will get a chance to work on one of the most vivacious, vibrant and vaerobic (alright, alright . . .so aerobic doesn’t start with a “v” . . . sue me for being alliterative) of all the dances.
Something for everyone.
See You There.
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THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
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The Mt. Shasta Wellness Center:
633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057
Tues. Mar. 22: – Beginning Foxtrot -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Wed. Mar. 23: – Ballroom for Parkinson’s -12:15 – 1:15 pm
Wed. Mar 23: – Beginning/Intermediate Bolero -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Thur. Mar 24: – Intermediate/Advanced Salsa -6:45 – 7:45 pm
April Dances:
Tues. – Beginning Salsa
Wed. – Beg/Int. Quickstep
Thur. – Int./Adv. Bolero
You do not need to be a Wellness Center member to attend these classes.
Single Class: $7.00
Class Card (for 4 classes or more)
Non-members: $20 for 4 classes (or $5/class)
Wellness Center Members: $20 for 8 classes (or $2.50/class)
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Fort Jones Community Center:
Fort Jones Community Center in Scott Valley (15 minutes from Yreka)
11960 East Street, Fort Jones, CA
This Friday! March 25
Group class: 7:00-8:00 pm
$10/person
CURRENT DANCE: 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.
Anyone interested in scheduling a private lesson on a Friday please e-mail us or contact us at the contact information listed below.
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Saturday Morning Technique Class
Mt. Shasta City Park
Shasta Park Dance Hall
(formerly Dudes & Daisies Lodge)
1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca
Saturday Mornings: March 5, 12, 19, 26
9:45 – 11:45 am
This month’s dance: LATIN TECHNIQUE
9:45 – 10:45 am: Technical drills to develop facility in RUMBA, CHA-CHA, SAMBA.
You will learn the basic skills that will give you greater control over your execution of all the figures of each dance from the simplest to the most complex. You will also develop stronger Lead/Follow skills as well as improved balance and timing. We will work on drills that will loosen up your hips and make your Latin Dancing more . . . well, Latiny.
And that is just too much fun to miss out on. So what say you give it a try?
10:45 – 11:45 am: Amalgamations. Putting the drills you worked on in the first hour to work in the actual steps of the dance, allowing you to develop more control over the steps, personal expression and yourself.
COST: $15/person
$10/person youth discount
NEXT MONTH: FOXTROT
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PRIVATE LESSONS are 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.
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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: www.mtshastadance.com
Cheers,
Rick and Peggy Nixon
Ballroom Dance Professionals
530/853-4147 (home)
415/215-2652 (cell)
McCloud CA
davisnixon@msn.com
Feel free to pass the newsletter on to anyone 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 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.
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