Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – May 17th 2016
Dear All,
Great news, everybody!!! We will be holding our Saturday morning Technique class at the McCloud Dance Hall this week! And you know what that means: ten minutes of dancing before you have to turn a corner!
You really should experience dancing without boundaries . . . let me rephrase that . . . dancing in a virtually unlimited space . . . much better . . . which, thanks to the size of the dance hall, is what you get to do. And with this month’s dance, the Quickstep, being in a virtually unlimited space, this would be the perfect time to try out the technique class. Join us.
Even greater news, everybody!!!!: For those of you who have wondered if there will ever be a place to try out your new dance skills, we have a terrific opportunity coming up on Saturday May 28th. Tony and Terry will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary that day and have decided to do so with a party at the Dudes and Daisies Dance Hall in Mt. Shasta Park.
They have graciously invited the entire dancing community to join them at 7:00 pm for two to three hours of dancing (that’s right, BALLROOM dancing) in a joyful and festive atmosphere. So come join us and find out why you are learning these dances in the first place. A good time will be had by all.
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. May 17: – Beginning Tango -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Wed. May 18: – Ballroom for Parkinson’s (cancelled this week only) -12:15 – 1:15 pm
Wed. May 18: – Beginning/Intermediate Samba -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Thur. May 19: – Intermediate/Advanced Quickstep -6:45 – 7:45 pm
June Dances:
Tues. – Beginning: Cha-cha
Wed. – Beg/Int.: Tango
Thur. – Int./Adv.: Samba
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
Our next visit: Friday, May 27th
Group class: 7:00-8:00 pm
$10/person
New Dance: Beginning Rumba
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
This week we will be at the McCloud Dance Hall
104 Pine St.
McCloud
Saturday Mornings: May 7, 14, 21, 28
9:45 – 11:45 am
This month’s dance: Quickstep
9:45 – 10:45 am: Technical drills in International and American Smooth Style dances specifically designed to strengthen and improve your dancing and dancing abilities. Focusing on the elements that make Partner dancing more fluid, dynamic, powerful and fun: Lowering, Rotation, Swing, Cant and Sway. Developing these basic skills will improve your performance in not just this dance, but in all of the dances by giving you more control over your balance, timing, power and expression.
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, floorcraft and yourself.
COST: $15/person
$10/person youth discount
NEXT MONTH (June): Waltz
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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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