Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – November 1st, 2016
Dear All,
So here it is November 1st already. And it seems as if it was just yesterday it was Halloween. One day, ghosts, pirates, cats, witches, lion kings, great orange pumpkins with all their “brains” scooped out and the next thing you know, BANG . . .it’s Tuesday. We truly live in an age of marvels.
And speaking of marvels, did you ever believe that you could actually dance and dance well? Well we always have believed it, which is why we are here, now, doing what we are now here doing.
We can give you the basics, we can give you the really advanced, hard (I mean Fun) stuff (plus all of the stuff in between) and we can give you the tools to quickly get there effectively and once you’re there, to shine so brightly no one will know it is night (which is when most of us dance). In short, we can make you marvelous.
So if we have that much faith in you, perhaps you can have faith in yourselves and come give it a shot. Tango is a fun dance for beginners, Rumba is great at the intermediate level and it just doesn’t get any better than Foxtrot at the more advanced level.
So whaddiya say? Come to class and learn to shine.
See You There.
Cheers.
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THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
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The Mt. Shasta Wellness Center:
633 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA 96057
Tues. Nov 1: – Beginning Tango -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Wed. Nov 2: – Ballroom for Parkinson’s -12:15-1:15pm
Wed. Nov 2: – Beginning/Intermediate Rumba -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Thur. Nov 3: – Intermediate/Advanced Foxtrot (Int’l) -6:45 – 7:45 pm
December Dances
Tues. – Beginning: Night Club 2 Step
Wed. – Beg/Int./: Tango
Thur. – Int./Adv.: Rumba
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
Fridays: Our next visit: November 11 & 25
Group class: 7:00-8:00 pm
$10/person
Dance: New Dance!! Beginning Tango
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
Dance Hall Lodge
1315 Nixon Rd, Mt. Shasta Ca
Saturday Mornings: November 5, 12, 19, 26
9:45 – 11:45 am
This month’s dance: FOXTROT
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 (December): Latin Technique
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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.
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