Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – December 20th 2016
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Dear All,
First of all, yes, all classes are being held this week as scheduled, and that includes the Saturday Morning Technique Class on the 24th. Of course, we realize that this is a busy time for final shopping and/or for being out of town with family and we understand completely if you can’t make it. But we hope to see as many of you as possible these last few days before the holidays.
And secondly, don’t forget, it is still not too late to get a dancing gift certificate for your loved and/or appreciated ones (by which we mean a gift certificate FOR dance, not one that DOES dance). Dance for the danceless; why, it could be another Christmas miracle! Create a miracle for someone today.
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Now that the holiday season has settled down and become more focused, it is time for us to trot out the Holiday Gift Certificates so that you may all spread the gift of dance to your friends, neighbors and relatives so that they, too, may experience the joy you have found in dancing (and so that you will have more people with whom to dance).
| Several packages are available: |
| Basic Package (at Wellness Center) |
| Four classes for $20. |
| Eight classes for $40. |
| Ten Classes for $50. |
| Private Lesson Package (at any available location with sufficient space) |
| One Private Lesson for $60. |
| Two Private Lessons for $100. |
| Four Private Lessons for $180. |
Certificates may be picked up directly before or after any of our classes including Fort Jones or on weekends at the Wellness Center (front desk) between 12:00 and 6:00 pm, or we can mail them to you, whichever you prefer.
To acquire one or more Holiday Gift Certificates please contact us at the phone numbers or e-mail address below. Or come see us in person directly before or after any of our classes. Give the gift that keeps on dancing.
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Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
But whether you are interested in Gift Certificates or not, we do look forward to your presence in class this week.
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. Dec 20: – Beginning Nightclub 2 Step -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Wed. Dec 21: – Ballroom for Parkinson’s -12:15-1:15pm
Wed. Dec 21: – Beginning/Intermediate Tango -6:45 – 7:45 pm
Thur. Dec 22: – Intermediate/Advanced Rumba -6:45 – 7:45 pm
January 2017 Dances
Tues. – Beginning: Waltz
Wed. – Beg/Int./: Nightclub 2 Step
Thur. – Int./Adv.: Tango
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 will be: Friday, December 30th
Time: 7:00-8:00
$10/person
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: December 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
9:45 – 11:45 am
This month’s dance: Latin Technique & Viennese Waltz
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 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, floor craft and yourself.
COST: $15/person
$10/person youth discount
NEXT MONTH (January) Quickstep
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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 of the more unexpected benefits of Ballroom Dance