Dear All,   The winter sheets (fleece) are truly off the bed (for the season) this week and the Spring/Autumn sheets (micro-fiber flannel) are truly on (for the season)!  Why should this matter to you?  For this reason:  I have had it from a reasonably trustworthy source that Mt. Fitness …

Dear All,   Now that the single most celebratory week in May is over (May Day, Star Wars Day and Cinco de Mayo all in the same week!), it’s time to knuckle down and get to work (if dancing can be called work).  We have two fun ones this month …

Dear All, Even though it is still April (for one day more) the first class of the week will be in May, so this will be considered the first May newsletter.  And the whole week (well, weekend) is packed with powerhouse holidays!  Saturday, May the fourth is “Star Wars Day” …

Dear All,   Good news, Kiddiewinkies!  There will be a practice party this week/month!  This Friday (4/26) from 7:00 – 9:00 pm, at the Lake Shastina Community Center (15244 Driftwood Lane, Lake Shastina) you will have the chance to practice (dance) all the dances (that we teach) with each other …

Dear All,   It is National Brevity week and as a show of support, we’ll keep this one short. We look forward to seeing you all in class Wednesday Quickstep & Thursday Rumba.  Fun for all (you, us, stray passers-by).  Come join us. – Cheers, Rick and Peggy Nixon 530) …

Dear All,   Despite the fluctuations in weather these last few weeks (up-down, warm-cold, harsh-balmy), there is a general warming trend (up 6, down 5, up 4, down 3, up 2, down 1) and I think it can be safely said that Winter is finally pushing up daisies.  Perhaps a …

Dear All,   Heigh-ho, Aprilites (people who like the month of April)!  And the rest of you, too!  Even though the weather is getting warmer (in fits and starts), it is time to learn another vigorous dance, the Quickstep (Wednesday nights), the dance that is as close to flying as …

Dear All, Last shot at the Samba and Waltz (until later this year {tentatively: August}).  Come learn and develop your final skills for this cycle: A Botafogo Phantasmagoria in Samba (Wednesday night) and perhaps a Spin Turn workapalooza in the Waltz (Thursday night) because Spin Turns will be, simultaneously, one …