Dear Dancer,   Those of you who were still out of town because of Labor day will be happy to hear that it is not even remotely too late to join any of the Swing classes. We started slow (to strengthen technique), there were small numbers (i.e., more attention for …

Dear Dancer,   The school season has commenced and it is time to come back to class. Or as my friend Aristede (who will not use a one-syllable word when a four-syllable word exists that says the same thing) would say: “it would be imminently advantageous to re-introduce terpsichorean matriculation …

Dear Dancer,   Looks like Swing is in fashion these days. This Saturday we have been requested by the Mt. Shasta Recreation and Parks Department to host a Swing Dance Party (Swingin’ Autumn Nights) in conjunction with the Labor Day Cool Summer Nights weekend. It should make for a hot …

Dear Dancer,   We have managed to secure the beautiful McCloud Dance Hall in McCloud one more time, and this Saturday’s (8/24) evening classes and practice session which are usually held at the Dudes and Daisies will be held at the dance hall instead (the morning Technique class will still …

Dear Dancer,   A much quieter weekend this weekend. As it is the third Saturday of the month, we will not be holding a Saturday evening class and dance session (though the morning Quickstep class will still be held). We will be back again the following (4th) Saturday as usual. …

Dear Dancer,   Another relatively normal week (relative being relative), the schedule is pretty much normal. We will be in Fort Jones again this Friday and the usual Saturday Night Dance class is happening at its usual time (see below). So we hope to see you all in the usual …

Dear Dancer,   Whereas:     The Fourth of July robbed the Thursday night class of one lesson (giving it only three for the month), and Whereas:     There are five Thursdays in August, Therefore:    Instead of moving on to Bolero in the Thursday night class, we are going to have one more …

Dear Dancer,   Split Saturday: This Saturday, the morning Technique Class will be held at Mt. Shasta Park (Dudes and Daisies Lodge) as usual, but the evening classes will be held at the (air-conditioned) McCloud Dance Hall. We will continue spending two hours in instruction and one hour of open …