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 …

Dear All, So sorry, kiddie-winkies, but we have been called to fill in at work this Friday night which means that we can’t hold the Practice Party this month of March (we try to hold Practice Parties on the fourth Friday of every month, for those of you who don’t …

Dear All, Ready for the 2nd week of Samba and Waltz?  I know we are!  If you came to class last week, so are you!  And if you weren’t able to make it last week, come this week anyway and you will be made ready.  We will be reviewing the …

Dear All,   March already, and time to move on to the next set of dances, which are (if you missed our two previous announcements) the Samba on Wednesdays and Waltz on Thursdays.  One vigorous, exuberant dance and one smooth, elegant dance (just to keep expanding the range of your …

Dear All,   End of the month, folks, and that means the end of a couple of dances (for a few months, anyway).  Make sure you join us for the grand finales of two quintessentially Latin dances: Tango and Salsa (though technically Tango is classified with the Smooth Dances).  Come …