Ballroom Newsletter, Siskiyou County & Northern California – May 12th 2025
Dear All,
Please accept our deepest apologies to those of you who showed up for Rumba class last week only to find that we weren’t there. I could go on and on about the Saga of The Flat Tire (and you are all aware of how badly I want to), but the simple facts are: we trooped out to the car to come to class, the tire was flat, and could not be pried of the axle for love nor money (do not ask what kind of “love” it takes to get a tire pried off of an axle . . . my lips are sealed!) and a tow truck had to be called (even the mechanically-inclined tow truck driver couldn’t remove the tire) and we were unable to meet our teaching obligation that evening (possibly even more distressing for us than for you).
Since June’s class is Cha-cha, and Cha-cha and Rumba are so similar in so many ways, we will try to work out some way to hybridize the June classes to give you some extra time gaining the skills that Rumba has to offer (the exact same skills that Cha-cha utilizes so effectively).
We now have a brand-new set of tires (thereby thwarting the Universe’s plan to have us die this coming Friday in a fiery car crash when one of our old, well-worn {out} tires blew whilst we were catapulting around a sharp curve on I-5 at 75 mph) and should not have to face the threat of missing a class for another four years (at least).
(Believe it or not, this is my idea of “short”.) To wrap it up quickly, this week: Rumba (for sure) on Wednesday night and Waltz on Thursday night (which is going really well and could still be joined, should the need burn brightly). If you find this newsletter to be too long, just read this last paragraph by itself for all the information you really need.
Looking forward to really seeing you all in classes this week. In the meantime, have as much fun as one can have whilst not dancing. Then come to classes and find out what real fun is whilst.
Cheers,
Rick and Peggy Nixon
530) 853-4147 / 415)215-2652 (cell)
(Weekly Class schedule listed below.)
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THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
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The Mountain Fitness Center (South):
1630 South Mt. Shasta Blvd, Mt. Shasta, CA 96067 (back parking lot is best, as the dance studio is a mere two steps from the back door)
Wed. MAY 14th RUMBA 6:45 – 7:45pm
Thur. MAY 15th WALTZ 6:45 – 7:45pm
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CURRENT RATES Group Class Rates $10 Single Class ($10.00/class) $25 Four class Card ($6.25/class) $50 Eight Class Card ($6.25/class) $60 Ten Class Card ($6.00/class)
Private Lesson(s) Rates
$30 Half-hour Private Lesson ($25 at four per month or more) $60 One Hour Private Lesson (one per month or fewer) $50 One Hour Private Lesson (two per month or more) Hour Lessons may be divided into two ½ hour sessions at half the hourly rate each. |