Dear All, October already and as Autumn sets in with a vengeance, how are we to keep warm?  It almost makes you long for the days in the dim and distant past (a couple of weeks ago) when we were all worried about how we were going to keep cool. …

Dear All, Those of you who have been paying strict attention (or even those of you who have only been paying permissive attention) may notice that the Technique Class on Saturdays, which was supposed to move on to Quickstep next month, is going to continue one month more with the …

Dear All, We are so excited about having started a new dance for the Fort Jones Dancers.  Even though we started last time around (9/8/2017), we have barely just begun and it would still be a good time to join with us. Don’t forget, the American Style (aka Social Style) …

 Dear All, Another week, another few figures of dance.  Step by step (so to speak) you are building up your repertoire of dance figures.  Dance figures are like words; the more you know, the more thoroughly you can communicate, the more things you can “say” (as it were) with your …

 Dear All, Belly up to the barre, boys (and girls); new dances all around!  Starting Tuesday with the introduction of the Cha-cha in the beginning class and finishing with Friday, when the Fort Jones people start the Foxtrot, everyone gets new dances! Of course, the Tango and Rumba crowds merely …

 Dear All, Here it is, the last week of August.  Finally, all of the RVs and fifth wheels and pick-up trucks towing aquatic vehicles will depart for the rest of the year (plus the first half of next year) and the highways will be our own again.  Free-flowing and easy …

Dear All, What won’t be eclipsed today?  The brilliance of today’s writing, that’s what (if I do say so myself)!  Of course, given the usual level of “brilliance” found in these newsletters, I doubt that expectations are any higher than usual.  Or high at all, for that matter. Or even …

Dear All, Boy do I feel refreshed after all those hours in an air-conditioned environment which last week’s classes so generously allowed me. And I feel safe, too!  It is not mentioned enough in the annals of Ballroom Dance how calming dancing in a Tsunami-free zone can be.  Just knowing …