Rita Fletcher The New Year started off with a Bee Line bus trip on January 3 up to Mesa for square dancing with other square dance clubs. Having worked up an appetite, stopping at Organ Stop Pizza was well deserved. You have to stop there just to hear the organ! If you recognize anyone in…
Dr. Mark Magdanz Sign up now for winter lessons. Classes will start at the Ranch Wednesday, January 20. The 2016 winter/spring class series will run 13 weeks through April. Two skill levels are taught year round on Wednesday afternoons in the Hacienda aerobics room. Rebecca’s line dance classes provide SaddleBrooke Ranch residents with dancing for…
Spring dance program Wally Mara, President The Latin Rhythm Dance Club is SaddleBrooke’s premier non-profit dance organization. In its regular dance sessions, club members learn and practice Salsa, Samba, Rumba, Mambo, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia, Cha Cha, Bolero and many other dances. Additionally the Latin Rhythm Dance Club offers monthly dance parties, specialized small group workshops…
Dr. Mark Magdanz Beginner/Refresher Line Dance Classes for the winter and spring of 2016 are rapidly filling to capacity. The Level 1 sessions will teach you the basics of line dancing in a fun and safe environment and last for 10 weeks. Rebecca teaches with humor, repetition, multimedia and joy. You will learn new skills…
Dr. Mark Magdanz Classes are in full swing for the fall season. So what’s next? It really is time to sign up for the winter season. Rebecca has been teaching at the Ranch since October of 2012. There is dancing for all skill levels whether new to line dance or an experienced veteran. Level 1/beginners…
Dr Mark Magdanz Rumba or sit-ups? Fox trot or treadmill? Research is favorable if you like to dance. Studies show that dancing provides many of the same health benefits as other aerobic exercises plus some others. It may also be easier to motivate yourself to dance with others than hitting the gym. You don’t need…
Bolero – Spanish or Cuban? Part 2 Steve Holdener Last month I wrote that Bolero is a very slow and deliberate romantic Latin dance originating in Spain in the late 18th century. The music at that time was sung and accompanied by castanets and guitars. The Cuban Bolero tradition originated in Santiago de Cuba in…
Rita Fletcher Team effort: Check! Contact sport: Check! Coach: Check! Fumbles: Sometimes! Victory: Always! Fun: Check! The sport of square dancing is indeed a true team effort. A team of eight executes a variety of calls given to them as they dance and sing along. Mistakes sometimes happen, but the fun is correcting them as…
Dr. Mark Magdanz This photo reveals that 33% of attendees at the most recent line dance party reside in SaddleBrooke Ranch. They are having fun and prove we are indeed sister communities! The point also is that line dance is a great social activity as well as exercise. With the construction of the new clubhouse…
Mark Magdanz Sign-up now for Level 1 Beginner, Level 2 Easy Intermediate and Level 3 Intermediate. Line Dance classes for the summer are here. The seven lessons in Level 1 teach you some basics of line dancing in a fun and safe environment. Rebecca teaches with humor, repetition and joy. You will learn new skills…