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30 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JULY 2014 | CLUBS & GROUPS CLUBS & GROUPS | FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JULY 2014 31 Are you tired of the treadmill? Looking for a new and fun way to stay fit and healthy? Why don't you kick up your heels and try line dancing! Just like other moderate, low-impact, weight bearing activities such as brisk walking, cycling, and aerobics, dancing can help you: • Strengthen bones and muscles without hurting joints • Tone your entire body • Improve posture and balance, which can prevent falls • Increase your stamina and flexibility • Reduce stress and tension • Build confidence • Provide opportunity to meet people • Ward off illness like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, osteoporosis, and depression If you think you're ready for something new, join us in the Ballroom. We always have a great time. Please wear comfortable shoes (no flip-flops or open-back sandals). Our Wednesday schedule is 4 - 5:10, beginners; 5:30 - 6 pm, intermediate. Need more information, call Priscilla Robles, (951) 922-0755. ~ Priscilla Robles, Heart & Soul Line Dance Our Spring Fling was lots of fun. The band played a good variety of music, we had plenty of good food to eat, and we enjoyed a short demonstration of ballroom dancing. Putting on a dinner dance like this takes lots of planning and work, so we very much appreciate all those who participated in making it a success. We only do four dinner dances a year, and we try to make them special occasions for your enjoyment. You can have a good dinner and listen to the music if that's all you want. Or you can get up and dance your feet off. It's up to you. Our next event will be the Fall Fling, on Friday, Sept. 12, so mark your calendar and save the date. But in the meantime we dance regularly in our own Ballroom, and occasionally we go out to dance as well. Come have some fun with us any time. Dance instructions are offered every Monday evening. Beginning dance is from 6:30 to 7 pm. Improving on the basics and more advanced dancing is from 7 to 8 pm. Contacts: Puring and Gary Stifter at (951) 922-8333, or at purings@verizon. net. ~ Willis Fagan Ballroom Dance Club Line Dancing Do you feel your mind and body are becoming sluggish? Sometimes we get so busy doing everyday things, we forget to stimulate our brains and challenge our muscles. We get stiff and sore when we do something different. As we age, we need to do things to challenge the mind. Dancing is brain exercise. You really have to think and concentrate to learn new steps or a new dance. Dancing improves memory, coordination, concentration, and maybe, best of all, improves self confidence. It is also great exercise and burns calories. Dancing gets you out of the house and your same old routines. You meet new people, chat, laugh and add some new friends. In our beginning class I teach easy dances, one step at a time. After that new steps are slowly added and other dances have the same or similar steps just in a different order. Sometimes the class as a whole comes up with slight variations that adapt the steps of a song to make it easier for our age group. Come give it a try or simply watch. Class is every Tuesday; beginner's from 3 to 3:45 pm and advanced from 3:45 to 4:30 pm. ~ Martha Franck Artist of the Month…"My passion for sketching began almost 55 years ago when I was a young teenager, an era when computer games were just a figment of one's imagination. Until recently I had always pursued my interest in art alone, usually in some remote part of the world where my company had chosen to send me. Today I am part of a group of like minded people who with Rob Kelman's guidance, provide me with support and encouragement. "Most of my fellow artists are relatively new to sketching and their journey has just begun. I, however, assumed I had reached the end of my drawing endeavors, but being with such an enthusiastic group, I seem to have found a new more expressive phase in my art. "Art is not exclusive to the Monets and Picassos of this world; it is open to the individuals who merely want to put pencil to paper and create. A new Michelangelo may never emerge from our group, but that does not worry us; we meet like a social gathering enjoying each other's company, and we have room for more." ~ Thomas Herron Classes are Mondays, 10 am - 12 pm and Wednesdays, 6 - 8 pm. Info., (951) 992-9156 or e-mail Rbkdesigns@verizon.net. ~ Rob Kelman Creative Drawing & Sketching Class Work by the Artist of the Month Thomas Herron Bev Fagan, Joanne Thompson, Betty Fears and Martha Franck Everyone had fun at our Spring Fling Counter Culture Cinema Our first July screening, on Sunday, July 13 at 6 pm, is the film Sound City (USA 2013, 108 minutes). Here is a brief description from IMDB.com: "The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter David Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories." On Sunday, July 27 at 6 pm, we screen the film Gloria (Chile 2013, 110 minutes, English subtitles). Here is a brief description from IMDB.com: "A story set in Santiago and centered on Gloria, a free-spirited older woman, and the realities of her whirlwind relationship with a former naval officer whom she meets out in the clubs." All of our screenings are followed by lively discussion about the film; we'd love it if you join us! The Lodge Theatre has very limited seating, so if you're interested in our screenings, come early. We hope to see you there! Please note that all films announced are subject to availability. If you have any questions about us or want to recommend a film, please e-mail Micki Rosen at michelesrosen@ gmail.com. ~ Micki Rosen

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