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CLUBS & GROUPS Line Dancing Each week one or two new people come to learn to line dance. They are surprised they can learn one or two dances in their very first class. All they need is more practice and more confidence. Every class that follows provides the opportunity to improve. It takes one step at a time. At our age any planned movement increases circulation, improves balance and stamina. The dances we do are low impact and can be adjusted if you have knee or hip problems. This class is meant to be fun and gives you the opportunity to meet other homeowners. We are currently learning a dance for the Christmas Variety Show and would welcome more dancers to join us. Come give it a try, you just might find you really like it. Beginners' class starts at 3 pm on Tuesdays in the Lodge Ballroom; the advanced class follows at 3:45 pm. Info., Martha, 769-3889. ~ Martha Franck Old School Dance We are enjoying the sounds from 50s Rock and Roll, 60s R&B Motown, smooth jazz and down home blues playing each month on Friday's, 6 to 8 pm. We're also burning off a lot of calories! Residents are learning old and new dances each month. Last month's pot luck had a lot of good food cooked by residents. We're still looking for more residents to come out and enjoy themselves dancing with or without a partner. Info., Willa Harris, (951) 845- 2636. ~ Willa Harris Ballroom Dance Club Dance: To move one's fee or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music. Well, this is something a robot could do. But as anyone who has tried it knows, dance is much more than just a series of mechanical moves. It's full of subtle nuances, expression, feeling, syncopation, tempo and graceful movement. What you see on "Dancing With The Stars" is a choreographed version of ballroom dancing – where partners are specifically trained to perform a certain dance in a certain way. We don't do that here, and we're never judged by our performance. About every six weeks or so we start a new dance. Right now we're doing the West Coast Swing, but soon it will be something else. In the run-up to New Year's Eve we'll be reviewing all our dances in preparation for that big night. In My Fair Lady, Eliza Doolittle, expressing her excitement after dancing with her tutor, Henry Higgins, sings, "I only know when he began to dance with me I could have danced, danced, danced all night." Forty or 50 years ago we might have danced all night – but times, they are a changing. So now we dance simply for the fun of it, at weddings and parties, on cruises and at various special events. It's for us, at our own pace and for our own pleasure. We meet every Monday night in the Ballroom. From 6:30 to 7 pm we receive the 30 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | OCTOBER 2012 basics of the dance, and from 7 to 8 pm we get more advanced instructions. And on most Thursday nights we have a free dance practice from 6 to 7 pm in the Ballroom. You're always welcome to visit, even if just to see what takes place. Info., Puring and Gary Stifter, (951) 922-8333, or at purings@verizon.net. ~ Willis Fagan

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