Qualcomm 2011

Dear Heartlight Aerobics Families!

Heartlight students have been invited to perform at halftime at the San Diego State University (SDSU) football game on Saturday, November 5th! This will be Heartlight’s fifth performance at an SDSU game; the game is held in QUALCOMM Stadium! This is a very exciting opportunity for our students!

We hope every student will perform with us! Heartlight is seated in the first 12 rows of Field Level. The children will enter the field directly from their seats. However, before giving your child permission to perform, please understand that parents must stay in the stands before/during and after their child’s performance. Volunteers will escort the children to the field and return them to their parents in their assigned seat section immediately following the performance. For the safety of the children, parents must remain in their seats.

Game time is 5:00pm. We will be performing at half time. Please be at Qualcomm Stadium before the start of the game because Heartlight enters through one gate only, and the line will be long, so please arrive early. Our performance on field is 4 minutes long. We will rehearse the routine in class; your Heartlight Teacher will lead the children during the show. Heartlight students are not required to memorize the routines! We expect over 1,500 students to be performing on the field.

Heartlight student’s ticket is FREE, and the Aztecs are offering reduced price admission for Heartlight families and friends -$6.00 adults & children. Children under age 2 free. No tickets are available in Heartlight classes, they must be purchased over the telephone or in person from Aztecs box office. This year, Heartlight will have assigned seats, within the color sections.

Concessions will be available for purchase before & during the game. Certificates will be distributed at the entrance gate after the 3rd quarter. SDSU is hosting this wonderful opportunity for our students; please show your thanks and courtesy by staying until the end of the game.

DATE: Saturday, November 5th
TIME: 5:00 PM (please allow ample time for parking)
DRESS: Blue Heartlight T-shirt ($12, available in Heartlight class)
White or light colored shorts/pants, white socks & any color athletic shoes
After you return your permission slip to your Heartlight Teacher, you will receive:

1. Instructions for ordering tickets over the telephone or at the SDSU/Aztec Box Office at Qualcomm Stadium. Tickets are NOT available online.

2. Directions to Qualcomm Stadium, and parking information. Parking in the lot @ Qualcomm cost $10.

Information for other parking options will be sent home after signed permission slips are returned.

PLEASE TURN IN PERMISSION SLIPS: TO YOUR HEARTLIGHT CLASS BY 10/24. Call (619)663-6312 for more info.

Fall 2011

Hi Everyone!!

I hope everyone had a great summer!! Our start dates for our Fall 2011 session have been set!! Keep your eyes peeled for the registration forms that are being sent home with the kids. Depending on your school, registration forms will be sent home between this and next week. There will also be extras in the school office. If anyone would like to reserve a spot for this session all you have to do is call or e-mail me. 

Our 7-week session will end with a bang! This session our performance will be at Qualcomm Stadium on November 5th where we will be performing during the halftime show for an SDSU Aztec game. 

All of our students will get into the game for free!!

For more info please feel free to contact me anytime at (619) 663-6312 or e-mail me at HeartlightShelly@gmial.com

This session we will be learning dances to various songs including: 

Stereo Hearts by Gym Class Heroes

Move Your Body by Beyonce

Jackson 5 remake of I Want You Back by the cast of Victorious

Make it Shine by Victoria Justice

Watch Me by Victorious

Brighter Than the Sun by Colbie Caillat

Looking forward to an amazing fall!

Best wishes,

Shelly

How to start Heartlight at your kids' school

Heartlight is a non-profit after-school aerobic-dance program started in 1985 which focuses on teaching children that exercise is fun. Classes are taught in three 7-week sessions during the school year and various summer programs are also offered. In general, class is held once a week, each class is an hour long. 

Our dance classes are currently offered at elementary schools throughout San Diego County including schools in the San Diego Unified, La Mesa Spring Valley, Cajon Valley, Lakeside/Santee and Chula Vista school districts as well as in many private schools and some charter schools. Most schools allow us to use their multi-purpose room, however many schools hold Heartlight outdoors as well. We can hold the class anywhere that works best for your school.

At the end of each session we put on a program-wide performance. We have three performances a year: one at Qualcomm Stadium for an SDSU Aztec Football halftime show around November, at the Annual Family Fun & Fitness Day in Balboa Park around March and finally the San Diego County Fair in June. You can find a short recording of our most recent performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hgWtpWVw-g&feature=player_embedded

We are not a precision dance program, our focus is to keep things fun while emphasizing the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle. Some of the benefits for children who participate in Heartlight are: greater academic achievement, increased self control, positive social contact, less delinquent behavior, better classroom behavior, less anxiety & depression, less hostility, better memory, better mood, greater initiative, greater independence, greater perception of competence & good body image.

 

If you have any questions or are interested in starting this program feel free to contact me anytime at (619) 663-6312 or via e-mail at heartlightshelly@gmail.com. 

San Diego County Fair (Del Mar Fair) Performance

Our performance is from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Albertson's Infield Stage. We will be performing 3 songs. Please be sure to wear your Heartlight shirt and comfortable shoes. 


Directions:

The Del Mar Fairgrounds is located 20 miles north of downtown San Diego, at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. in the city of Del Mar, California. From Interstate 5, take the Via de la Valle exit and head west (a left turn from the freeway exit if you are northbound; a right turn if you are southbound). Take Via De La Valle to Solana Gate and turn left. Follow signs and the instructions of parking personnel to Fair parking.

Map:

http://www.sdfair.com/pdf/2011_fair_map_eng.pdf

We are meeting at Albertsons Infield Stage (#23 on the map, next to Kiddieland) at 4:45 PM.

Parking takes a while so please get there early. Your tickets are good all day so you can enjoy the fair attractions before and after our performance.

Summer 2011 Workshop

I am happy to invite you to participate in a summer Heartlight workshop for K-5th graders. This opportunity is open to ALL children regardless of whether we have Heartlight at their school already or not.

Heartlight Aerobics is a part of California School Fitness, a 501-c (3) non-profit organization. Basically, Heartlight is an after-school enrichment program at many elementary schools throughout San Diego. 

The dance workshop will be from 2:00 - 4:00 at the Allied Garden's Rec Center every Tuesday.

There will be two 4-week sessions: 

June 28 - July 19 

& 

July 26 - August 16. 

The workshop includes 1hr of our regular Heartlight classes and a 1 hour workshop where the kids will be able to make their own dance with the help & guidance of our very talented instructors. Snack is included.

We will have a show at the end of each session. Locations for the shows are TBD.

Registration for each session is $45.

To register your kids for the workshop, please e-mail HeartlightShelly@gmail.com