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