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.