Welcome new and returning dancers! We hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing summer, we are very excited to begin our new dance year! We have more classes to offer everyone this year and our competition teams are growing. As always, please feel free to contact Teri or Mollie Nash about any concerns or questions you may have regarding dancer placement and classes offered.

New Classes

We are offering many new classes and levels this year. We have three levels for Dance Conditioning and Acrobatics and we also have added a few new Teen classes - Teen Tap I, Teen Lyrical II, and Teen Ballet on Saturdays. We also have brought back our Adult Tap Class. Come and check them out!

Office Information

Please visit our newly re-vamped Studio Office where parents can register for classes, get information, and turn in all registration payments, emergency information forms, and competition payments to staff. The office will be open Monday-Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturdays 9am-1pm.

Studio Communication

Our Studio Phone is now a cell phone! If you call during office hours, Mollie or Brenna will answer any questions or concerns you may have. Additionally, if your dancer cannot make it to class, we can more efficiently tell the instructor of their absence. This phone will also be able to accept all credit cards for payment of merchandise or competition fees.

If you are not already a member, please add yourself to our HeartBeat Dance Academy Google Group. This is where we most commonly send out all HeartBeat Dance information and reminders. Clink the link below to join our group and never miss a beat! Please make sure we have your current email address. If you are not receiving our emails, please send Mollie an email at HeartBeatMollie@gmail.com or visit the office to be added. If you prefer paper copies of our communication, please let us know.

Homework Hub

We are excited to announce our new Homework Hub here at HeartBeat Dance Academy! It is a no-talking zone where dancers can study, do homework, read, etc. It is equipped with Wifi as well.

There are three levels to the Homework Hub:

Level 1

- Dancers may use the space free of charge to focus on academics with no distractions

Level 2

- At $7/hour, the Homework Hub will be monitored with a homework helper, that will monitor the room as well as report back to the parents when their dancer signed in and out of the Hub. These helpers will also be available for any questions or guidance on academics. Parents can visit the Studio Office to prepay and sign their dancer up for specific times to use this level.

Level 3

- We have a new staff of Senior students at Carlmont High School that dancers can use for private tutoring on a specific subject. Contact information for these tutors are in the Office and parents can directly contact and pay (at $15/hour) the tutor to set up individual times to work in the Homework Hub.

Multi-Purpose Room (MUR)

We have added a third dance room this year! The MUR is located across from Room A and B, and a Marley floor has been added as well as new ballet barres. Soon, we will also add wall length mirrors. It also has a new adjoining break room for dancers and families with WiFi. We are so pleased with this space!

Merchandise

We have a new merchandise store with many more items for purchase, and we will have a retail rack in the Studio Office to see examples of the new merchandise we are selling. We now also accept credit cards in the Office to make purchases.

Dancewear and Shoes

Capezio's Dancewear Shop is offering a Back-to-school discount, 15% off of all dancewear and shoes! Capezio's has a list of our dress code and shoe requirements, which is also on our website under the Fall 2014 classes tab. Capezio's Dancewear Shop is located at 309 S. B Street in San Mateo and 982 El Monte Ave. in Mountain View.

New Hip Hop Instructor

We have a new long-term substitute instructor this year for our Saturday AM hip hop classes. Please join us in welcoming JC and check out our faculty page for more information about our instructors. We are excited to have him join our team!

Bring a Friend to Class Day

We will have our annual Bring a Friend Day the week of October 20th-24th. During this week, dancers are welcome to bring a friend to class and let them participate in most of the class and watch the dancers perform the dances that they have been working on in class. More details will follow in the October E-newsletter.

Class Pricing Structure

We have changed the pricing structure of our classes to simplify the process for families in registering.

30 minute classes - $60 Resident / $66 Non-Resident

45 minute classes - $100 Resident / $110 Non-Resident

1 hour classes - $120 Resident / $130 Non-Resident

1 hour 15 minute classes - $140 Resident / $154 Non-Resident

As always, after registering a dancer in four classes, any additional classes are free of charge.

Yard Sale

We will be having a yard sale in late October to help raise money for our competition teams to attend Nationals in Anaheim, CA this July! This is the perfect time for parents and their families to donate any old items in their homes. Please bring any and all items to the Studio Office - we appreciate any donation as every item helps!

Emergency Information

Parents of new dancers to the studio, please take the time to inform us of your dancers' contact and emergency information. The form is attached to the New Dancer Handbook - there are forms in the dance rooms as well as a download link on our website.

Current dancers, please let us know if any of your information has changed.

Lost and Found

We have a growing lost and found collection from our show and summer classes. Please visit the office to locate missing items.

We are looking forward to a new and exciting

dance season!