May 1, 2007 |
"Dance isn't something that can be explained in words, it has to be danced." |
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HOLA to the Full Moon! This week we enter the full moon (May 2nd) and celebrate Cinco De Mayo- letting the high energy of the full moon lead us into a celebratory weekend of culture and camaraderie. Time to dance your way into a Salsa Workout with some friends (Sunday 1:00 PM) and burn off some those extra margartia calories! And remember, taking care of your body and your spirit is the best way to celebrate everyday... |
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Cinco de Mayo The 5th of May is not Mexican Independence Day, but it should be! Mexico declared its independence from mother Spain on midnight, the 15th of September, 1810. And it took 11 years before the first Spanish soldiers were told and forced to leave Mexico. So, why Cinco de Mayo? Because 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000 at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the morning of May 5, 1862. The French had landed in Mexico (along with Spanish and English troops) five months earlier on the pretext of collecting Mexican debts from the newly elected government of democratic President (and Indian) Benito Juarez. The English and Spanish quickly made deals and left. The French, however, had different ideas. Under Emperor Napoleon III, the French came to stay. Napoleon's Army had not been defeated in 50 years, and it invaded Mexico with the finest modern equipment and with a newly reconstituted Foreign Legion. The French were not afraid of anyone, especially since the United States was embroiled in its own Civil War. After a bloody battle, the French Army was eventually defeated as they tried to use outdated methods of conquering other European countries and as they underestimated the force and passion of the Mexican Army. The Mexicans had won a great victory that kept Napoleon III from supplying the confederate rebels for another year, allowing the United States to build the greatest army the world had ever seen. Union forces were then rushed to the Texas/Mexican border to make sure the Mexicans got all the weapons and ammunition they needed to expel the French. This was just the beginning of a long strong alliance between the U.S. and Mexico. |
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"A Bollywood Thank You to LA!" "Thank you LA! The Bollywood Party was a BLAST!" "A BIG thank you to Kumbi of the Heartbeathouse and Sandeep Kumar (www.sandeepkumar.com) who made this event happen. And to all the Bollywood dancers & lovers that came out on Saturday night to party and booggie down!" "It was a pleasure to celebrate, see your wonderful Indian apparel, eat yummy Indian cuisine and dance off the calories!" "Love to all! You are beautiful!" Hemalayaa "May Love fill your heart and overflow your essence with joy!" AND A BIG THANK YOU TO HEMALAYAA FOR BRINGING HER WONDERFUL SPIRIT AND AMAZING ENERGY TO HEARTBEAT HOUSE. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT! |
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COMMUNITY EVENTS The Griffith Park Lions Club "Annual Pancake Breakfast" and Silent Auction will be held on Saturday May 5th, 2007 at the Wells Fargo Bank parking lot (3250 Glendale Blvd.) 7:30am. $5 Donation= YUMMY. |
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Schedule Updates CANCELLATION: SUBS: BURN 'N FIRM: Tuesday (5/8) 9:30 AM will be taught by Joanne Pingry STILL MOVING Wednesday (5/9, 5/16) 10:00 AM will be taught by Heather NEW CLASSES: BURN 'N FIRM Now coming at you TWICE a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 AM beginning week of 5/7 More CONTROLLED BURN with Melissa coming soon.... More COMMUNITY YOGA coming soon... Jazz and Tap Workshops with David coming soon...
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Volunteer Program Want to dance.... but low on funds? Come help us out at Heartbeat House in exchange for FREE dance classes. Every 4 hours you work, you will receive a 4 class card. Email us with your availability! |
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Contemporary Corner Every week Jasmine features music from a cool new indie artist in her Contemporary Ballet classes. This week is JIMMY EDGAR : "Warning: This weeks artist may be a little too sexy. Jimmy Edgar performing live this saturday night in a location to be announced. Sometime around midnight. Somewhere in LA. And to top it off, your very own Jasmine will be performing with him."- Jasmine Contemporary Ballet : |
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Promotions TELL EVERYBODY YOU KNOW AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROMOTIONS NOW! New Student Promotion: Birthday Promotion: Referral Program: |
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Photo Corner Can you guess who this is? If so- email us now and you will win a FREE CLASS on us! We are going to use this corner to feature a photo every week- we are taking submissions - email them in a jpeg format to heartbeathouse@hotmail.com and make sure you include your name for photo credit! |
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