Heartbeat Studio's

read moreHeartbeat's mission is to provide exceptional training in the performing arts whereby students can evoke emotional depth and lightness in their work, invoke traditions in the performing arts for technical clarity and respect, and provoke creativity to enable them to find their voice in artistic expression. In tandem is our effort to encourage our students to raise the bar on their own potential and embrace the resulting life enrichment. The performing arts have an amazing history and in perpetual rebirth, allowing Heartbeat to nurture its students' journey in discovering their individuality and uniqueness.

read moreWith genuine warmth, you are welcome to Heartbeat Performing Arts Center, founded in 1998 by Deborah Lysholm and Kristin Freya, a creative and dynamic mother/daughter team who look at possibilities rather than limitations. Growing from a dance-only studio to a full-fledged performing arts center with travel study programs in Tokyo and Barcelona, plus a recognized academy program, performing companies, and professional and award-winning dance company, Vox Medusa; Heartbeat's highly regarded place in the arts community blossomed from Lysholm and Freya's visionary thinking.

read moreThis opportunity links our students with the worldwide performing arts community exposing them to original artistic work and training they may not otherwise experience. Heartbeat academy students have the added benefit to taking master classes either at no cost or a reduced fee. In addition to scheduling guest professionals at Heartbeat, Heartbeat's instructors have also taught master classes and performed worldwide, giving Heartbeat recognition locally and overseas.