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Arts from the Heart expands

Movement and music classes for infants, toddlers and preschoolers added to Manchester and South Windsor

Arts from the Heart, LLC is merging with Grow With Me Music and expanding its movement and music classes for infants, toddlers and preschoolers to Manchester and South Windsor.

New classes also are being added in Somers, Tolland and Ellington.

After 15 years offering of offering Music Together® classes in the Ellington area, Arts from the Heart Director Jane Roets is ready to bring the benefits of music to more children. After much consideration, Rebecca Chaimovitch of Grow With Me Music has decided to merge with Arts from the Heart.

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By combining resources, Jane and Rebecca will be able to expand and offer Music Together classes to more families as well as at area daycares and preschools.

Arts from the Heart features the internationally recognized, research-driven Music Together® curriculum. These 10-week sessions are designed to engage young children’s innate musicality, while promoting a strong bond with the important adults in their lives. Research shows music classes for young children benefit all learning, providing a strong link with social, emotional and cognitive development.

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Registration for FREE Demonstration classes as well as our fall classes is available at: https://secure.mainstreetsites.com/dmn1363/register.aspx

Arts from the Heart’s new classes include:

· Dance Academy of Somers on Main St., 9:30 a.m. Monday

· Birch Grove Family Resource Center, Tolland, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday

· Lutz Children’s Museum, Manchester, Wednesday morning and Thursday evening.

· Emanuel Lutheran Church, Manchester (60 Church St.), 10:30 a.m. Mondays and 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

· Footloose Dance Academy, South Windsor (869 Sullivan Ave.), 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays.

· A new class for Big Kids (ages 5 to 7) at the Arts from the Heart studio in Ellington, 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays

· Babies classes (birth to 8 months), Tuesday, 11:30 .m. and Thursday, 6:30 p.m. in Ellington

About Arts from the Heart: Arts from the Heart, LLC is a music and theatre studio dedicated to the important role the arts have on children’s development. The studio features the world-renowned Music Together® program, which includes movement and music classes for young children and their caregivers. The studio also hosts theatre, yoga and music therapy classes and is available for private event rentals. For more information visit www.ArtsFromTheHeart.net.

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