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Our mission at Xcel Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts Center is to bring the energy of the mind and body together. Established in the year 2000, our highly qualified instructors have provided the ultimate Martial Arts learning experience.

For more than 30 years, Chip Dee has been an acclaimed professional musician and certified music educator. He is the proud founder of the Chip Dee Academy of Music – a comfortable and acoustically optimized suite of music studios. The academy is ideal for both professional and student musicians who are interested in composing and performing in a range of styles, from classical, country, folk, rhythm and blues, to doo-wop, jazz, and rock. The Chip Dee Academy of Music is a place for creative musical expression – whether you want to reinvigorate your rock band, bring harmony to your vocal group, or learn to scintillate as a soloist, the academy has something to offer everyone.

At Excel Dance Force, we offer a wide range of classes suitable for all ages and levels of experience. Classes include creative movement, ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, musical theater, and hip hop. Our experienced instructors will guide students through proper technique and choreography, while inspiring them to express themselves through movement and creativity. We strive to promote a positive and encouraging atmosphere that will help our students to reach their full potential.

For more than 50 years, The Hasbrouck Heights Swim Club has been a place for families and guests to enjoy during the summer months. Our club is open to residents of Hasbrouck Heights and Wood-Ridge. The Club is complete with two pools, including an enclosed kiddie pool, picnic areas, swings, ping pong tables and basketball courts. Our grounds provide a safe, clean, and relaxing, welcoming environment for our Members and their guests.

We see this in every class when students and Instructors bow to each other in the start and end of every lesson. We also see it when partners bow to each other when they start working together, and when students bow when they first walk onto the training area. When we bow, we look up at the person and make eye contact. When we bow, we are telling ourselves and the entire school that we take the things we are about to do seriously, and we are ready and prepared to do what is necessary for our training. If we treat things as though they are important, we are treating them with respect, and we can create a place of learning. This also applies to our interactions with people. When we treat our Instructors, fellow students, parents, family members as though they are important, as though they have something to offer us, we are treating them with respect, and we are building strong relationships and opportunities to learn from each other.