Beatrix Owner beatrix@ beahiveballroom.com	Pillip Manager Filip@ beahiveballroom.com	William Program Director william@ beahiveballroom.com	Ariel Future Owner Ariel@ beahiveballroom.com

The Bea Hive is a family owned business. It was founded by
Latin Dance Store LLC
which has been owned and operated by Beatrix for over 4 yrs before opening The Bea Hive. It started out as selling some things around the house on ebay to having a full store online selling dance shoes and dresses, doing outdoor dance events such as the Salsa Congress and other related activities. It then moved into the living room of her house for about a year. Many of our loyal customers shopped in Bea's house in the past to buy dance shoes and clothing. She was forever looking for a good place to put the retail store because it was definitely growing out of the house..

It just so happened that she worked out at the 24hr fitness gym in Garden Grove. She has worked out there since it was in the smaller space across the parking lot and moved to the bigger space to make it a sport center. That was over 10 yrs ago. The old 24hr fitness gym was vacant for over 6 yrs. One day while leaving the gym, the door to the old gym across the parking lot was open. She wandered in and had a vision. That vision took about 9 months to become a reality and another 4 months for renovation and actually opening the store and dance studio. She has had all the odds stacked against her since day one but has managed to survive.

Beatrix could of never accomplished any of it without the help of her family and friends.Phillip has shown dedication and loyalty that goes above and beyond anyones call of duty. His family has been helpful, kind and supportive of her and everything she does. Ariel, her youngest daughter, will hopefully be the future owner of the venue when she is old enough to care about it. Right now, lets just get her into some good dance classes.

For those of you that don't know, Beatrix is a registered nurse and maintains a part time job in a hospital working in a cardiac cath lab. She is ACLS certified and will save your life if you decide to have a heart attack in the studio. (nursing humor). The Bea Hive name came from her coworker Mike as he poked fun at the very thought of her opening a dance studio. He said "Oh sure, what are you gonna call it? The Bea HIve". And the name was born. Catchy isn't it? Thank you Mike.

We now need the support of Garden Grove and surrounding communities to remain a permanent fixture in the city and become one of the biggest dance centers in Orange County. We are always looking for qualified dance instructors and anyone with a positive attitude and a love for dance. Come to the Bea Hive and you will see that you are always welcome and will always feel a part of something special.