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4 Elton Street, Rochester, NY 14607 - (585) 442-7196, sam@dfjballet.com. We are located five blocks from School of the Arts, just off University Ave near the George Eastman House and Writers and Books, two blocks west of Gleason Works. Second to the last building on the east side of the street, near Atlantic Avenue, upstairs.

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OUR STORY: The Amanda Rose Belmont Dance for Joy Center for Arts and Movement was founded in February 2006 by Sandy and Sam Arena after their daughter Alexis – age 13 at the time – asked her parents to open a Christian ballet studio for her. Since opening in 2006, the Amanda Rose Belmont Center for Arts and Movement has grown to serve approximately 100 students in the greater Rochester area and is a 501c3 not for profit organization. Founder Sandy Arena is not a dancer, but is rather “just a mom” who loves the Lord and who has dedicated her life to serving His purposes in this season for her own children and others like them. She and her husband Sam in this work for Jesus Christ give Him all the glory, honor and praise for all He has done providing excellence in instructors, finances, facilities and armies of willing hands and feet in support of the vision. The Lord has honored their steps of obedience into a world completely unknown, and opened the floodgates of heaven providing each and every need for Dance for Joy in His time, purposes and season. It has been a miraculous journey proving “all things are possible with God.” The school's vision is the bring glory to God and joy to our souls through excellence in Christian dance and arts education and ministry. Several programs have been developed including the Yahweh Ballet Training Program. This program trains the art of the dancer in the discipline of ballet, and the heart of the dancer to glorify and worship the Lord. The Yahweh Ballet performs several full length ballets annually and has a repertoire ranging from classical to modern. Additional classes have been added as part of our Dance for Joy programs including worship warriors for boys, adult ballet, African drum and dance, and piano. New this year, is our Rhythms with Joy Community Outreach programs offering free to low cost movement classes in a Christ-centered environment including ballet, hip hop & breakdancing. See our Isaiah 58 Ministries.