08/05/2026
✨Happy Birthday Dance With JOY 🥳💜✨
Six years ago, we opened our doors with a dream: to create a space where kids could learn self expression and self love through dance while healing, creativity, connection, and community could exist together.
⏳Today, we're celebrating six years of witnessing courage, transformation, and the beautiful ripple effect that happens when people feel safe enough to simply be themselves.
🫶🏾To every person who has walked through our doors, shared our mission, volunteered, donated, attended a class, trusted us with your own or your child’s healing journey, or simply believed in what we're building—thank you. You are the reason we're still here. This space has never belonged to just us. It belongs to all of us.
💪🏾🤎Over the past six years, we've watched our community grow into a village of wellness where art has become medicine, vulnerability has become strength, and strangers have become family. Those moments remind us every day why this work matters.
💞At the same time, we want to be transparent with you. We recently received another funding denial. While it's disappointing, it doesn't change our mission. It simply means we'll continue finding new ways to bridge the gap so these doors remain open for everyone who needs this space.
❤️🩹If you've been looking for a way to support our work, this is one of those moments where every act of generosity truly matters. Whether it's sponsoring a scholarship, becoming a monthly donor, purchasing an item from our Amazon supply list Check out this Gift List:
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/21UIZN1CAG7TP?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ggr-subnav-share_CDVB5CTMCY498R2C1VC2&language=en-US to help stock the studio for the year, sharing our story, or simply continuing to show up—your support helps make healing accessible for our community.
💯We believe this work is worth fighting for. We believe our community is worth investing in. And we believe that together, we'll continue creating a place where hope, healing, and belonging can flourish.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for six incredible years of believing in this mission.
🏆Here's to six more years—and many more beyond—of building, healing, and growing together.
With endless gratitude,�Ms. Joy & The DWJ Community