New in July

Join us for a brand new Virtual Summer Camp!

Leap of Joy will be hosting 2 classes on Zoom each day featuring our fabulous teachers dancing, acting, and crafting. All ages and abilities are welcome, no previous dance experience necessary. Parents and Guardians can join in the fun too!

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We are excited to announce our first-ever Saturday morning Zoom dance class!

This class will be open to all ages and levels of dance experience. We will be studying various dance techniques including Hip Hop, Jazz, Creative Movement, and Modern Fusion.

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Recent Blog Posts

Amplify Austin Day is Almost Here!

by Jacki Moffa | Mar 4, 2020

Tomorrow marks the beginning of 2020's Amplify Austin Day! Leap of Joy is once more involved in this program and we're thrilled to be a part of it! It's such a wonderful event that helps bring attention to giving back to the community--something we at Leap of Joy work...

Just For Us – Female Empowerment through Dance and Movement

by Jessica Barclay | Feb 20, 2020

Leap of Joy is excited to offer a new workshop series, Just For Us that will be focusing on female empowerment through dance and movement! We have invited special guest teachers from around Austin to bring their expertise and individual movement styles to share. You...

All-City Dance Class with Leap of Joy

by Jacki Moffa | Feb 6, 2020

Have you heard? Leap of Joy now has Saturday classes, open to all! Come join us as we share our love of dance with students from around the city! Open to dancers of any level ages 6-13 yrs, this class is a mix of styles including Jazz, Hip Hop, and Modern. It's a...

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Testimonials

Leap of Joy has not only provided a life-long skill to our young students but has developed a very strong working relationship with them.

Veronica Villarreal

Site Coordinator, Harris Elementary

Leap of Joy is an outstanding partner. The instructors are well trained and the curriculum is developmentally appropriate and engaging. Leap of Joy staff go the extra mile in providing a high quality fine arts experience for our youth.

John Shanks

Project Director, ACE Austin, Austin Independent School District

I love Leap of Joy because they became my 2nd family. Thanks to them I don’t feel alone sometimes. Thank you so much!!!!!!

Jatziriz

student

Thank you so much for your devotion and consistency with our after-school students. Students who were not expected to have interest in dance and musical theater have requested admittance to the classes and have shown continued participation with positive attitudes.

Joel Delatorre

Site Coordinator, Hart Elementary

My girls are my permanent foster children that without this program would be still struggling with ways to effectively express themselves and gain self-esteem that had been lost due to extreme post-traumatic stress, being abused and neglected. The girls have flourished and really enjoyed these classes.

Ramona Conner

Foster Parent

Leap of Joy has provided an opportunity for our daughter to grow, learn and develop skills for life. It is safe, fun and engaging on many levels and provides the space for children to come together, learn a new art, make friends and grow with a community of learning. We couldn’t be more grateful.

Christina Culverhouse

Parent

Leap of Joy Sponsors

Andy Roddick Foundation

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Our organization Leap of Joy, a 501(c)3 nonprofit since 2010 offers dance and theater arts after school and summer camp enrichment programs to at-risk youth in underserved schools in Austin, TX. Since 2010, our program has been funded through grants from AISD, City of Austin, Texas Commission on The Arts, Target, A Glimmer of Hope, fundraising and private donations. Leap of Joy is moving to give at-risk youth empowerment and self-acceptance through dance and performance arts.

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