La Belle Vie or “The Beautiful Life” is exactly what we hope to inspire in everything we do.
As a Christian company, we work with clients on their physical, mental and spiritual health because they are all interconnected and can lead to dysfunction. As a Christian company, we work with clients on their physical health but also their mental and spiritual as well because they are all interconnected and can lead to dysfunction. We combine functional nutrition and fitness training to help women of all ages balance their hormones for healthier menstrual cycles, pre & post menopause, fertility, and support before, during, and after pregnancy.
At La Belle Vie, illness and injury risk reduction are brought to you to discourage further decline and premature aging. We want YOU to be able to take charge of your own health & fitness through simple, functional practices that incorporate your individual biochemistry as well as cultivating your mental and spiritual health. PREVENTION is our motto, and we hold firmly to that in all our services. Our programs focus a lot of effort into healing the Gut (which is the foundation of overall health), balancing hormones, and lowering inflammation to prevent illnesses and further decline. As artists, we look at the bigger picture; where we want a client to end up based on their big-picture goals. As they go through a program, these goals are fine-tuned, altered, and made more specific to achieve that larger goal. Things are never black and white; they evolve with the client as they learn their own strengths and weaknesses. And then the work of art that is that client unfolds slowly, revealing everything they have been working so hard to create - a masterpiece. If you are ready to take charge of your health and fitness, healing your hormones and body, take a look at all of our specialized services to see what we offer. You can also book a FREE consultation if you are not quite sure where to begin, just contact us. Amanda will take your intake form to see which program is the best fit for you.
02/07/2026
We love our Pre-Ballet girls! And they love Ms. Sherry and Ms. Hope!
If you’ve been looking for a dance studio that is peaceful, encouraging, and puts safety of students first, we are still offering trial classes for our Pre-Ballet class until March 1st. You can schedule a trial online or by contacting us.
01/22/2026
01/17/2026
We're so excited to welcome Miss Nadia to our team this summer! She will be teaching our young students ages 5-9 during our summer dance camp - Dancing in the Garden with Miss Nadia. More information coming soon!
01/10/2026
Email us or stop in for your ticket. Registered students 9+ are free and their parents are $10. This workshop is open to the public for $15. We'll have some samples to enjoy while you learn.
01/06/2026
If one of your new year resolutions is to try ballet (or get back into it), we'd love to have you! Starting this summer, we will be offering a brand new adult ballet series. This program isn't just about getting in shape, it's about having fun, meeting friends, and preparing your body for whatever life throws at it.
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Amanda E. Howard is an NCSF Certified Personal Fitness Trainer and Health Specialist. Amanda works with athletes, dancers, performers, children & adults who wish to maintain and build strong, healthy bodies on and off season. She specializes in teaching prevention methods for injuries and illness by instructing clients on how to maintain strength and endurance.
Amanda also specializes in building nutrition programs for clients with various health concerns such as gut imbalance, PCOS, weight-related issues, hormone disruption/adrenal fatigue/thyroid malfunction, systemic inflammation, elevated cholesterol and/or triglycerides, and so much more!
La Belle Vie Fitness & Dance began in a homeschool co-op in a small room at Laurel Church of the Nazarene when I decided I wanted to try and teach ballet. After the semester was over, a couple of the mothers asked if I would be teaching ballet again the next year. As requests for a structured, faith-based dance studio increased, I decided to open my own. At 19, I rented a building in Delmar and called it, Praise Him with a Dance.
For two years, God blessed me with precious young children to teach until he changed my path slightly and Praise Him with a Dance closed its doors. I pursued my Personal Training certification through NCSF (National Council of Strength & Fitness) while still receiving questions from mothers who needed a Christian dance studio for their children. God laid it on my heart to re-open a dance studio, but this time to open it to both of my passions.
Dance is something I have always been passionate about. I've been dancing since I was 4 years old and can't imagine not having it in my life. Sharing my love of dance with others has brought me such joy and I am so thankful for the opportunity to share my love of dance and my love of my heavenly Father with children of all ages. I trained with DDC (Delaware Dance Company) and InSync Dance. I was very blessed to have been a part of various classical ballets such as Swan Lake, Paquita, Coppelia, La Bayadere, and Don Quixote.
Fitness is also a great passion of mine as I want everyone to feel that they are capable of anything. Health and medicine have always been passions of mine as I've always been inspired by my grandmother who is a Naturopathic Doctor. She has taught me so many wonderful things throughout my life and it's my absolute pleasure to use that knowledge to help my clients achieve their health and fitness goals. God has called us to be ready for whatever he puts in our path. I hope that I can be that aid for my clients to, not only grow physically stronger, but spiritually stronger as well.
My greatest desire is that everyone who walks through my doors will walk away feeling cared for, loved, and empowered not only by me but also by their heavenly Father. The moment you enter the building, you are family!
~ Amanda E. Howard ~
Director
NCSF Certified Personal Trainer & Health Specialist