Several events around the city are helping benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester. Time Warner Cable News Reporter Tara Grimes explains how in turn it’s bringing advantages to the kids.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Since she could barely even walk, Rochester resident Sh’nya Smith, 12, has been busting the moves.

“I’ve been dancing since I was three years old, so I was like born to dance,” Smith said.

Thanks to the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester, Smith is living out her dream of one day becoming a well-known dancer.

On Sunday, she and the “Sweet Dancerz,” which train at the Boys and Girls Club, opened for hip-hop artist DLow at a benefit concert at the club.

She and the other dancers said the club has helped them even more than just learning fancy footwork.

“They’re very helpful giving scholarships, helping people out for school if they need it and it’s just a good place to be,” Rochester resident Jahira Drumgoole, 12, said.

Sunday’s concert was held for kids 6 to 13 years old, with one dollar of each ticket and concessions going to benefit the club.

“Sometimes kids can’t get to concerts, they’re too expensive, and we felt there was a certain audience in this particular version of music that fits what we do,” Boys and Girls Club of Rochester Executive Director Dwayne Mahoney said.

Across the city, Camp DayDreams, a non-profit partner of the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester for two years now, held its annual fundraising auction. The camp is held in August in Naples. 

“It’s a wonderful safe place for kids to be outside of their neighborhood, off the screens, being active all day long,” Camp DayDreams Programs and Services Director John McIntyre said. “You hear a lot about suburban kids going to summer camp, but not all the city kids get a chance to try that for overnight camp.”

The week-long camp became a life changer for Rochester resident Rocky Johnson, 17. She’s attended since she was a child and will now be a junior counselor this year.

“It took me out of a lot of issues and troubles that I have been going through in life and situations that happened around the community,” Johnson said. “I was always safe where I wanted to be and it was a fun camp experience.”

For all the fundraisers, those involved just want to see better lives for Rochester’s children.

If you would like to see the “Sweet Dancerz” in action, they will be performing at Seabreeze Amusement Park on Saturday at 5 p.m.