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We make the experience of music possible for ALL

Feel the Beat was founded in 2016 to ensure that those who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, as well as those with or without disabilities can engage in music and dance education by providing an inclusive and adaptive curriculum that honors and uses their mode of communication.

  • Who we are


    Feel the Beat is a Colorado-based nonprofit and dance studio dedicated to creating sound accessible environments that bring the expressive world of music and dance to individuals of all levels, ages and abilities.

  • What we do

    Provide those who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, as well as those with or without disabilities a way to engage in music and dance with an adaptive and inclusive curriculum that honors their mode of communication.

  • How we're different

    Our unique bone-conductive dance floor delivers the physical dimension of sound, allowing individuals to engage with the beat through vibrations that are felt and heard throughout the body.

So Much MORE Than a Dance Studio!

Feel the Beat is a Colorado-based dance studio for all levels, ages, and abilities. We use a carefully crafted and inclusive curriculum that can be adapted to fit any student’s needs that engages the senses, strengthens muscle groups, improves coordination, and teaches the fundamentals of music, dance principles, and choreography while connecting to the music through the vibrational floor. Check out our classes at our dance studios located in Lakewood and Westminster, CO!

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Accessible

Our dance studio uses a bone-conductive dance floor, a one-of-a-kind and inclusive curriculum, musical tools, and a sign language-friendly environment that can be adapted to any student’s individual needs making dance education accessible to ALL!

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Supportive

Feel the Beat’s classes are led by instructors with extensive backgrounds in dance and music education. Our instructors care about your journey and will adapt and customize your dance educational experience to meet your needs, all while cheering you on, one beat at a time.

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For All Ages

Our programs are curated for all backgrounds, abilities and age groups. Covering a range of dance genres and styles, classes are available to both youth and adults with a specific curriculum to support the improvement of skills such as body control and awareness, balance, gross motor practices, multitasking, and self-confidence.

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Impactful

These customized classes use methods that empower students of all abilities helping them to feel, connect with, and interpret music, while developing social and emotional skills, motor skills, communication skills, and relationship building.

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Experience a class TODAY!

“Feel the Beat’s organization, work, and the dance floor is unlike anything else! I am proud to support such a profound cause that makes it possible for everyone to dance! Thank you for the work you do for the community!”

— Alan Bersten, Dancing with the Stars

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Why We Love Feel the Beat

  • "Feel the Beat really met all of our students’ needs and the vibrational dance floor was a hit!"

    Courtney, The Joshua School

  • "We deeply appreciate the offerings Feel the Beat provides in our community"

    Developmental Pathways

  • "Feel the Beat has done wonders for our child. She loved the Ballet class, and we will be back!"

    FTB Parent

  • “Amazing opportunity for my kids to be able to enjoy music and have full ASL accessibility."

    FTB Parent

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