Workshops, Intensives, and Master Classes
As part of our Regional Gathering on Dance Education & Disability: A Practice of Belonging, Young Dance is pleased to offer a hybrid session (open to both an in-person and virtual audience), presented by Colorado-based organization, Feel the Beat.
Body tapping is a simple, adaptable rhythm practice that gives dancers a physical entry point to music—no auditory access required. In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore intentional rhythmic touch as a tool for building timing, body awareness, and musical confidence in inclusive dance classrooms. Grounded in Feel the Beat’s work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing dancers, this session offers practical strategies any educator can bring back to their own teaching right away.
This session is open to anyone interested in learning and sharing.
Feel the Beat, Body Tapping: Rhythm You Can Feel
Saturday, July 25 from 11:45am-1:15pm (Central Time)
Virtual presentation (hybrid audience)
To register for this and other virtual sessions, use this link.
To register for the full, two-day, in-person gathering, use this link.
Feel the Beat is a Colorado-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit and dance studio dedicated to making the experience of dance and music possible for all, including those who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, as well as those with/without disabilities. Their carefully crafted curriculum engages the senses, strengthens muscle groups, improves coordination, and teaches the fundamentals of music, dance, and choreography, while connecting with the music through our bone-conduction vibrational dance floor.
Reach out with questions to Gretchen Pick at gretchen@youngdance.org.