Feel the Beat Founder & CEO, Jari Majewski Price, Named an Everyday Hero by Denver Channel 7 News

By: Michael Bogaards

Denver Channel 7 News

December 15, 2024

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Learning to dance by listening on an entirely different level. The Feel the Beat dance studio is a unique space where people who are deaf or hard of hearing can literally feel the beat through a vibrotactile floor.

"What that does is resonate all different types of sound, music, all elements of the audio system through your bones, and you can actually feel all elements of music and sound," Jari Majewski Price, the founder and executive director of Feel the Beat, said. "It's really beautiful.”

For Jari, her inclusive classes strike a personal chord.

"I grew up with an auditory processing disorder, so I had that kind of connection to sign language to the community of individuals who just learn differently," she said.

These classes hit all the right notes, allowing dancers to connect to the music.

"I personally lost my hearing as an adult, grew up dancing, and didn't think that I'd be able to dance again when I lost my hearing," Amber Andrews, the non-profit's creative and managing director, said. "So I found Feel the Beat [and] it was a great way to get back into the dance community in a way that was actually healing, and I didn't feel like my body was failing me."

Jari's work has helped many who once felt excluded get their groove back.

View the full news piece on Denver7 featuring Feel the Beat founder, Jari Majewski Price, receiving the Everyday Hero Award: Everyday Hero bringing accessible dance classes to those who are hard of hearing