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Live music. Inspiring choreography. Expert instruction. Bija Beat: Dance classes for your body, mind Our classes plant a seed of hope and generosity.
Bija Beat blends art, music and culture in dance classes designed to help people express themselves through physical action, and do good in the process. Founded by Tracy Straus, the Artistic Director of the Colorado-based nonprofit organization Celebrate the Beat (CTB) and the Artistic Associate of National Dance Institute (NDI), Bija Beat is the marriage of fitness and artistic exploration, engag
Tony Kieraldo is coming to Aspen this weekend!
For this week’s Bija Beat session at Aspen Shakti, our amazing jazz pianist, Tony Kieraldo, will
be joining Tracy Straus and Cannon Mapp. Together, they’ll bring the signature Bija Beat
energy–joyful, creative, and transformational.
All levels are welcome, just get ready to have fun and dance into the beat!
Link in bio to register.
Live music and lots of WOO 🗣😂
Being in our class means experiencing joy in every movement and beat.
Join in the fun and activate every part of your body, check out our next dance classes - link in
bio.
07/31/2026
Guess who’s coming to Aspen Shakti this Saturday, August 01? 😱
Cannon Mapp will be gracing us with his amazing energy and equally amazing moves as he
joins Tracy Straus this weekend at the Bija Beat session at Aspen Shakti!
Cannon Mapp is one of our favorite choreographers in our NYC sessions. He’s a multifaceted
artist: he dances, he sings, he produces, and is a talented creative director in New York.
Join us to create this collective effervescence - link in bio to sign up!
See you there.
What better way to spend your Saturday than join Tracy Straus and Cannon Mapp in their Bija
Beat dance class at Aspen Shakti?
Experience this high-energy, all-levels dance experience set to live music this Saturday, August
1 at Aspen Shakti, Colorado. It’s cardio, creative expression, and community: giving back with
every single beat. Every class directly supports Celebrate the Beat (CTB), a nonprofit Tracy founded 26
years ago to bring free, professional dance and music education to children in public schools.
Click the link in bio to join us or comment BIJA.
07/27/2026
Slide 3 is very special to us and to the community we’re building ♥️
Bija Beat is more than your typical dance class… Here, every session is powered by
transformation and philanthropy, rooted in joy, and accompanied by live music–making each
class and each move unique.
Join us on for our next session–click the link in bio or comment BIJA to join us.
No fancy audio–just the sound of every Bija Beat sessions 💃
Every class in Bija Beat is accompanied by live music and every move is bursting with
high-energy, and joy.
Join Tracy Straus and Cannon Mapp for our next dance session–click the link in bio or comment BIJA to
sign up for our next sessions.
Live music by Tony Kieraldo 🎵
07/16/2026
Bija Beat is coming to !
Join Tracy Straus (Founder, Bija Beat) for a high-energy, all-levels dance class set to LIVE music
starting this Saturday, July 18! Link in bio to register.
Every beat in this class gives back to children through .
All levels are welcome. Link in bio to book. ✨
Joy is contagious — come catch it. ✨ Look for us in Aspen and NYC this summer!
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Address
114 5th Avenue
New York, NY
10011
Opening Hours
| Monday | 11am - 6pm |
| Tuesday | 11am - 6pm |
| Wednesday | 11am - 6pm |
| Thursday | 11am - 6pm |
| Friday | 11am - 6pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 6pm |