Feel the Beat is a 2020 American family dance comedy drama film directed by Elissa Down, written by Michael Armbruster and Shawn Ku and starring Sofia Carson, Enrico Colantoni and Wolfgang Novogratz.
The film was released on Netflix on June 19, 2020. It received mixed reviews.
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Plot
April Dibrina, a young dancer seeking success on Broadway, steals a cab from an older woman during a rainstorm to get to an audition. She performs well, but sponsor Ruth Zimmer meets the potential dancers. When she recognizes April (from the taxi incident), she vows that no one on Broadway will hire her. While trying to explain, she accidentally knocks Ruth off stage, inflicting serious injury. It is posted on social media, publicly embarrassing April.
Evicted from her apartment, April returns to her hometown in Wisconsin. While at the grocery store, she bumps into the New Hope dance teacher Miss Barb, who invites her to come to the dance studio. April also sees her ex Nick, whom she left to pursue a career in NYC.
In the dance studio, April visits the class of dancers: Lucia, a forgetful girl with glasses; Oona, a nervous girl; Kari, who secretly earns her own classes; Ruby, with no self-confidence; Zuzu, a deaf girl; June, Miss Barb's daughter; Sarah and Michelle, Nick's little sisters. Zuzu's little brother, Dicky, also watches.
