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Would You Like to Embody Presence Through Your Full Range of Human Experience?
Do you feel disconnected, from your body's natural wisdom rhythms, and aliveness?
Feel stuck in one gear, either always pushing yourself to keep going, or feeling held back from expressing your natural vitality?
Lose your center, and feel swept away, when life gets intense or emotionally charged?
Feel challenged to be open, and connected in groups of people?
Long for a safe community, where you can express your full range without hiding parts of yourself?
You don't have to choose between spiritual depth and human expression.
A Truth About Embodying Presence
Many people, even those who've experienced profound inner peace,
can lose their calm when life gets intense or complicated.
That’s not just a human limitation—it’s also an invitation.
Embodying presence is not only about being aware, open, and connected when you're still—it’s about bringing all three of those qualities into the messy, unpredictable flow of life.
3Wave Dance offers a safe space to explore this, where movement, music, and the presence of other people provide just enough intensity to make it a living practice.
When you learn to weave that way of being beyond the dance floor, it opens a doorway into a richer, more connected way of living.
Let's Discover What's Possible for You
Awaken Your Authentic Flow
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Reconnect with the innate wisdom of your body
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Surrender into riding the tide of your authentic energy rather than pushing through
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Embody a felt intimacy with Presence as you transform from dancing to being danced from within
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Discover the unique physical expression of your deeper self
Nourish Your Full Range of Being
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Experience the power of honoring your vulnerable, tender sensitivity
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Thrive in the aliveness that arises from expressing your natural instincts
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Taste the quiet joy of your essence in stillness, humming through your entire body
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Flourish in the unfolding of your intrinsic wholeness
Commune and Celebrate as One
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Discover the rare joy of connecting with people in the pure space of Presence, before personality
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Reunite with your own humanity through sharing genuine sadness, laughter, play, and celebration
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Nourish your soul in the collective dance of body prayer, love, and reverence
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Feel your social nervous system reshaped by the healing power of community
"That was the most intimate experience of my life."
~ Suzanna Roll (Yoga Teacher)
What Happens at a 3Wave Dance?
If you’ve ever been to an ecstatic dance, you know the arc of the tribal music—how it starts low, builds to a peak, and then brings you back down. I’ve often enjoyed that journey, but after about ten minutes at the peak, I’d lose interest. Sure, when I wanted to push my body, I could keep moving and sweat for 45 minutes straight, and feel great. More often, though, I wanted the music to meet me across the whole range of my expression—not only the high energy. I wanted the still, the slow, the tender, and the playful.
That's why in 2024, I drew from my 20 years as a dancer, 40 years of composing music, and 12 years as a spiritual awakening mentor to create the 3Wave Dance format. Instead of staying at high energy for 45+ minutes, the music moves through three distinct waves, each with five phases—Move, Groove, Peak, Coast, and Still. This allows us to experience a more full and fulfilling spectrum of human expression.
By the end, you don’t feel wrung out like after a workout—you feel buoyant, alive, and blooming from the inside out, regenerated by the waves of your own nature.
“The consistency provided by the structure in the music supports a level of trust to flourish. It’s a joy to watch as the bodies of newcomers and veterans alike transform through the five phases of each wave,
going deeper into our shared experience of the music."
~ Suzanne Connolly (OneBody Dance co-creator and community fairy godmother)
6 Reasons I Recommend 3Wave Dance
As the structure creates trust, presence naturally deepens— transforming how we move together. That’s what makes 3Wave Dance more than just a dance event. It’s also a unique container to support awakening—opening the door to the primal intelligence that lives beneath the mind. From there, authentic expression, deeper connection, and embodied freedom emerge in ways we can't predict—yet always feel profoundly right..
1. Slow Gear Development: Many people in our culture are used to going fast and big all the time. Living awake—realizing, stabilizing, integrating, deepening, and embodying your true nature—requires being able to slow down. 3Wave Dance can gradually train this capacity in the body, so shifting into slower gears becomes natural both on and off the dance floor.
2. Musical Support: The right music can ground us when we feel scattered, lift us when we feel low, and open doors to emotions we rarely touch in daily life. In 3Wave Dance, the playlists are crafted to guide us through this range, becoming an ally for greater self-expression and emotional depth—and for weaving those qualities into how we live.
3. Bridging Stillness and Flow: 3Wave Dance offers a rare space to experience the essence you touch in when you are alone and still, into motion, expression, and shared presence—so your spiritual depth is lived in your body and in connection with others.
4. Awareness Through Range: Do you feel uncomfortable being still, going slow, or feeling vulnerable? What about expressing your aliveness in a big way—or feeling your sensuality in a way that is in integrity with yourself and those around you? Listening and moving to the music of a 3Wave playlist creates a safe place to explore your full range—at home, and on the dance floor. In this way, you grow your capacity to be aware and curious while experiencing a wide spectrum of physical and emotional states. I call this living the Way of the Wave.
5. A Safe Place to Practice: Doing all of this with music, in the company of others exploring the same territory, is not only fun and deeply human—it’s also a powerful way to practice embodying presence in real time with people you where you feel safe. The safety of the container allows you to experiment, stretch, and grow in ways that can be more difficult to access away from the support of the sanctuary.
6. Nervous System Transformation: All the above helps us develop our awareness and embodiment "muscles" for life beyond safe containers—helping our nervous system feel and express more of our range not just when we're alone, but also in company. This is great practice for being in the wider world when we don't feel as supported—so we can meet life with more ease, adaptability, and flow.
This isn't just about dancing. It's Live Awake practice embodied in communal movement.
"There's nothing else like this out there!"
~ Mary Neumann
How to Step into the Dance
Step 1: Arrive and be welcomed—Join us for a 3Wave Dance event in Boulder, meet the OneBody community, and let yourself be greeted by Robear, Suzanne, or Tara.
Step 2: Hear and feel the music—Allow your body to be moved however it wants to move, letting the music guide you into your own authentic flow—while being with others who are doing the same.
Step 3: Bring 3Wave Dance into your life—Receive two new playlists each week so you can carry this presence and flow into your everyday living—integrating the Way of the Wave beyond the dance floor.
The OneBody Connection
OneBody Dance in Boulder, Colorado is the birthplace of 3Wave Dance—a vibrant space for freeform movement and genuine human connection. While Robear doesn't run this event, as a co-creator he supports it however he can and loves dancing with his community.
Though OneBody has its own culture, distinct from Live Awake Mentoring, both share a spirit of presence, openness, and authentic connection. Whether you join OneBody or a Live Awake group, both invite you into full expression of your deepest self.
Join us for this transformational journey
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Bridge your embodiment of presence from stillness to motion—within a supportive community
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Feel and express your full range in a safe and welcoming shared space
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Gently transform your nervous system to meet life more aware, open, and connected.
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Cultivate your capacity for centered, authentic expression with others in your everyday world.
What to Expect
You'll be welcomed into our sanctuary and we'll be glad you're here. As you enter, if you need to speak, please do so softly, slowly, and sparingly to support the depth of the atmosphere.
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Each movement journey begins with a 15-minute "warm-down" period of music, inviting you to drop deeply into your body before the first wave begins.
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The 90-minute 3Wave Dance (or 60-minute 2Wave Dance on Wednesdays) begins and ends in stillness. In between, your journey progresses through three waves. Each wave moves, grooves, peaks, coasts, and returns to stillness.
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Throughout the dance, brief well-placed moments of silence between songs offer space to feel your body, and breathe, integrating your experience—resourcing your natural energy rather than pushing through—the Way of the Wave.
Community Care Reminder
If you are feeling unwell, please rest and join us again when you're healthy. Thank you for caring for the community.
OneBody Dance Details
Saturdays 10:15 am - 12:45 pm Wednesdays 10:15 am - 11:45 am
10:15 am: "Warm Down" begins 10:15 am: "Warm Down" begins
10:30 am: Dance Journey begins 10:30 am: Dance Journey begins
12:00 pm: Closing Circle begins 11:30 am: Closing Circle begins
12:30 pm: Closing Circle ends 11:45 am: Closing Circle ends
Location: The Avalon Ballroom: 6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, CO 80303
We dance in Sodal Hall, located past the ballroom. Enter through the double doors, and the first dance space on the right.
Cost: $25 to $10 (recommended amount: $20). Pay what you can while honoring the value you receive. Your support helps keep this offering alive for the community. Payment can be made via Venmo or cash at the door.
Want to host a 3Wave Dance or start a community?
The support is here—let’s bring your vision to life and transform your community into one that
thrives.
Vision for Global Transformation
3Wave Dance is designed to spread globally, like Ecstatic Dance and 5 Rhythms, nourishing people in ways that honor the complete range of human expression—from tender sensitivity to primal aliveness to divine radiance. As author of The 3Wave DJ's Handbook, Robear is available to empower others to start 3Wave Dance communities worldwide through DJ training and playlist creation workshops—both in Boulder, Colorado and live online.
Contact Robear if you’d like to create a 3Wave Dance Community.
“Learning how to put music into a 3Wave playlist has brought me so much joy."
"Not only has it given me a skill that I can serve my community with, it has changed the way I hear music and even how I see my life. I feel it’s a powerful tool that will serve many communities to come and am honored and blessed to share it with the world.”
~ Tara Joy (OneBody Dance co-creator and 3Wave DJ)
"After dance people have often said how they wish they could bottle up how they feel and share it with the world. Your body IS the bottle."
~ Robear
The beautiful altar images throughout this page were lovingly created by Suzanne Connolly at OneBody Dance.