Are You Wanting More From Dance?
Do you like Ecstatic Dance, but long for a freeform dance that includes more stillness and variety?
Are personal and spiritual growth important to you?
Are you looking for a way to create and share music that expresses your full range of being?
You're not alone.
We Needed Freeform Dance to Evolve
At many dances, I've enjoyed how the wave of the music starts low, builds to a peak, and comes back down. But after about ten minutes at the peak, I’d get bored.
It felt great when I wanted to push my body to move and sweat for 45 minutes straight.
But more often, I wanted the music to meet me across the whole range of my expression, not just the high energy.
I wanted more of the still, the sacred, the slow, the tender, and the playful.
That's Why I Created 3Wave Dance
In 2024, I drew from my 20 years as a dancer, 40 years of playing and composing music, and 12 years as a spiritual awakening mentor to create the 3Wave Dance format. Instead of moving through one wave and staying at high energy for 45 minutes or more, the music moves through three distinct waves—each with five phases—Move, Groove, Peak, Coast, and Still.
To Embody Our Whole Being
This allows dancers to experience a more full spectrum of their human expression, providing an intuitive framework that awakens their wondrous innocent child, holy contemplative sage, and wild primal spirit animal. By the end, rather than feeling wrung out like after a workout, they feel buoyant, alive, and blooming from the inside out—nourished and replenished from being in harmony with the waves of their whole being.
What's Different About the Music Format
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3 waves over 90 minutes—instead of one long arc—so you can recharge throughout your dance rather than push through
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5 distinct musical phases within each wave, giving you time and space to embody a fuller range of being
What's Different About the Approach to DJing
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This is not a technical DJ manual about gear and performance
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It is about cultivating and guiding collective energy through the art and skill of music creation
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All you need is one device and a sound system—usually provided by the venue—no complex setup required
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The workbook is for dancers, facilitators, and DJs who want to shape music as a living, evolving journey, not just a set
In This Workbook You'll Learn How to:
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Consistently compose music journeys like a maestro
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Make the 3Wave structure your creative ally
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Use six key elements to give your playlists coherence and potency
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Streamline your creative process with Spotify playlists, folders, searches, and algorithms
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Share your music journeys with joy and confidence
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Continue growing your craft with ongoing support and guidance
What You'll Get
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A step-by-step breakdown of the art and skill of music creation
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Hyperlinks that let you hear and feel each lesson, not just understand it
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Templates to help you start composing music journeys with ease
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Access to the 3Wave Dance Music Library in Spotify, including
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1,600+ curated songs organized across 58 playlists (and growing)
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A system designed to streamline your creative process
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Playlists that bring more listening pleasure into daily life
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24 completed 3Wave Dance Playlists for your learning reference and inspiration
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Step-by-step instruction for creating your own 3Wave Dance Music Library
What Does the Music Sound Like
The 3Wave Dance library spans a wide range of genres and moods. The best way to know is to listen.
Below are links to two full 3Wave Dance journeys created using the same framework and musical approach taught in the workbook. The first of the three waves begins about 15 minutes in, following a mellow intro for dancers to “warm down.”
You Don't Have to Settle for Only Expressing a Small Part of Yourself
You can:
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Learn to craft music journeys that don’t just exercise and entertain, but transform
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Create them for your own enjoyment and nourishment
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Share them confidently with your people
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Foster a community of dancer who embody their whole being
What Dancers Are Saying
“There’s nothing else like this out there!”
— Mary Neumann
“It’s like you know what we need and you give it to us!”
— Suzanna Roll
What DJs Are Saying
“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 I feel honored and blessed to share it with the world.”
— Tara Joy MacKeigan
OneBody Dance Co-Creator & 3Wave Dance Facilitator
“The 3Wave structure has given me the tools and confidence to create playlists that gently guide our community to sink deeply into transformative dance journeys. Though each DJ adds their own flavor, the consistency that is provided by the structure supports a level of trust to flourish in the music. It’s a joy to watch as the bodies of newcomers and veterans alike transform as we move through the five phases of each wave, going deeper into our shared experience of the music.”
— Suzanne Connolly
OneBody Dance Co-Creator & 3Wave Dance Apprentice Facilitator