COCRÉA FOUNDATIONS TRAINING

UPCOMING DATES & LOCATIONS

PORT TOWNSEND, WA
MARCH 28-30, 2025

BOULDER, CO
APRIL 4-6, 2025

ANNECY, FRANCE
OCT 30-NOV 2, 2025

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!

Do you desire a greater sense of connection in your dances and in your life?

Do you want to feel more confident, present and grounded in your dance technique with others and with yourself?

Do you want tools for reliably accessing that connection in your dance and life that you can readily and easily share with others?

THE DANCE OF CONNECTION

Using techniques from social partner dance as our common language, the aim of this training is to anchor foundational aspects of partner dance into your body as muscle memory.

The idea is to use our minds for training and practice to get to a place where we think less, do less and be more.

This being serves an emergent quality of ‘lucid sensuousness’ that feeds the connection we’re after. It is vitalizing, nourishing and deeply renewing.

In a word: it is joy.

Approaching partner dance from both a Fusion and Mindfulness lens, the aspects we’ll focus on to develop this joyful embodied presence are:

Rhythm & Musicality
Frame Connection / Attunement
Tone & Situational Awareness (Change)
Momentum & Inertia
Floor Craft
Rotation & Spirals
Style & Play

Believing in life as a dance, Cocréa is a continually evolving holistic movement modality intended to bring individuals into strong, empowered, expressive relationships with their bodies and their communities.

At its core Cocréa is a somatic methodology for recognizing patterns, embracing change and living our authentic Selves. The Cocréa ethos envisions this practice as service to cultivating nurturing community and harmony in all our relations.

We build resilience to change by offering new ideas, develop awareness and the confidence to say yes to invitations that serve liberation, or no to those that don’t, and hold a posture of curiosity and interest while diving into new experiences that guide us to grow.

In order to access these places of deeper somatic inquiry and live into them, Cocréa stikes a balance between discipline and lighthearted play that helps us embody technique without burning out.

When we work within our window of tolerance, we can focus our minds on what is unfolding relationally, collectively and energetically, while also remaining flexible to what needs refinement and deeper cultivation.

"The only thing needed for MAGIC to occur, is some form of structure and an open mind."

-Richard Rudd, The Gene Keys

What others say about their Cocréa experience:

“Before this retreat I was feeling disconnected from myself, my body and my dance.

I left not only having reconnected with myself and my dance but also having had the realization that this is what makes magic on the dance floor...to be embodied, connected with myself and have an open heart to connecting with others.

What I loved most about this retreat was the way in which the whole experience was skillfully crafted to lead me down this spiral of learning, self realization and interpersonal connection.

I just trusted the process and the skill of these beautiful facilitators...the result was deep transformation for myself and for my dance!”

– Michelle Raine, Integrative Trauma Therapist, Dance Your Medicine participant

“These are staple somatic practices you’re teaching in a totally different context.

It’s non-verbal consent without the new age fluff and it WORKS.”

-Buster Rådvik, Founder and Owner at Embodied Intimacy

www.embodiedintimacytraining.com/

“What I loved about this retreat is the opportunity to step in deeply to a dance that brings both structure and freedom together.

This dance is like therapy. It’s an analogy for life on so many levels. To dive in with others feels connecting in ways so rare, precious and soul enlivening.

Thank you!!!”

- Kiki Mariotti, Dance Your Medicine retreat participant

“I have always loved to dance, but had limited vocabulary and some dense blocks preventing me from feeling comfortable in social dance settings…

I feel like I have deepened my connection with my own body, learned a new and delightful language, and received techniques to commune with others in a more profound way.

And it was fun and easy. I am so excited to go out and dance!”

– Niema Lightseed, Coach, Yoga teacher and Poetess

“If you see these people doing a workshop within a 10 hour drive, you should make it.

It's not just a dance class, it's a life training that helps with all forms of connections and relationship.”

- Martín Bullo, Owner/Chef, Sierra Nevada Camp Chef

https://sierranevadacampchef.com

"I learned so much about myself and how I relate to people and my environment, and now weeks after I see my relationships are also transforming.

From the start of the week to the end I felt like a completely different person, so full of energy and life.

Wren has a beautiful and unique style of teaching that is welcoming to each part of the soul, he invites a space of healing and true authentic embodiment through words of wisdom and movement.

I will forever carry these teachings with me, so much gratitude for Cocréa.”

– Jensyn Stanley, Momentom Collective Green Resident participant

“Eloquent, articulate and talented...

spreading the consciousness of connection through the lens of partnered dance far and wide.”

– Mark Metz, Creator/Editor of Conscious Dancer Magazine

This training is a foundational deep-dive into the core principles, practices and structures of Cocréa that prime us for generating reliably numinous experiences
on the dance floor without the help of substances.

aka: MAGIC.

(now a scientific term!)

TRAINING DETAILS

As Cocréa is deeply informed by Wren’s early synthesis of American vernacular Jazz dance, Salsa and European Ballroom with contemporary music and rhythms from Hip-Hop, global bass & electronic music genres, there is a rich diversity of technique this training aims to integrate into the dancing body.

Though these techniques will be the primary focus of this training, attention will also be given to style and aesthetics in solo dance, as well as somatics that support and aid relational intelligence.

In addition to the above foundational partner dance techniques, we will also cover:

Understanding Attunement and How to Apply it within the Six Realms of Connection
Practicing Good Consent and Why It’s Essential for Awesome Dances & Connection
Processing Change: The Invitation Circle
Exploration of Posture and its Effect on Our Dance
Musicality and its Impact on Dance Connection

This training is a pre-requisite for anyone considering the Cocréa Facilitator Training.

HOWEVER…

You do not NEED to be pursuing the facilitator path to enroll.

It is intended for ANYONE who desires to utilize concepts and techniques from partner dance to increase their connection skills both on and off the dance floor.

This is an excellent training for anyone seeking a practice & discipline to improve their embodied connection skills.

You do not need to be an experienced partner dancer to get something out of this training,
however some movement experience is recommended.

WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH

Completion of Cocréa Foundations
Invitation to enroll in the Cocréa Facilitator Training

These topics will be developed, explored and expanded for participants who desire to facilitate this work in the Cocréa Facilitator Training Level 2 (coming winter/spring 2026).

FORMAT

Unlike our retreats, this 2.5-day training is designed for a more intensive schedule of classes and forums with less free time built in.

Friday night will be a groundwork laying night with a dance.

There will be short breaks between sessions and a longer lunch break factored in each day.

SCHEDULE

Exact schedule will vary from event to event, but the following is a general format. Please see email upon registration for exact times and details.

FRIDAY: 6pm – 9pm

SATURDAY: 11am – 7pm

SUNDAY: 11am – 4:30pm

ACCOMMODATIONS & FOOD FOR OUT-OF-TOWNERS

This is a NON-RESIDENTIAL event. Catering is NOT INCLUDED.

You are expected to resource your own housing and food.

The areas we are hosting in are plentiful with vacation rentals through AirBnb, and food markets abound nearby.

There will be time to go out to grab something before returning to the training.

Better yet, do food prep before we begin and stay onsite for lunch.

If you have questions about whether this is a good fit for your level of experience, schedule a call with Wren to check it out.

MUSIC VIBES

Oh yeah. And we’re gonna get way down.

Wren has been instigating dance parties since 2008 and developing his musical tastes since he was in the womb. Check out the diversity of grooves and sounds he likes to bring to his Cocréa workshops and events.

Wren LaFeet · Synergy CommuniYum

Wren LaFeet · NCDC WINTER CAMP NYE PARTY

NOTAFLOF

We at Cocréa strongly believe a better way of living on earth is possible that doesn’t depend on enabling exploitative structures, wealth hoarding or exponential growth. With service at our core, we are truly doing our best to embody the ideal of “enough truly IS enough”.

For those who have limited financial resources, and/or those who have been most impacted by systemic oppression, if you feel drawn to this training but don’t have the funds, please reach out to connect so we can work to make it possible for you.

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Why Partner Dance?

Dancing in intentional connection with others offers a wealth of benefits. It has been shown time and again how necessary it is for us humans to engage in healthy, physical contact with one another. We hold this truth at our core and endeavor to offer spaces for this need to be met in a good way. Building upon this foundational aspect of our humanity, Cocréa opens doorways to finding versatility and ease as we move through life.

Improve Communication

Improve awareness and sensitivity to emotional and physiological states of other people.
Practice listening to verbal and nonverbal cues.
Calm the mind to increase presence and attentiveness to another person’s sharing.
Increase emotional intelligence.

Embody Consent

Practice asking for and giving your full embodied No and enthusiastic Yes.
Honoring and respecting boundaries.
Interpreting and understanding body language.

Build Confidence

Practice taking risks and trying new things in a supportive environment.
Become more comfortable with spontaneously expressing yourself through movement.
Enjoy the experience of feeling grounded in a powerful, fluid body and calm, curious mind.

Practice Community

Add variety and fun to your week through playful interaction with likeminded people.
Gain skills you can teach to existing dance partners.
Experience a sense of belonging within the larger Cocréa and Fusion communities.
Connect online with national and international Cocréa community.
Have fun and laugh with new friends.

Expand Creativity

Open new neural pathways of self-expression through exploration of dance form and a diversity of music.
Strengthen and integrate all the parts of your body to support that expression.
Release self-limiting beliefs that hold you back from being fully expressed.
Develop trust in the phenomenon of emergence and learn to be guided by the moment.

Enhance Somatic Awareness

Discover movement of your body as a living wisdom within you.
Develop stronger body awareness for more graceful movement.
Master spatial awareness for greater ease of movement in daily life.
Find flow as you move through your world.

Ready to Shift Your Paradigm?

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