Duane Wrenn
Master Teacher · Cuban Dance Educator · Director of Energetic Soul
Duane Wrenn is the founder and director of Energetic Soul, a Detroit-area dance and movement practice established in 2000. For more than 25 years, he has taught and performed, sharing an approach grounded in Cuban music, popular dance and Afro-Cuban traditions.
His teachers include Roberto Borrell, René Thompson and the late Félix “Pupy” Insua. His teaching has taken him across the United States, Canada, Europe and South America. He helps dancers develop musicality, body control and a responsive connection with their partners, approaching dance as a conversation.
Wrenn created the soUl°sa method and co-developed AFRO-tImBa with Kati Hernández. His work brings rhythm, movement awareness and adaptable partner dancing together for students from beginners to experienced performers.
Duane Wrenn: Movement and Musicality
Duane Wrenn · detroitaintlive. Video: Energetic Soul.
Watch Duane Dance
Duane appears alongside Kati Hernández and other dancers in Iris Sandra Cepeda’s music video Vete por donde viniste, choreographed by Hernández.
Explore His Work
Energetic Soul — biography · Teaching and dance programs
Ritmos y Raíces Athens · Photo via University Musical Society.