THE BERLIN CONVERGENCE LAB
Combining Dance Forms:
The art of blending, layering, and mixing.
Berlin, Germany
May 25-29
with
Flouer Evelyn &
Mark Carpenter
WHAT ARE THE CONVERGENCE LABS?
The Convergence Labs are dance intensives hosted by Flouer Evelyn and Mark Carpenter, separate from our Fusion Teacher Trainings.
These intensives are created as a space for deep study around a specific theme in the world of fusion dance.
For 2026 Berlin, our theme is Combining Dance Forms.
CONVERGENCE:
Many things coming together
Convergence happens when separate elements—ideas, trends, disciplines, or processes—gradually align or merge to creating something new or more coherent.
It’s not only a nod to our definition of fusion (mixing dance forms), but bringing together dancers from different cultures and traditions, and Mark & Flouer being able to offer you a beautiful mixture of dance training pedagogies from both of their worlds.
Convergence is a place where your “usual way” of dancing gets to evolve.
LAB:
A place to learn and experiment
Lab means we’re not only here to give you a lot of information, we’re here to test, explore, and refine.
You’ll get clear instruction, technique, and vocabulary, and you’ll also get structured time to work with peers in guided, co-creative environments where experimentation is the point.
This is for dancers who want integration: depth, clarity, and the time to make the work your own.
Different from Festival Workshops
In our festival workshops we often share a lot of technical content quickly. In The Convergence Lab, we have the time to go deep.
You’ll have space to:
- Learn specific tools and techniques you can immediately apply.
- Practice with dancers at a similar level, so you can stay challenged without rushing.
- Develop your personal style while expanding your range.
- Try new ideas in a supported container, with feedback and iteration
THE BERLIN CONVERGENCE LAB
May 25-29, 2026
After Fusionauts' Quest Fusion Festival
What is this thing?
The Berlin Convergence Lab is a five day intensive dance training taking place after the fusion dance festival Fusionauts’ Quest in Berlin, Germany. It’s meant for experienced dancers and has a video audition to attend.
What is the theme of this intensive?
COMBINING DANCE FORMS: The art of mixing, blending, and layering.
We’ll explore what it actually takes to blend styles in a way that feels intentional, musical, and embodied, rather than like a collage of “cool stuff.” Mark and Flouer will be doing this based on the dances and styles they know—both have backgrounds in blues, lindy hop, and tango, and they love to mix techniques from WCS and Zouk into their dancing.
You’ll get a lot of specific vocabulary and information, and we’ll also share practical concepts about layering and combining movements (rhythm, tone, shape, and connection) that will help you build your own mixtures of dance forms. The goal is to leave with new material to play with and a clearer process for how to blend forms with more freedom, coherence, and personal voice.
Why should I take this training?
Because you want to level up.
Because you feel like there’s more to fusion that what you can get locally from specific dance forms.
Because you want dedicated time to making fusion feel a little less like guesswork and more artfuly crafted.
- How the fusion of danceforms works at its essence
- How to blend forms without getting muddy
- How to build a dance that makes sense to your partner and the music
- Where the pieces come from (yes, we’ll honor history and culture while feeding your inner dance nerd)
- More tools for mixing, more range for connecting, more musical options
- A clearer technical map of what you’re doing and why it works
- The ability to dance well to more kinds of songs, not just the ones that match your “home style”
- New vocabulary coming from mixing and layering dances that will help you level up
Your Instructors:
Flouer & Mark
Mark and Flouer are an intercontinental teaching team known for pairing deep care with serious craft. They have been teaching together at festivals since 2018, and launched their Fusion Teacher Training in 2024. Together, they’re a powerful duo—blending different yet complementary teaching styles to offer multiple pathways into partner dance. Grounded in a shared value system and ethics around dance theory, culture, and community, they balance rigor with play as they help dancers expand both technique and creative voice.
Flouer—from New York City and now based in Italy—is equally recognized internationally for both Blues Dance & Fusion Dance. She has an MFA in contemporary and decades of experience across other partnered and solo forms. Dancing “fusion” since 1999 and teaching internationally since 2011, she’s known for her warm, academically rigorous approach that gives dancers clear structure for improvisation and self-discovery.
Mark—based in SF, California—is an internationally acclaimed Fusion instructor, DJ, and event organizer who has helped shape the global scene for more than a decade. He founded the Fusion Dance Academy and created events like & All That Jazz, the SLO Exchange, and Fireside Fusion, drawing from styles like Lindy Hop, Blues, and Tango to make the impossible look easy—and the easy look impossible.
What is the structure of the intensive?
What will we actually do?
Each day, you’ll participate in six hours of classes, learning directly from Flouer & Mark, as well as working closely with your peers.
The opening session will set the groundwork and prepare us for our week together; the closing session will help us take our learning out into the world.
The first hour of every day is working on solo and partnered preparatory techniques for that day’s learning.
We’ll explore specific techniques, rhythms and vocabulary from dances that Mark and Flouer participate in, then work on layering and mixing these elements.
You’ll also get time to work with your peers through exercises designed to help you create and explore concepts together.
Where will we be learning?
Our gorgeous studio on the river...
The spacious studio we reserved for the week is called Spreefield Bootshaus.
With gorgeous wood floors and plenty of sunlight, it offers an open space for movement and learning. You can pick up your lunch at restaurants nearby, or use the minimal kitchen facilities to prepare something. We are nestled in amongst a tree lined path and only steps from a sandy beach on the river, which provides a beautiful place for both introverted solo time and socializing with your friends.
What is Fusionauts' Quest?
A fusion dance festival with workshops, great parties and awesome venues in Berlin.
We are partnering with this sweet festival, taking place the weekend before The Convergence Lab. (tickets sold separately)
Space Camp: This year, they are featuring 19 talented teachers from across the continent. After an extensive application and selection process, they hope to have crafted a program for you that highlights the diversity and breadth of the European fusion scene. All classes are open to all levels of dancers (with some partner dance experience).
Masterclasses: Next to their regular workshops, Fusionauts’ Quest is collaborating with Flouer & Mark to offer masterclasses for advanced Fusion dancers. It’s a chance to dive extra deep with dancers pre selected through audition process. Workshop days can be booked separately.
Friday Afternoon: Rooted in Rhythm: Advanced Explorations.
Saturday Afternoon: Stretching the Moment: Techniques in Lyrical Fusion
What dancers have said...
Lucerne, Switzerland
Their frameworks for understanding fusion and breaking down pedagogy are both accessible and inspiring, and will change the way you think about your dance forever (in the best ways possible!)! It is clear that they deeply love what they do, and their passion for teaching is infections."
Portland, Oregon
Greenville, South Carolina
Is this Convergence Lab for me?
Do I need to have experience in all the dance forms we’ll be combining?
No! We don’t expect everyone to arrive with the same dance background. Participants will come in with different home styles, and we’ll teach the key elements of the forms you don’t know.
This intensive is for you if…
- You are an experienced dancer who wants to level up both your dancing and your theory of how to blend dances.
- You have experience learning at least one codified dance form (such as Lindy Hop, Brazilian Zouk, Blues, Tango, Salsa, WCS, etc.)
- You want to participate in the style of fusion where we combine and layer dance forms.
- You want to actually change the way you are dancing… not just do the same thing over and over.
- You love being a dance nerd, and you’re open to exploring new ways of moving—even if they feel unfamiliar at first.
- You like to work with others and share in a collaborative environment. This is a higher education level training camp. We’ll be treating you as researchers and discoverers.
Who is it not for?*
- You’re brand new to partner dance (roughly 1–2 years total experience). This will be far too much information at once.
- You’re not open to feedback or being a beginner again in unfamiliar movement patterns.
- You’re not interested in a collaborative, research-style environment—asking questions, comparing notes, and helping your peers learn.
- You prefer learning through a small amount of material with lots of integration time (for example: a few hours a day plus social dancing). That learning style is great! But it’s not this intensive week. (Check out Camp Kaleidoscope in Bristol instead if this is you.)
How much does it cost?
Core Intensive
Investment: €450
Mentored Intensive
Financial support
How do I register?
- Have a link to your partner dance video ready first.
- If you’re not part of Camp Kaleidoscope Track A, a past Fusion Teacher Training (FTT) program, or accepted into the Masterclasses at Fusionauts’ Quest, you’ll need to include it in the form.
- Please upload the video onto a platform like youtube (make it unlisted, not private), or send us a generated link from icloud or other photo platforms.
- Once your have your video link, it will only take a few minutes to fill out our form.
- Registration will open in February.
REGISTRATION
Registration Options:
Core Intensive
Weeklong Convergence Lab Intensive
Mentored Intensive
Weeklong Convergence Lab Intensive + two discounted lessons