R&Body™: The New Partner Dance Bringing Connection Back to the Floor

Case Study

Posted by The destiny Lab team, 09/12/2025

In a world overflowing with digital connection yet aching with loneliness, nightlife has lost its soul. Clubs are packed, the music is loud, but intimacy feels absent. People dance alone, conversations rarely linger, and genuine romance feels like a thing of the past.

R&Body™ is here to bring it back.

Blending the sensual rhythms of R&B with the intimacy of partner dance, R&Body™ is more than a genre, it’s a movement. Created by Angie Quach and La’Shawn Ware, it’s designed to heal a lonely generation through rhythm, touch, and collective joy.

Vision Born from Experience

For founder Angie Quach, R&Body™ is deeply personal.

“I’ve always loved R&B, especially the slow jams of the ’90s and 2000s,” Quach shares. “But after years of independence, success, and the isolation of the pandemic, I found myself craving real human connection. Partner dance saved me. It reawakened my body, my femininity, and my capacity for intimacy. I knew this wasn’t just for me. Our generation needs this healing.”

Quach, a Korean American entrepreneur and founder of The Destiny Lab, has spent her career building purpose-driven brands. With R&Body™, she’s building something more: a cultural reset.

From Stage to Soul

While Angie brings the vision, La’Shawn Ware brings the movement. A choreographer and educator with over a decade of experience, La’Shawn has trained across Latin, hip-hop, and Afro-diasporic styles. His background in Africana Studies informs his commitment to dance as cultural expression and storytelling.

“R&Body™ isn’t just about steps,” Ware explains. “It’s about energy, presence, and reclaiming connection through movement. We’re creating a language that feels both familiar and completely new, where the music of our generation becomes the heartbeat of intimacy.”

Together, Angie and La’Shawn balance vision and execution. She provides the why. He provides the how.

A Cultural Movement for Right Now

R&Body™ arrives at a cultural tipping point.

• Music: R&B and early-2000s vibes are resurging across global charts.

• Fashion: Y2K aesthetics dominate nightlife and streetwear.

• Culture: Audiences are seeking nostalgia with depth, emotional authenticity, slow jams, sensual vibes.

• Health: The U.S. Surgeon General has declared loneliness a public health crisis.

  
  

Like the Lindy Hop, hip-hop, and voguing before it, R&Body™ answers the needs of its era. Where our culture has fragmented, R&Body™ offers a ritual of reconnection.

More Than a Dance Class

What sets R&Body™ apart is community. From classes to socials, the vibe is intentionally inclusive and affirming. Singles, couples, creatives, and professionals are all welcome. Touch is grounded in respect. Dance is rooted in presence.

“We don’t dance to impress,” Quach says. “We dance to express.”

Or as Ware puts it: “This is about building a new norm, where intimacy is celebrated, not hidden.”

The Future of Connection

Backed by Culture Shock San Diego Training Academy and powered by The Destiny Lab, R&Body™ is growing from San Diego outward. The roadmap includes workshops, socials, online courses, and even global certification. If Zumba redefined fitness, R&Body™ is ready to redefine nightlife.

But beyond the scaling, the heartbeat remains the same. A call to slow down, hold someone’s hand, and rediscover the magic of connection.

Because R&Body™ isn’t just dance, it’s medicine for a disconnected generation.

Visit: www.rnbody.com