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Who We Are

 

Syzygy Dance Project (SDP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that transforms lives through dance. Founded in 2010, SDP started with a single class at the San Francisco County Jail and has since expanded its reach globally. SDP offers mindful movement and dance classes to diverse populations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and worldwide.

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To make all this dancing happen, Syzygy Dance Project relies on the generous support of a diverse, global community. The team comprises dancers who are also therapists, MFT interns, IT consultants, businesspeople, 5Rhythms teachers, and more.

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​What brings us together is our passion for the transformative power of dance and the vision of Syzygy Dance Project. We currently have ongoing volunteers who dedicate their minds, skills, time, heart, energy, and financial resources. We create experiences where everyone contributes to making this world a better place through dance.

The Syzygy Dance Project Team

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​We believe that everyone can dance –
from the able-bodied to people in wheelchairs, in hospitals, and under other constraining circumstances.
​We dance with different populations using music, sound, and movement to facilitate awareness, self-exploration, and change.

​Syzygy Dance Project Board of Directors

The SDP board comprises dancers, teachers, choreographers, counselors, therapists, consultants, and business professionals. Board members believe in the transformative power of dance.​​

  • Ann Jackson

  • ​Emily Randall

  • Janet Bernet

  • Kamala Tully

  • Nadine Greenwood

  • Sylvie Minot

  • Tina Valentine

  • Wendy Heffner

Our Volunteers

Syzygy Dance Project is powered by the dedication and passion of our incredible volunteers. From workshop and class support to community outreach, our volunteers are essential to bringing our vision to life. We simply couldn't do what we do without their generous commitment of time, energy, and talent.


Interested in volunteering with us? We'd love to have you join our team! Contact us to find out more.

  • Ann Jackson

  • Catherine Hughes​

  • Cathren Rose

  • Emily Keiko Pruiksma 

  • Emily Randall

  • Heather Smith​

  • Jim Homa

  • Kamala Tully

  • Kathy Culver

  • Nikee Borden

  • Sandi Esquivel

  • Tammy Wu

  • Tim Brown

  • Tina Valentine

  • Vicky Mulligan ​​ 

The Syzygy Dance Project Practice

We are a trauma-informed, community-based movement practice inspired by the work of Gabrielle Roth.

Syzygy Dance Project (SDP) classes cultivate a felt sense of freedom in the body and empower participants as creative agents in their own lives. The body holds stories, emotions, and tensions—often beyond conscious awareness. Through shared movement, participants begin to recognize and shift the patterns that limit them.

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Rather than teaching set forms or choreography, SDP facilitators, experienced dancers, teachers, and somatic practitioners guide participants through creative movement explorations. These practices deepen awareness of bodily sensations, emotions, and thought patterns, expanding each person’s capacity for self-inquiry and expression.

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What is discovered on the dance floor extends into daily life. Participants practice moving with authenticity, relating more openly to others, and responding to experience with greater flexibility and presence. Many report reduced stress, increased physical vitality, and a stronger sense of connection to themselves, to others, and to community.

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These embodied skills support more grounded, responsive engagement with life’s challenges and choices.

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