Who We Serve

Our Impact

Syzygy Dance Project (SDP) is a 501 (c) (3) organization that transforms lives through movement and dance. We provide movement classes to underserved populations in the San Francisco Bay Area grappling with serious life challenges, e.g., addiction, incarceration, homelessness, aging, PTSD, and other chronic health issues.

The SDP approach provides a way to navigate challenging physical and emotional experiences through dance and music, serving as a guide. Over the past 14 years, we've offered thousands of classes for more than 7,500 people.

We currently offer ongoing classes for veterans, healthcare workers, individuals with chronic illnesses, and the elderly.

Our participants find freedom, unity, connection, healing, joy, and/or release through dance, which can profoundly impact their lives. We’ve seen, time and again, the physical and mental health benefits of our work, and we also witness how it can bridge communities. Our work in facilitating self-care and fostering connection between people from different communities is deeply needed, especially at this moment in time.

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Facilities Syzygy Dance Project Has Partnered With

Outreach Classes in Bay Area Facilities

California Pacific Medical Center Acute Care for the Elderly
Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin - Women inmates, 2013 – 2017
Options Recovery Services - Women in recovery, 2010 – Present
Recovery In Da House - Facebook virtual dance event to connect those in recovery, 2020 - 2021
San Francisco Campus for Jewish Senior Living - For assisted living patients, 2016 – 2017
San Francisco County Jail - Women inmates, 2010-2018, and transgender inmates, 2019 – Present
VA Palo Alto Health Care System - Veterans in 30-day addiction recovery, veterans with dementia/Alzheimer’s unit, veterans with limited mobility, & in the psychiatry unit. Past classes: women with PTSD and veterans in 90-day addiction recovery. 2011 –Present
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital - Diabetes patients, 2015 – Present

Trainings/Classes for Healthcare Professionals or Caregivers

American Heart Association/Better U Program, 2018 - Present
Arts in Corrections Conference/Santa Clara University - Healthcare professionals, 2019
California Institute of Integral Studies - Somatic psychology interns, 2015 – Present
Center for Addiction Recovery Education & Success, New Jersey - Staff & patients, 2019
Dominican University of California - Occupational therapy students, 2020
Family Caregiver Alliance/National Center on Caregiving - Caregivers, 2017
Family Caregiver Support Program, Fremont - Caregivers, 2016
John F. Kennedy University - Somatic psychology interns, 2017 – Present
Martinez Health Center - Expressive arts therapy interns, 2018
San Francisco Dept. of Public Health/Gender Health - Staff, 2019
San Jose State University - Occupational therapy students, 2019
Syzygy Dance Project Outreach Facilitator Training - Healthcare professionals, 2015 – 2019 Marin / 2018 Australia
UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital - Psychiatry residents, 2016 - Present
UCSF Palliative Care - Staff, 2016
VA Palo Alto Health Care System/Polytrauma Integrative Medicine Initiative Program - Staff and patients, 2018

Public Classes/Workshops

1440 Multiversity 5-day Retreats, 2017 & 2018
5Rhythms/Sweat Your Prayers Classes, 2004 – Present
California Institute of Integral Studies Public Programs, 2017 - Present
California Pacific Medical Center Institute for Health & Healing, 2011 – 2012
Glide Memorial United Methodist Church Wellness Program, 2017
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 2015 & 2016
Sausalito Village, 2016 – 2017
UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital - 2025

Who We Serve

Our Impact

Facilities Syzygy Dance Project Has Partnered With

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