Syzygy Dance Project

SINCE THE CREATION OF SDP, WEVE PROVIDED WEEKLY MOVEMENT CLASSES AT THE SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY JAIL, MENLO PARK VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSPITAL, OPTIONS RECOVERY SERVICES IN BERKELEY, INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & HEALING AT THE CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER, AND SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOLS. WEVE ADDED CLASSES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AT UCSF AND OTHER HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE OFFERED A YEARLY TRAINING AT THE CENTER FOR SOMATIC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR SOMATIC INTERNS AND DID IT ONLINE IN 2021.WE HAD OUR 7TH OUTREACH FACILITATOR ONLINE TRAINING IN FEBRUARY 2021 TO TRAIN ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WHO CAN OFFER THIS WORK TO A BROADER RANGE OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. WE HAVE MADE CONNECTIONS WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA ARTS IN CORRECTIONS, WILLIAM JAMES FOUNDATION, UCSF PALLIATIVE CARE, AND THE FAMILY CARE ALLIANCE. 2021 REMAINED TO BE DIFFICULT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION DUE TO THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF COVID-19. WE CONTINUED TO CREATE ONLINE PROGRAMS. WE CREATED NEW CLASS SERIES ON ZOOM, WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS AND MOVEMENT. WE RENEWED OUR CONTRACT WITH NEWBRIDGE SERVICES TO OFFER MOVEMENT CLASSES TO THE ELDERLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN NEW JERSEY. IN DECEMBER 2021, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE OUR FIRST IN-PERSON DANCE CLASS AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE DOING SO IN 2022. WE HOPE TO INCREASE OUR IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS IN 2022 AND RESTART OUR IN-PERSON TRAINING.SDP HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THROUGH DANCE AND MOVEMENT WITNESSING PEOPLE TRANSFORM PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, IMPROVE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, AND EXPRESS A DESIRE TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES. SDP IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT USE DANCE, MUSIC, MARTIAL ARTS EXERCISES, AND VISUALIZATION AS A WAY TO AWAKEN ONE'S ALIVENESS AND SPIRIT. OUR CLASSES OFFER A BODILY SENSE OF FREEDOM AND HELP PARTICIPANTS CULTIVATE AN INTERNAL SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT. CLASSES FOCUS ON MOVING WITH AND THROUGH CHALLENGES THAT BLOCK US FROM LIVING A FULL AND JOYFUL LIFE.