“To heal and inspire through movement and dance”

The Medicine, Movement and Dance program promotes wellbeing and creativity through inclusive movement programs.   We explore the many intersections between medicine and movement — including the dance traditions of our diverse communities — to enrich the lives of Stanford Medicine patients, learners, faculty and staff.

We sponsor two types of programs:

• Participatory programs for our extended Stanford community
• Exposure programs that honor the dance/movement traditions of the many cultures within our community
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Current projects include:

• Physical Listening:  a course for Stanford premedical students and health professionals on how we can use principles of embodied practices 
• Heritage Dance Series: a performance series celebrating the dance traditions of our community. The Heritage Months honor the values & traditions from cultures across America. 
• May Heritage Month celebrates communities from Asia, Native Americans and those who are Jewish, amongst others.
• On May 10, 2024 we launch our Heritage Dance series with three dance troupes performing at the LEAD 7th  Annual Diversity and Inclusion Forum, from 12-12:45 in Berg Hall, LKSC. 
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• Patient Movement programs:  several programs for patients that utilize dance and movement principles to improve their physical health and well-being.  For instance, working with Special Olympics, Axis Dance and other groups to bring programming to our patients

We are actively collaborating with Axis Dance, Stanford TAPS (Department of Theater and Performance Studies), and have planned partnerships with the San Francisco Ballet and the Special Olympics.

Questions? Want to get involved?

Contact: medicineandthemuse@stanford.edu