Planetary Dance

Planetary Dance The Planetary Dance is an annual all-day ritual of healing and community renewal. Background: From 1979 to 1981 six women were murdered on Mt.

It’s purpose is to bring people all over the world to join in a dance for Peace in their own communities, and Peace with the Earth. Tamalpais, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. The trails were closed and the community lived in helplessness and rage. At the time, Anna and Lawrence Halprin were leading a community workshop called “A

Search for Living Myths and Rituals.” The partici

pants decided to enact a positive myth in dance: the reclaiming of the mountain. That ritual, called In and On the Mountain, was performed over several days and included a walk along the very trails where the killings occurred. A few days after the ritual, the killer was caught and peace returned to the mountain. Don Jose Mitsuwa, a Huichol shaman then 109 years old, visited Anna Halprin and heard this story. He said, "This mountain is one of the most sacred places on Earth. I believe in what your people did but to be successful in purifying this mountain, you must return to it and dance for five years."

Tonight on the eve of the 5th year since the Invasion of Ukraine, with the Spector of war in Iran, turmoil in Mexico, Ga...
02/25/2026

Tonight on the eve of the 5th year since the Invasion of Ukraine, with the Spector of war in Iran, turmoil in Mexico, Gaza, and around the world we invite you to join in our call for Peace.

The theme for our 2026 Planetary Dance in Golden Gate Park will be “Calling For Peace”.

I hope you can join us. 🙏🏼

12/30/2025
12/30/2025

Study with Daria Halprin, co-founder of Tamalpa Institute, in 2026! Start your new year out with a FREE online class with Daria Halprin on January 9th. To see online and in-person workshops and classes, visit the Tamalpa website https://www.tamalpa.org. Photo by Nicole Combeau

Happy New Year!  Please save the date to come and join the ritual! We have Saturday, June 13th reserved at Elk Glen picn...
12/30/2025

Happy New Year! Please save the date to come and join the ritual!

We have Saturday, June 13th reserved at Elk Glen picnic area (in Golden Gate Park) for our 2026 Planetary Dance.

Hope to see you there! More information to follow!

(Photo credit to Christian Coy)

06/01/2025

So grateful to all who showed up and participated in our 45th annual Planetary Dance! May all of our intentions be realized, especially “Peace among people, and peace with the Earth”. 🙏🏼

Hi. We are the Committee for the Planetary Dance and we are asking you to support this ritual in Bay Area and around the...
03/30/2025

Hi. We are the Committee for the Planetary Dance and we are asking you to support this ritual in Bay Area and around the world.

Note: please add a note designating your donation “for support of the Planetary Dance”. 🙏🏻

Anna Halprin, the legendary dance and movement artist, created the Planetary Dance 45 years ago. Her own words capture the dance’s purpose beautifully:

“Beyond our immediate community, we are all connected, from country to country. The whole earth is one. In this time of global conflict, economic hardship, ecological crisis, I believe people need to embrace their connections to each other and the planet and to take a stand for their lives and all they hold dear, the Planetary Dance offers people of all ages and abilities a way to come together and take this stand.”


Please join us in supporting this important ritual which has been performed in over 40 countries. We rely on financial contributions from committee members, participants and other supporters. We invite you to join donating to the continued development of the Planetary Dance.

By your giving, you become a part of a global community. You’ll receive communications regarding Planetary Dances that are held each year around the world and invitations to participate.

Please give whatever you feel you can readily afford and, if you feel inclined, even a bit more. All donations to support the Planetary Dance are tax deductible through our not-for-profit fiscal sponsor, Tamalpa Institute.

CIRCLE THE PEAKLed by James Hurd NixonJoin this year’s gathering and walking meditation around the peak of Mt.Tamalpais,...
03/05/2025

CIRCLE THE PEAK
Led by James Hurd Nixon
Join this year’s gathering and walking meditation around the peak of Mt.
Tamalpais, honoring Mt. Tam, where the Planetary Dance began, and the history of the Planetary Dance, particularly the roles of the legendary dancer Anna Halprin and the renowned Huichol shaman Don José Matsuwa. In the walking meditation, we will pursue some of the lessons that the past, the present, the future, and that which is beyond time have to teach us.
Sunday, April 27, 2025
East Peak, Mount Tamalpais
Gather at 10:30 a.m.—event begins promptly at 11 a.m.
Park in lot at East Peak, Mt. Tam (exact change parking fee: $8; $7 seniors)
Meet in picnic area (past bathrooms) at head of Verna Dunshee Trail For more info, please contact [email protected] For park info: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471
Donations greatly appreciated: see https://planetarydance.org

See our Facebook post or visit PlanetaryDance.org for more information,  Hope to see you there!
02/26/2025

See our Facebook post or visit PlanetaryDance.org for more information, Hope to see you there!

Hope you can join us! The Dance this year will be a special gathering for our 45th anniversary.   Just a reminder, this ...
02/06/2025

Hope you can join us! The Dance this year will be a special gathering for our 45th anniversary.

Just a reminder, this year we will meet at Golden Gate Park on Sunday the 31st of May 2025.

Save the Date!  The Planetary Dance Committee invites you to gather on 31 May 2025 to our 45th year of dancing for peace...
11/14/2024

Save the Date! The Planetary Dance Committee invites you to gather on 31 May 2025 to our 45th year of dancing for peace!
We will meet once again in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. Hope to see you there.

More details to follow! 🙏🏼

06/02/2024

After the ritual, dancing broke out! 🙏🏼🎊🎉❤️☮️

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San Rafael, CA
94901

Website

http://www.annahalprin.org/

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