Silicon Valley Dance Festival (SVDF): Inaugurated in 2016, SVDF brings world class contemporary dance to Silicon Valley. SVDF curates an immersive experience, equivalent to 5-7 trips into San Francisco to view contemporary dance.

Move and Release: Created in collaboration with One Life Counseling, this new movement therapy program is offered to Silicon Valley residents aimed at addressing social isolation, mental health, xenophobia, and racism experienced during the COVID pandemic. ZiRu Dance partners with community organizations to offer the Move and Release classes, prioritizing organizations supporting youth mental health. ZiRu continues to partner with One Life Counseling in research and development of this dance movement therapy and class and will be training more dance therapists and dancers to offer classes to more youth, adults and seniors in need.

The creation and premiere of new dance works: ZiRu Dance aims to harness the power of dance as a catalyst for social change. ZiRu’s most recent work, “VANTAGE,” uses dance, cultural identity, storytelling, and racial justice advocacy to explore how we engage with live art in a post-COVID, multiracial community. This project focuses on four cultural viewpoints—Chinese American, African American, Mixed Race, and Latinx—and incorporates panel discussions with BIPOC community partners. ZiRu is currently working on “Pathways to Recovery” — a project addressing PTSD and the pathways to healing – using the Move and Release classes as a source of research and movement generation.

Exchange Programs: ZiRu Dance offers a variety of exchange programs including Dance Dream & DIVE. The Dance Dream program brings international dancers from abroad to San Francisco for a pre-professional dance camp experience where they will learn from ZiRu’s community of dance educators and ZiRu’s professional dancers. The DIVE program provides professional dancers in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area the opportunity to connect with and work with professional companies abroad.