Founding Dorks

Help Build the World’s Most Grassroots Mental Health Dance Movement

Dork Dancing isn’t just an event. It’s a lifeline. A community. A reminder that movement can bring us back to ourselves. Dork Dancing exists for one reason: To help people with their mental health through joyful, judgment-free dance. For six years, we’ve hosted hundreds of free gatherings across cities, parks, schools, conferences, fundraisers, and communities—creating spaces where people can move, breathe, laugh, and belong. Now, we’re entering a new chapter. We’re building something permanent. And we need founding supporters to help make it possible.

What Is a Founding Dork?

A Founding Dork is someone who believes in the power of dance as mental health care. You are not just donating. You are helping fund:

• Free community dance gatherings

• Expansion into new cities and countries

• Programs for people who are isolated, anxious, or struggling

• A movement where joy becomes medicine

Founding Dorks are the first people to plant the flag. The first builders. The first believers. Your support helps ensure Dork Dancing doesn’t burn out—it grows.

Why We’re Asking Now

Dork Dancing has always been rooted in generosity. But sustaining this work requires real infrastructure:

• Event costs

• Organizer support

• Communications tools

• Print marketing

• Digital platforms and outreach

• Program development in the U.S. and Vietnam

This is how we turn spontaneous joy into lasting impact.

Choose Your Founding Dork Category

Every tier helps bring joyful movement to more people—especially those who need it most.

Founding Dork — Executive Director

Support the long-term sustainability of Dork Dancing’s leadership and operations.

Your contribution helps build the foundation that makes everything else possible: staffing, strategy, nonprofit growth, and the systems needed to scale dork dancing worldwide.

Founding Dorks at this level receive:

• Special recognition as an early founding supporter

• Occasional behind-the-scenes updates and vision shares

• The deep gratitude of a movement you are helping build

Founding Dork — Online Dork Dancing

Help bring Dork Dancing to anyone, anywhere.

Your support makes it possible to host accessible online gatherings for people who can’t attend in person—due to location, mobility, anxiety, or isolation.

You help fund:

• Weekly online dance sessions

• Community connection across borders

• Joy that reaches people right where they are

Founding Dork — Dork Dancing Da Nang

Da Nang is where Dork Dancing began.

This tier honors the birthplace of the movement and supports local organizers keeping the spirit alive through events, outreach, and community connection.

Your contribution helps fund:

• Local Da Nang dance gatherings

• Grassroots programming

• The original home of Dork Dancing joy

Founding Dork — Dork Dancing Denver, St. Louis, and/or Portland

Support the growth of joyful movement and mental health connection in Denver, St. Louis, and/or Portland.

Your gift helps fund local events, outreach efforts, and community leadership so Dork Dancing can thrive sustainably in the U.S.

You are helping build:

• Consistent dance gatherings

• Partnerships and expansion

• A supportive community rooted in movement

A Final Word

Dork Dancing is simple. No choreography. No perfection. No pressure. Just people showing up—together. In a world that is heavy, this is how we fight back: With movement. With joy. With community. If you believe in that… Become a Founding Dork today. Help us build a world that dances for mental health.

Thank You

From the bottom of our hearts. Thank you for believing in joyful mental health. Thank you for supporting this movement. Thank you for being a Founding Dork.