On Your Team Since 1998
Who We Are
DanceSafe is a drug checking, earplug slinging, party servicing nonprofit that was founded on social justice principles. Our programs include drug education, sexual health and consent deep-dives, political advocacy, and event outreach, where our amazing volunteers distribute information and resources at the fabled DanceSafe Booths.
We’re here because we believe in the transformative power of people caring about other people.


Our Mission
We’re in the process of finalizing our new mission statement, and are excited to share it soon!

Our Principles
We’re in the process of finalizing our new principles, and are excited to share them soon!

Our Legacy
We’re known for offering drug checking services at raves and nightlife events across the U.S., along with non-judgmental information about drugs, sex, consent, and more. DanceSafe started the only publicly accessible drug checking laboratory in North America in 1998, which is now managed by Erowid at DrugsData.
Our Programs
The Specifics
Nonjudgemental Approach
- Our spaces are meant to serve as a safe haven for discussing drug use, health, and personal safety.
- We act as a nonjudgmental first point of contact when talking about risky or challenging situations.
- We support every individual’s ability to make informed, consensual decisions about their body and mind.
- We’re not an abstinence-based organization, although we fully support abstinence as a positive choice for many people. We believe in both risk reduction and benefit maximization.
Supplies & Resources
- DanceSafe’s event outreach services include distribution of free condoms, earplugs, water, fact-based drug information, and consent education materials. With event producers’ consent, we provide free on-site drug checking services.
- We’re the only nonprofit drug checking kit manufacturer in America. We take pride in the thoroughness and accuracy of our instructional pamphlets and the quality of the materials we sell. Our reagents are made in-house in northern California.
- Our social media platforms and website hold a wealth of information to help demystify drugs, consent, sex, and other taboo topics around bodies and minds.
Social Justice
- DanceSafe’s work is inherently political, with intersections in the prison industrial complex, racial justice, healthcare, poverty, LGBTQIA2S+ rights, and more. Put simply: If our political systems weren’t violating basic human rights, DanceSafe wouldn’t exist.
- We’ve doubled down on our commitment to our social justice roots in recent years, and we’ve been making significant internal and external changes to how our org functions. This is an ongoing process, and we’re learning as we go.
- We’re all about transparency, and we try to be as forthcoming as possible about who we are, what we do, and what our limitations are.

DanceSafe National
DanceSafe National is the central hub that manages organizational operations and provides support for volunteer Chapters all over the country. National is a small team composed of staff, contractors, and the Board of Directors.