Community Dance Connectors

Dance West Network provides a small budget, training and planning assistance to support Community Dance Connectors (local “dance champions”) and realize their community engaged dance projects. The Community Dance Connectors are offered opportunities to brainstorm together, share ideas and resources.

Ancillary CDCs

In 2023-24, Dance West Network started the Ancillary CDC. This ancillary group has opportunities to meet and build relationships with other CDCs and presenters through:

  • online meetings with the Dance West Network CDCs via annual check-ins and season wrap-ups

  • invitations to participate in some CDC trainings and online workshops offered by Dance West Network. 

  • opportunities to meet (online or by phone) with the Manager of Community Engagement and CDCs up to 3x/year to discuss ideas for dance related activities in their community, receive feedback and input on possible next steps.

  • Holly Bright

    Crimson Coast Dance Society

    Snuneymuxw homelands

    (Nanaimo)

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  • Karen Buchanan

    Ts’msyen La̱xyuup homelands

    (Prince Rupert)

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  • Emily Carlson

    Ancillary CDC

    Secwepemc (Secwepemcul’ewc), Ktunaxa, Sinixt Territory (Revelstoke)

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  • Lindsay Delaronde

    lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ homelands

    (Victoria)

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  • Erin Kennedy

    Ancillary CDC

    territory of the Okanagan Nation

    (Vernon)

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  • Claudia Moore

    Rotary Centre for the Arts

    Okanagan Nation Territory

    (Kelowna)

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  • Shelby Richardson

    Ancillary CDC

    territory of the Lheidli T’enneh

    (Prince George)

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  • Anneke Rosch

    Sinixt Nation and the Yaqan Nukiy (Ktunaxa)

    (Nelson BC)

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  • Robbyn Scott

    ArtSpring

    xʷənen̕əč

    (Salt Spring Island)

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  • Katie Wertz

    Bulkley Valley Concert Association

    Wet’suwet’en Territory

    (Smithers)

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