Across eleven communities in British Columbia, Dance West Network works alongside a vibrant network of dance artists and community cultural leaders known as Community Dance Connectors (CDCs). Through locally rooted, community-engaged dance projects, CDCs bring people together, foster connection, and share the joy of dance across their communities. Through peer-to-peer networking, resource sharing, funding, training, and planning support, DWN strengthens both the individual work of CDCs and their collective impact within communities, helping make dance more accessible and inclusive across the province. Working in rural and remote areas across the province, some CDCs are affiliated with local theatre venues, while most work independently as community-engaged artists, building relationships and nurturing dance in their communities.

CDC’s 2026/27

1. Holly Bright, Crimson Coast Dance Society, Snuneymuxw homelands, Nanaimo

2. Miriam Colvin, Myriad Dance Projects, Witsuwit'en Territory, Smithers

3. Hailey Christie-Hoyle, Secwepemc (Secwepemcul’ewc), Ktunaxa, Syilx Okanagan, and Sinixt Territory, Revelstoke

4. Claudia Moore, Okanagan Nation Territory, Kelowna

5. Shelby Richardson, territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, Prince George

6. Anneke Rosch, sn ayckstx Sinixt Arrow Lakes and the Yaqan Nukiy Lower Kootenay Band peoples, Nelson

7. Fíor Saoirse Skye, Ts’msyen La̱xyuup homelands, Prince Rupert

8. Robbyn Scott, ArtSpring, xʷənen̕əč , Salt Spring Island

9. Katie Wertz, territory of the ək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungan) peoples, Victoria

10. Ana Sosa, Traditional Haida Title lands of the Haida Nation, Haida Gwaii

11. Galen Olstead, Ancillary CDC, traditional lands of the Ktunaxa, Cranbrook