Canvas Dance Company

Canvas is Dancing For Joy's Adult Dance Company. Our goal is to provide accessible opportunities for dancers to show their artistry post-highschool and to paint a canvas of storytelling through the vehicle of dance. The goal of Canvas is to be a collective of dancers that create pieces for each other to perform in. This means that every member is an artist and gets to paint the picture that is in the picture that they envision using dance as a medium.

Co-artistic directors of Canvas are Josiah Vander Griend and Alexandra Miller.

Weekly Rehearsals
Members rehearse on Fridays from 6-9pm at Dancing For Joy in Bellingham.
All company members can take the Friday Contemporary class from 5-6pm for FREE. 

Performances
We put on three performances a year where participation from all company members is required. There will be many other opportunities to perform throughout the year that will be optional.
2026/27 Show Dates:
Nov. 21st
Nov. 22nd
May 15th
May 16th
 

Audition for the 2026/27 season

Auditions will take place August 28th at 6:30pm at Dancing For Joy in 
Bellingham. 

- Audition Fee: $15
- Dancers should come prepared to perform a solo choreographed by them or learn a piece of choreography ahead of time that will be provided by artistic team. Choreographed solos can be from 30 seconds to one minute. 
- In addition to performing a solo, dancers will participate in pieces of choreography created by artistic team members and brief improv exercises.

Complete Audition Form