Movement that Matters

This is who we are. This is how we move. This is how we connect. This highlight reel showcases moments from our first benefit production WILD, that took place in May 2022, in which we donated $6000 to Girl In The Wild. Since then, we have proudly donated an additional $20, 000 to local charitable organizations such as PearlSpace, Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, CAMPS (Community Access Music Project Sociaty) through our drop-in classes and benefit productions.

Building community and connection through movement.

About Us

  • The Sea to Sky Dance Collective is a non-profit group of experienced adult contemporary dancers who have come together to learn and grow from each other, with the ultimate goal of giving back to our community through dance.

    We believe that dance transcends boundaries, and we embrace all genders and identities. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just starting out, come express yourself and connect with a vibrant community.

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  • In partnership with Squamish Dance Centre, the Collective offers a welcoming space for dancers in the Sea to Sky community to move together under the shared belief that dance can inspire, connect and uplift. Drop-in classes at accessible community rates are offered sessionally in a variety of styles such as contemporary, jazz and lyrical. The collective also offers occasional ballet, contact improv and heels workshops with guest teachers.

    By invitation, for those at an intermediate/advanced level who commit to weekly rehearsals,  additional dance training is offered for a small membership fee. During this time members of the Collective work collaboratively to build on choreography, bringing to life artistic, and entertaining dance performances for the Sea to Sky community. Funds generated from drop-in classes and performances are donated to local charitable organizations.

    Alongside weekly rehearsals, we collaborate with guest artists, create original productions, and participate in community events that bring people together through the joy of movement.

  • Inspired by the novel Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman, TEMPUS is a groundbreaking collaboration between The Sea to Sky Dance Collective and talented hard-of-hearing composer, Michael K.Hewitt, director of the newly formed Create-Able Arts Society, which supports artists with disabilities. TEMPUS marks the fourth production that Michael and the Collective have worked together on and will offer audiences an evocative journey through sound and motion unlike what they have created before.

    TEMPUS intertwines original music and dynamic contemporary dance choreography to explore how humans experience time—through stillness, motion, and connection. Each chapter of Einstein’s Dreams is a glimpse into a different imagined world, with its own version of time, where it can flow slowly, race, loop endlessly, split or stand still. These are not scientific theories, but emotional truths—Explorations of how human lives are shaped by the nature of time.

    Proceeds from Tempus will be donated to the Sea to Sky Hospice Society, whose work honours time in itsmost profound form—by accompanying individuals and families through life’s final transitions with grace, presence, and dignity. In a world where time behaves unpredictably—compassion, art, and connection remain constants.

Learn more about TEMPUS

Dancers from left to right:

Bottom Row: Jenna Strain, Marnie Tocheniuk, Hannah Dunmore

Middle Row: Dayna Goldman (Founder & Director), Sarah Cochrane, Carmen Chornell, Elena Baglietto

Top Row: Natalie Szponar, Paige Freeman, Heather Obre, Natalie MacLeod, Erica Otto, Robyn Monk

All photos © Brian Aikens Copyright 2025 All rights reserved

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