Our Mission
We are one of North America’s leading providers in the dance industry. Using our brand as a family, friendly, fun and professional experience and focus on high quality events for dancers of all ages and abilities. We deliver on our quality and keep striving to be innovative by moving forward as the dance world evolves.
With over 20 tour dates across Canada and the United States, there’s no better choice for your dancers than a Candance dance competition. Let your dancers experience a professional, engaging, challenging, and fun dance competition this season and see why Candance has been the #1 choice for most dance studios year after year.
Welcome to Candance
Candance has been a very successful family owned and operated business for 30 incredible years! Founded by their parents Brian and Faye Foley, Debbie and Joe Noce and Danny and Lisa Poland bring their extensive knowledge of the dance industry for over 30 years to Candance. From dancing professionally to adjudicating, teaching, choreographing and directing a successful dance studio, their expertise in the industry has earned them the highest respect amongst their peers. As quoted in “Goldrush” magazine, our family has been called “Canada’s First Family of Dance!”. Our goal is to bring you the best dance events possible! We are proud to have now grown to over 20 cities all across Canada and the United States!
Our Background
Our Directors
A Leader In Dance
Through constant innovation, Candance strives to improve the dance competition experience for all of its dancers, parents, teachers, and studio owners. In 2013, Candance was the first dance competition in Canada to offer families the ability to watch our events live over the Internet, at no cost. Today, Candance has streamed its events to over 300,000 viewers and continues to improve its live streaming service year after year! Two years ago, Candance introduced the option for studio owners and teachers to upload their music in minutes rather than burning hundreds of discs – this also removed the risk of music skipping or stopping during a performance! Today, over 95% of studios at each of our events have used this new tool to upload over 100,00 tracks for use at our events.
During the same season, Candance started offering free awards photos on its Facebook and Instagram pages! Last year, Candance continued to provide the families that attend our events with the best dance competition experience possible. In the 2015 season, dancers found themselves featured in the brand new web series – CandanceTV! Over 200,000 people around the world viewed the 16 episodes of Candance TV featuring the dancers, teachers, judges, special guests …and prop dads! Additionally, Candance introduced two brand new awards that allowed dancers, friends, and family to vote online: The Candance People’s Choice Awards and The Most Photogenic Contest! Both were a great success, with over half a million votes received in only one month! Recently celebrating our 30th Anniversary, Candance celebrated by introducing a whole new level to the competition – the EPIC award, given to the highest scoring routine in each genre of dance! Don’t miss these features and many others during our next season as we cross North America in search of the next upcoming champions…
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Donations & Charity
People’s Choice Awards
Throughout years of success and your active participation in the Candance People’s Choice Awards, it has allowed us to network and give back to numerous charitable organizations helping make your community a better place!
CANDANCE 2016 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
13 & OVER – Eagle Eye | Perkins School of the Arts
(Donated $1000 to the American Cancer Society)
12 & UNDER – Raid | Ontario School of Ballet
(Donated $1000 to Doctors Without Borders)
CANDANCE 2017 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
13 & OVER – Regret Nothing | Perkins School of the Arts
(Donated $1000 to the American Cancer Society)
12 & UNDER – We Have Arrived | X-treme Dance Studio
(Donated $1000 to the IWK Foundation)
CANDANCE 2018 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
13 & OVER – Anatidae | Ontario School of Ballet
(Donated $1000 to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
12 & UNDER – Fix You | Perkins School of the Arts
(Donated $1000 to the American Cancer Society)
CANDANCE 2019 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
13 & OVER – Pressure | Strive Dance Academy
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
12 & UNDER – Panther | X-Treme Dance Studio
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
CANDANCE 2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
13 & OVER – Movin On Up | Marquis Dance Academy
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
12 & UNDER – Tiny Dancer | Dance City
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Donations Were Made To: Hope’s Home / Bruce Oak Recovery Centre
CANDANCE 2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
12 & UNDER – Reflection | Maritime Dance Academy
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
13 & OVER – Vroom Vroom | Dynamic Academy of The Arts
Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
Donations Were Made To:Adsum for Women and Children / P.R.O. Kids
Here you will find some of the amazing organizations our champions have chosen to help:
Join Our Squad
Apply online today!
Like to travel? Meet new people? Thinking about an exciting new job opportunity? Join us this season as we journey across North America in search of the next #CandanceChampions! We’re now accepting online applications for multiple positions in various cities for the upcoming season! Please indicate if you are a local looking for work in your area, or potentially willing to travel and do the entire tour!
Must be friendly/outgoing
Must be willing to work multiple disciplines
Must be punctual/courteous and friendly to staff/clients
Must be a TEAM PLAYER!