Through the People’s Choice Awards, your votes have helped us give back to numerous charitable organizations – making your community a better place.
The People’s Choice Awards are the only Candance award decided entirely by the public — and the only one that turns into a cheque for someone else.
Candance became the first dance competition in Canada to stream events live over the internet at no cost. Today we’ve reached 300,000+ viewers and keep improving every year.
Polls run through June. Anyone can vote — dancers, families, friends, strangers.
One in 12 & Under, one in 13 & Over.
Candance donates $1,000 per winning routine to a registered charity of their choosing.
Through the People’s Choice Awards, your votes have helped us give back to numerous charitable organizations — making your community a better place. Each division’s winner directs a $1,000 donation to a registered charity of their choice. These are some of the causes they have backed.
12 & Under: “Profundo” — Studio EDML, Marieville, QC
13 & Over: “The Journey Through Grief” — QMDA, Québec, QC
Donations: Jumpstart Bon Départ – Canadian Tire Foundation / Deuil-Jeunesse
12 & Under: “Vanishing Act” — The Dynamic Room, Sudbury, ON
13 & Over: “Le Jazz Hot” — QMDA, Québec, QC
Donations: NEO Kids / La fondation en-cœur
12 & Under: “Reflection” — Maritime Dance Academy, Halifax, NS
13 & Over: “Vroom Vroom” — Dynamic Academy of The Arts, Quispamsis, NB
Donations: Adsum for Women and Children / P.R.O. Kids
12 & Under: “Tiny Dancer” — Dance City, Regina, SK
13 & Over: “Movin On Up” — Marquis Dance Academy, Winnipeg, MB
Donations: Hope’s Home / Bruce Oak Recovery Centre
2019: “Pressure” — Strive Dance Academy (Red Deer, AB) · “Panther” — X-Treme Dance Studio (Fredericton, NB)
2018: “Anatidae” — Ontario School of Ballet ($1000 to CAMH) · “Fix You” — Perkins School of the Arts ($1000 to American Cancer Society)
2017: “Regret Nothing” — Perkins School of the Arts ($1000 to American Cancer Society) · “We Have Arrived” — X-treme Dance Studio ($1000 to IWK Foundation)
2016: “Eagle Eye” — Perkins School of the Arts ($1000 to American Cancer Society) · “Raid” — Ontario School of Ballet ($1000 to Doctors Without Borders)
American Cancer Society · Doctors Without Borders · IWK Foundation · CAMH · Dancers Give Back Ottawa · Dancing for Dogs · MukiBaum Foundation · Phoenix Dance Project · Hope’s Home · NEO Kids · Deuil-Jeunesse · Jumpstart · and more.
Each division’s People’s Choice winner directs a $1,000 donation from Candance to a registered charity of their choice.
Polls open each June. Follow along on social so you don’t miss your chance to send $1,000 somewhere that matters.
