Candice Pike - The Dance Current

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Regional Reporter 2021/22 East Coast

Candice Pike is a dance artist, educator and administrator based in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. She uses a gentle approach to create, interpret and share dance through somatic and intellectual lenses. With an eclectic background of movement, artistic and administrative experience, she constantly considers unique ways of creating, presenting and talking about dance in rural locations. Pike practices “community networking choreography” by facilitating a number of arts engagement and mentorship programs and sees her role as regional reporter with The Dance Current as an exciting way to build connections amongst dance enthusiasts throughout the Atlantic region.

New Children’s Dance Book Brings New Access to Creative Movement Lessons

We Dance High, Low, Fast & Slow was conceived by Lynn Panting with the goal of providing a low-entry cost option into dance for children

By Candice Pike

Behind the Scenes With 100x1x2 in Saint John, N.B.

A conversation with creator Jalianne Li

By Candice Pike

Dance Performers Across Canada Eligible for $2,500 for Living Expenses

Performers based in the Maritimes, the Prairies and the North are especially encouraged to apply

By Candice Pike

Come Home Year: Kittiwake Dance Theatre Creates Opportunities for Professional Dancers in Newfoundland

The company, supported by the province’s Come Home Year initiative, offered free outdoor shows in regions where performances are rare

By Candice Pike

Ukrainian Dance Teacher and Students in Stephenville, N.L., Help Raise Funds for Ukraine

With other groups in the region, Anastasiia Rudenko and students raised $12,000 in relief funding

By Candice Pike

Bageshree Vaze Announced as Inaugural Dance Collection Danse Artist Researcher-in-Residence

Vaze’s research will highlight the history of South Asian dance in St. John’s, N.L.

By Candice Pike

Making Space for Post-Pandemic Grief Through Performance

With restrictions on funerals and public gatherings, can dance provide a space of collective mourning?

By Candice Pike

Adult Classes on the East Coast Boom After COVID-19 Lockdowns

“I think people are just generally realizing that we need to take better care of our health,” said Marcia Dysart, owner of First City School of Dance in Saint John, N.B.

By Candice Pike

Small Dance Organizations on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

As Halifax arts organizations work towards social change, Kinetic Studio is taking the lead

By Candice Pike

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