Get Involved in the 2025 Season

  • Emerging Choreographer

    Each season the Ground UP Dance Festival features one emerging choreographer. The artists receives a 20-24 hour creation residency at the Kingston School of Dance, to create or remount a dance piece as part of the festival mainstage line up.

    Applications are open until March 14th

  • Submissions for Mainstage

    The Ground UP Dance Festival is looking for remounted works to be presented within the 2025 Mainstage Line Up, at Lake Ontario Park.
    Works should be between 10-20 minutes in length, and appropriate for all ages.

    Applications are open until March 14th

  • Performance Opportunity

    Open call for youth, pre-professional and professional dance artists to apply to dance in one of the mainstages creations.

    Both paid and volunteer opportunities

    Applications are open until March 14th

The Ground UP Dance Festival needs YOU!

The Ground UP Dance Festival is back for the fourth year and we couldn’t be more excited! We’re starting off the season by putting out a call for Board Members. 

Is this something you’d be interested in? Contact us!