Canvas Dance Arts Long Island

What an amazing week! We couldn’t be prouder of every dancer who took the stage this week. Your hard work, passion and love for dance shined through in every performance.

✨ Always Midnight – 🥇 National Champions and Runner-Up for Overall Highest Scoring Routine! This dance also received a Special Judges Award & Choreography Award
✨ Tribe – 🥇 National Champions & recipient of a Special Judges Award 
✨ We’re On Our Way – 🥈 2nd Overall Pre-Teen Solo — we are so proud of you, Danielle!
✨ Missy’s Back & Something New – 🥉 3rd Overall!“Missy’s Back” also received an Entertainment Award and was invited to perform in the showcase!
✨ You Found Me – ⭐ Top 5 Overall placement, received a Top Overall Advanced Group High Point Award, and invited to perform in the showcase
✨ Break My Bones and Price Tag – ⭐ Top 5 Overall placements, so proud of you guys!
✨ Iris – ⭐ Top 10 Overall placement and specially selected by the judges to perform in the showcase. It was so special to see this dance take the stage one final time with some original and new dancers 💚
✨ Congratulations to Charlotte, Chloe & Victoria on your top overall solo placements! We are so proud of you guys!

A special congratulations to Angelia and Mia, who were selected to perform in the opening number of the National Showcase! We are so proud of this incredible honor.

A very special congratulations to our senior, Elisabeth! We are so proud of everything you have accomplished and are so excited to see where this next chapter takes you. 💚

To our amazing dance families, thank you for believing in our vision, cheering from the audience, making countless sacrifices, and trusting us with your children. Your support means more than words can express, and none of this would be possible without you.

Season 2 has exceeded every expectation, and we’re so proud of everything we’ve accomplished together. As we celebrate these incredible moments, we’re already looking forward to everything Season 3 will bring. We can’t wait to continue growing, dreaming bigger, and making our mark together. The best is yet to come. 💚✨

Nationals has officially started!!! Good luck to all of our dancers competing this week! We are so proud of all of you! 💚

One more day until Nationals! We can’t wait to see our dancers shine ✨

Still obsessing over these incredible shots by JENNA MASLECHKO! Only 4 more days until our team heads to Nationals! 💚

Nationals is just one week away and we can’t wait to watch our dancers shine on stage! 💚

Join our team for Season 3! 💚 Competition auditions are TODAY! We can’t wait to see you all make your mark this season. See you at auditions!

The first round of photos are here, and we’re obsessed!

A huge thank you to JENNA MASLECHKO for capturing our dancers so beautifully. We’re so grateful for these incredible moments and can’t wait to make even more memories in Season 3!

✨ SEASON 3 IS HERE! ✨
We’re so excited to officially open registration for our Fall 2026–2027 season at Canvas Dance Arts! 💚
Our schedule is now live for our Recreational, Developmental, and Adult programs — and we can’t wait to dance with both new and returning students this season!

Please note: Our Pre-Professional program schedule will be released in the next few weeks following competition auditions this Saturday, 6/27.

Registration Specials:
✔️ Register before 8/1 to have your registration fee waived
✔️ Refer a friend — if they register, you BOTH receive a $40 studio credit!
Come grow, train, and Make Your Mark with us this season. We can’t wait to see you in the studio! ✨

As our second season comes to an end, we are feeling incredibly proud and grateful for everything this year has brought.

Watching each of our dancers take the stage and showcase their growth has been so special. From our recreational and developmental students building confidence and discovering their love for dance, to our pre-professional students continuing to push themselves with dedication, discipline, and passion—we have seen tremendous progress across every level of our studio.

We are so thankful for everyone who played a part in making this recital possible. A huge thank you to our amazing teachers and staff for your time, talent, and dedication to our dancers. Your guidance and passion help shape not only strong dancers, but confident and hardworking individuals. Julia Kane | Dance Loredana Spena Johanna Taylor Sarah Martone Taylor Spinelli Eugene Spydey Jordan IV Meryl Minarcik Gunyan

Thank you to our dance families for your endless support, trust, and commitment to our vision. And thank you to our students—for working hard and inspiring us every single day.

At Canvas our goal has always been to create an environment where students feel comfortable, confident, and encouraged. Whether you are part of our recreational, developmental, or pre-professional program, each of you has helped shape Canvas into what it is today and what it will continue to be in the future.

We are so proud of our dancers and can’t wait to see what next year brings, while we continue to watch you all “Make Your Mark”. 💚

What an incredible competition season our team has had! We are beyond proud of all the hard work, dedication, and passion our dancers brought to the stage this year. We celebrated so many first place and top overall placements across our beginner, intermediate, and advanced teams, along with multiple national performance team invites! Thank you for making our last regional of the season such a great experience!

Special Awards:
🏆 “Missy’s Back”
🏆 “Collide”
🏆 “You Found Me”

Studio Standout Awards:
⭐ Entertainment: “On The Floor” & “Tap In”
⭐ Technical Excellence: “Sweet Disposition”
⭐ Choreography: “You Found Me”

A huge congratulations to our Junior Advanced team “By My Side” for being the Highest Scoring Advanced Routine 12 & Under 🏆

We are so proud of every dancer and cannot wait for the next stop… Nationals! 💚