CJ Damaso

CJ Damaso is one of the most captivating and unique female dancers to hit the Canadian dance scene. From an early age, she was the kind of dancer that stood out and showed great potential. She began teaching, training, and creating in her hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In 2007, she made the move to Vancouver, and has since been blessed with many experiences as a performer, educator and choreographer. 

CJ is part of the esteemed teaching faculty at Vancouver’s Harbour Dance Centre- the hub of the professional dance scene. She has worked with Harbour’s Intensive Training Program, Quill Collective, TwoFourSeven Company, World of Dance, The Main Event, and has trained and performed in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Beijing, China.

Credits include the popular Descendants franchise (Disney), Elle (Amazon), JoyRide (Lionsgate), Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC), as well as the recurring character “Maria” in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (Paramount+). 

Most recently CJ has stepped into the choreography world for film and television, assisting choreographer Joe Tuliao on Season 3 of Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix) set to premiere in 2027, and Rags 2 Richmond (Octagon Meta) set to release later this year. She also had the opportunity to assist Louise Hradsky and Jeffrey Mortensen for their Dance on Camera Intensive.

Her next love is being a teacher and dance educator. CJ’s full out approach to jazz funk and commercial choreography has made her name well known in Vancouver, and across Canada. Her purpose as an educator is to strengthen dancers’ tools and technique, to push and inspire them to progress to the next level, and to achieve their fullest potential. She’s often preaching to “get in class”, raise the bar, and is dedicated to building smart dancers.

CJ is proud to support and is committed to representing Asian talent, Canadian talent, and most specifically, female talent. She stands for being the best dancer you can be. 

You can catch CJ being her open and unapologetic self via social media @ccjdamaso, sharing her passion for her classes, her students, her styling, and those nearest and dearest to her.