The mission of the Crimson Coast Dance Society is to develop and support dance creations, productions, performances and educational opportunities at both grass root and professional levels in Central Vancouver Island. The principal objectives of Crimson Coast Dance Society are to create a place for professional dance on central Vancouver Island based in the City of Nanaimo. The Society is committed to raising the profile of dance, developing dance audiences outside the BC Lower Mainland and creating performance and teaching opportunities for professional dance artists in the growing cultural community in Nanaimo. In pursuing its goals Crimson Coast Dance Society has demonstrated a pattern of local community development in the areas of dance creation, production and animation.