Joshua Ongcol

November 19, 2025

Joshua Ongcol (he/they), also known as Joshee, is a 0.5 generation immigrant, queer, Filipinx dance artist, massage therapist, choreographer, teacher and community organizer based on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of so-called Vancouver, BC. His work catalyzed from his interest in the ways tenderness manifests in the body and its receptivity to deep connection, wisdom and transformation. With this he centers movement as a medium for healing, resilience, and connection, often unraveling narratives of the Filipino(x) diaspora through the lenses of queerness, spirituality, cultural continuity, and collective memory.

Joshua is also deeply committed to community-building. Since 2022, he has taught and facilitated the Q7 House Sessions, a free weekly gathering where dancers and DJs of all backgrounds come together to share in the culture of house music and dance. These sessions reflect his values of accessibility, reciprocity, and the joy of collective practice.

Born in Dubai and raised in Canada, Joshua found dance out of necessity — a space where grief could transmute and stories could unravel. With roots in house, ballroom, and waacking, alongside contemporary dance training, his practice has become an intersection of street, club and contemporary dance practices, somatic exploration, and his ancestral traditions.