Troy Atamanuk began his dance training in Markham, Ontario, where he competed before joining the Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre in 2021. In 2022, he moved to Vancouver to pursue the Arts Umbrella graduate program under the direction of Artemis Gordon. While there, he performed works by Crystal Pite, Aszure Barton, Marco Goecke, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Roy Assaf, Fernando Hernando Magadan, and many others. During his time at Arts Umbrella, Troy had the opportunity to choreograph as part of the Young Choreographers Mentorship Project led by Crystal Pite. Troy also had the opportunity to perform with Ballet BC as a guest artist in Shahar Binyamini's Bolero X in various cities, including Vancouver, Ottawa, and Montreal.