Inside the Dancer's Studio

About Inside the Dancer's Studio

Inside the Dancer’s Studio is a podcast from NCCAkron that brings listeners into the process of creating dance. Through interviews with choreographers from across the United States, Inside the Dancer’s Studio dissolves the mystique of dance-making into engaging fun and deeply human conversation. Inside the Dancer’s Studio is hosted by NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke, who poses a set series of questions about craft, process, and perseverance. This program is perfect for budding dancers, dance-makers, creatives, and anyone who has ever built something from scratch.

Publisher

NCCAkron

Category

arts · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 May 2021

Latest episode

29 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

63 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Aug 2026

   Listening with Angelina Ramirez and Carlos Menchaca

   In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the studio with Tucson, Arizona-based Angelina Ramirez and Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Carlos Menchaca, two artists exploring and expanding the conventions of Flamenco dance.

2. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Flowing with the Ramaswamys

   In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the “studio” with Aparna, Ranee, and Ashwini Ramaswamy of Ragamala Dance Company. Together, they reflect on Bharatanatyam lineage, artistic rigor, and the layered practice of making work rooted in South Indian traditions and alive to contemporary life.

3. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Layering with Yayoi Kambara

   In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the ‘studio’ with San Francisco California based dance artist Yayoi Kambara, director of KAMBARA+. KAMBARA+ cultivates belonging through multidisciplinary performances that honor the authentic voice of the body.

Who has been a guest on Inside the Dancer's Studio

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Art Bridgman
• Myrna Packer
• Peter Bobrow
• Raphael Xavier
• Hanna Ali

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Books guests

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