The Adult Ballet Studio

Elizabeth Blosfield

The Adult Ballet Studio is a podcast featuring conversations with dancers who have returned to ballet or discovered it for the first time later in life, as well as anyone working to make the ballet industry more welcoming for dancers of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. This podcast celebrates the beauty of ballet with the aim of encouraging dancers to embrace individuality, challenge tradition, and advocate for an industry where age, ability, and background are not obstacles, but sources of strength and diversity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Adult Ballet Studio

Episodes (39)

Tue Feb 3rd Episode 39: Nancy Dobbs Owen and Junyla Silmon
Jan 7th Episode 38: Claire Waite Brown
Dec 4, 2025 Episode 37: Emily Sayre Smith

The Adult Ballet Studio

Feb 3, 2026
38½ minutes
571 MB

This month’s episode is the first part of a two-part series of interviews with Dance Data Project! Dance Data Project is an organization that promotes gender equity in the dance industry, including in ballet companies, by providing metrics-based research that is free and accessible to the public. Through its research, programming, resources, and advocacy, DDP showcases and uplifts women throughout the dance industry and provides data to inform decisions on inclusivity and moving the industry forward. The organization was founded by Elizabeth Yntema, who will be joining the podcast later in February! For this episode, DDP...

The Adult Ballet Studio

Episode 39: Nancy Dobbs Owen and Junyla Silmon

Elizabeth Blosfield

00:00 -37:39