After Class: The Adult Ballet Podcast

Ep. 84 - Creating Spaces Where Adult Ballet Dancers Truly Belong: Erica Centola on Building a Studio & Ballet Company for Adults


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In this episode of After Class, I'm chatting with Erica Centola, a ballet teacher and company director who returned to dance as an adult and went on to create both a studio and performance company designed specifically for adult dancers.

Erica shares how her own journey back to ballet as a busy adult & mom shaped the way she teaches, the unique challenges she sees adult dancers face in the studio, and why creating performance opportunities is so transformative. This conversation is an honest and encouraging look at what it means to build spaces where adult ballet dancers truly belong — in the studio, on stage, and in community with one another.

Connect with Erica on Instagram:

Tournesol Dance Studio

Rochester Adult Ballet Company

Or visit her website tournesoldance.com

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