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Welcome! We invite you to move through our site and see all the opportunities NCCAkron creates for artists to engage with one another, their communities, the city of Akron, and the national dance ecosystem.

The National Center for Choreography - Akron (NCCAkron) supports working dance artists as they experiment, engage in the creative process, and advocate for their work and for the field. 

 

Photo credits: Above video contains images courtesy Dale Dong Photography, Mike Crupi, and Jonny Riese 

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New Essay Series!

Read behind-the-scenes

Between now and June 2027, Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke reflects on a decade of experimentation and learning.  The first essay The Choreography of Numbers: How Running an Organization is Like Making A Dance dropped in October 2026.

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Move With Us

Learn from wherever you are

The team took to the studio to recreate one of our favorite moments of the year – the Dance Party Line Dance choreographed by Ronni of Vibe & Sweat (Cleveland, OH). Watch the step-by-step tutorial to learn and dance along with us wherever you are!

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Knight Choreography Prize Recipient 

Cynthia Oliver 2026 Awardee

NCCAkron is excited to announce choreographer Cynthia Oliver of Cynthia Oliver Co Dance Theatre (Urbana, IL) as the latest recipient of the $50,000 Knight Choreography Prize.

Provide space for artists to exchange knowledge and/or try something new.

Support opportunities for dance makers, writers, and artist-administrators to deepen their practice and realize their visions, at any stage of their creative process.

Elevate the voices of artists through documentation, publishing, archiving, and writing.

OUR IMPACT

NCCAkron aims to foster geographic equity and to fulfill our potential as a national center. We commit to supporting a stronger, more visibly connected network focused on research and development across the dance ecosystem.

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“I would consider NCCAkron as a place where ideas can become reality. Experiments build curiosity.” 

 

- NCCAKRON ALUMNI ARTIST

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