Rachel Krische & Laura Griffiths Dancing Class: Movings Stories of Levelling Up Leeds (UK)

Laura (left) and Rachel (right) recording the podcast in the studio

Blending personal narrative with bi-neural sound and creative documentation, Dancing Class is a thought-provoking podcast which places dance centre stage in the conversation around class, opportunity and cultural value. 

Created by Dr Laura Griffiths and Dr Rachel Krische, the podcast captures candid, often moving conversations with dance professionals whose careers span four decades, from the 1980s to the 2010s. These first-person accounts shed light on the challenges and triumphs of pursuing dance across shifting social, cultural and political landscapes. 

Several episodes have been selected to be available exclusively via the DU Digital Pass, offering rich, real-life insights into the potential for dance to transcend and work across class inequalities.