Épisodes

  • The power of stillness, and the manifestation of joy
    Feb 21 2026

    This week on Turn Out Radio, host Nicole Inica Hamilton welcomes featured guest Kara Mack (Choreographer, creative director, performer, and founder of Africa in America®) for a conversation about the spirit, the power of stillness, joy, and the celebration of the Black History Month Music & Dance Bootcamp.

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    Thank you for tuning in to Turn Out Radio. We invite you to join us each week for the broadcast as we explore the stories that live both on, and beyond the stage with host Nicole Inica Hamilton.

    Learn more about our show, collaborators, featured guests, and the latest in dance news at www.turnoutradio.com. Contact us via email at turnoutradio@ciut.fm.

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    Weekly episode theme, and commercial Interlude music credits:
    Cannonball Adderley: "Autumn Leaves"
    John Coltrane: "Blue Train"

    Turn Out Radio opens up about the latest on the dance scene, and the HEART of what moves us. Broadcasting on CIUT 89.5 FM, Bell Fibe TV, Rogers Cable TV, and via some of your favourite podcast platforms.

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    59 min
  • The mission of ICDR: The International Competitive Dancer Registry
    Jan 31 2026

    This week on Turn Out Radio, host Nicole Inica Hamilton steps behind the mic with featured guests Jamie Hodgins (ICDR Executive Director, Event Producer & Teacher), Jerome Bobb (Dance Championships & CDX Director, ICDR Competition Advisor), and Nathaniel Chua (Dance Awards title winner & Pace University student). Tune in as they share experiences from within the competitive dance industry, and discuss the launch of The international Competitive Dancer Registry (ICDR). The first industry-wide verification platform, built to unite competitive dance stakeholders under two shared standards: safety and fairness.

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    Thank you for tuning in to Turn Out Radio. We invite you to join us each week for the broadcast as we explore the stories that live both on, and beyond the stage with host Nicole Inica Hamilton.

    Learn more about our show, collaborators, featured guests, and the latest in dance news at www.turnoutradio.com. Contact us via email at turnoutradio@ciut.fm.

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    Weekly episode theme, and commercial Interlude music credits:
    Cannonball Adderley: "Autumn Leaves"
    John Coltrane: "Blue Train"

    Turn Out Radio opens up about the latest on the dance scene, and the HEART of what moves us. Broadcasting on CIUT 89.5 FM, Bell Fibe TV, Rogers Cable TV, and via some of your favourite podcast platforms.

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    59 min
  • SKéN:NEN
    Jan 17 2026

    This week on Turn Out Radio, host Nicole Inica Hamilton sits down in conversation with Santee Smith (Artistic Director of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre) who shares thoughts about embodied communication, storytelling, and the premiere of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s SKéN:NEN, an immersive dance performance with a powerful narrative that is rooted in cultural knowledge that transcends time and place. Presenting at Art in Action: Climate (AiA), a new, Niagara-wide festival of arts, ideas and industry hosted by First Ontario Performing Arts Centre.

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    Thank you for tuning in to Turn Out Radio. We invite you to join us each week for the broadcast as we explore the stories that live both on, and beyond the stage with host Nicole Inica Hamilton.

    Learn more about our show, collaborators, featured guests, and the latest in dance news at www.turnoutradio.com. Contact us via email at turnoutradio@ciut.fm.

    Join Turn Out Radio on social media:

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    Weekly episode theme, and commercial Interlude music credits:
    Cannonball Adderley: "Autumn Leaves"
    John Coltrane: "Blue Train"

    Turn Out Radio opens up about the latest on the dance scene, and the HEART of what moves us. Broadcasting on CIUT 89.5 FM, Bell Fibe TV, Rogers Cable TV, and via some of your favourite podcast platforms.

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    58 min
  • Time, life and water
    Jan 10 2026

    On this episode of Turn Out Radio, host Nicole Inica Hamilton sits down with Nena Gilreath (Co-founding Director of Ballethnic Dance Company Inc.) who returns for part 2 of their discussion which shares thoughts about stewarding our care, compassionate work, and the likeness of time, life and water.

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    Thank you for tuning in to Turn Out Radio. We invite you to join us each week for the broadcast as we explore the stories that live both on, and beyond the stage with host Nicole Inica Hamilton.

    Learn more about our show, collaborators, featured guests, and the latest in dance news at www.turnoutradio.com. Contact us via email at turnoutradio@ciut.fm.

    Join Turn Out Radio on social media:

    • Facebook: www.facebook.com/turnoutradio
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    Weekly episode theme, and commercial Interlude music credits:
    Cannonball Adderley: "Autumn Leaves"
    John Coltrane: "Blue Train"

    Turn Out Radio opens up about the latest on the dance scene, and the HEART of what moves us. Broadcasting on CIUT 89.5 FM, Bell Fibe TV, Rogers Cable TV, and via some of your favourite podcast platforms.

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    57 min
  • Ballethnic Dance Company - Sharing with the community and the world
    Jan 3 2026

    On this episode of Turn Out Radio, host Nicole Inica Hamilton sits down with Nena Gilreath (Co-founding Director of Ballethnic Dance Company Inc.) who joins the show to share thoughts about the company, teaching practices, legacy, meditations for the new year, and more.

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    Thank you for tuning in to Turn Out Radio. We invite you to join us each week for the broadcast as we explore the stories that live both on, and beyond the stage with host Nicole Inica Hamilton.

    Learn more about our show, collaborators, featured guests, and the latest in dance news at www.turnoutradio.com. Contact us via email at turnoutradio@ciut.fm.

    Join Turn Out Radio on social media:

    • Facebook: www.facebook.com/turnoutradio
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    Weekly episode theme, and commercial Interlude music credits:
    Cannonball Adderley: "Autumn Leaves"
    John Coltrane: "Blue Train"

    Turn Out Radio opens up about the latest on the dance scene, and the HEART of what moves us. Broadcasting on CIUT 89.5 FM, Bell Fibe TV, Rogers Cable TV, and via some of your favourite podcast platforms.

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    59 min
  • Purpose, cultural exchange and creative innovations
    Dec 27 2025

    On this episode of Turn Out Radio, host Nicole Inica Hamilton sits down with Clyde Wagner (President and CEO of TO Live) who shares thoughts about the purpose driven work of the organization, initiatives which support the work and dreams of artists, and what's coming up at TO Live.

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    Thank you for tuning in to Turn Out Radio. We invite you to join us each week for the broadcast as we explore the stories that live both on, and beyond the stage with host Nicole Inica Hamilton.

    Learn more about our show, collaborators, featured guests, and the latest in dance news at www.turnoutradio.com. Contact us via email at turnoutradio@ciut.fm.

    Join Turn Out Radio on social media:

    • Facebook: www.facebook.com/turnoutradio
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    Weekly episode theme, and commercial Interlude music credits:
    Cannonball Adderley: "Autumn Leaves"
    John Coltrane: "Blue Train"

    Turn Out Radio opens up about the latest on the dance scene, and the HEART of what moves us. Broadcasting on CIUT 89.5 FM, Bell Fibe TV, Rogers Cable TV, and via some of your favourite podcast platforms.

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    54 min
  • Collaborative creations
    Dec 20 2025

    On this episode of Turn Out Radio, host Nicole Inica Hamilton sits down with Brooke and Tiffany Engen (Choreographers, directors, performers) to discuss creating in collaboration, comedic play, and choreographing the unauthorized Hallmark(ish) parody musical.

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    Thank you for tuning in to Turn Out Radio. We invite you to join us each week for the broadcast as we explore the stories that live both on, and beyond the stage with host Nicole Inica Hamilton.

    Learn more about our show, collaborators, featured guests, and the latest in dance news at www.turnoutradio.com. Contact us via email at turnoutradio@ciut.fm.

    Join Turn Out Radio on social media:

    • Facebook: www.facebook.com/turnoutradio
    • Twitter: www.twitter.com/TurnOutRadio
    • Instagram: www.instagram.com/turnoutradio_


    Weekly episode theme, and commercial Interlude music credits:
    Cannonball Adderley: "Autumn Leaves"
    John Coltrane: "Blue Train"

    Turn Out Radio opens up about the latest on the dance scene, and the HEART of what moves us. Broadcasting on CIUT 89.5 FM, Bell Fibe TV, Rogers Cable TV, and via some of your favourite podcast platforms.

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    1 h
  • Faith, dance & holistic standards of practice
    Dec 13 2025

    On this episode of Turn Out Radio, host Nicole Inica Hamilton sits down with featured guest Sean McLeod (President & CEO of the New York Institute of Dance & Education Inc.) who joins the show for a conversation that explores faith, dance, music, and the principles that inform his path forward.

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    Thank you for tuning in to Turn Out Radio. We invite you to join us each week for the broadcast as we explore the stories that live both on, and beyond the stage with host Nicole Inica Hamilton.

    Learn more about our show, collaborators, featured guests, and the latest in dance news at www.turnoutradio.com. Contact us via email at turnoutradio@ciut.fm.

    Join Turn Out Radio on social media:

    • Facebook: www.facebook.com/turnoutradio
    • Twitter: www.twitter.com/TurnOutRadio
    • Instagram: www.instagram.com/turnoutradio_


    Weekly episode theme, and commercial Interlude music credits:
    Cannonball Adderley: "Autumn Leaves"
    John Coltrane: "Blue Train"

    Turn Out Radio opens up about the latest on the dance scene, and the HEART of what moves us. Broadcasting on CIUT 89.5 FM, Bell Fibe TV, Rogers Cable TV, and via some of your favourite podcast platforms.

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    1 h