far too much dancing not nearly enough prancing a little mincing would be nice this is the extra hotgrade podcast episode 33 for the week of December 14th, 2020.

I am Angry Burrito Eater David T. Cole.

And I'm here with Nutcracker Sarah DeBunting.

Do drop it like it's hot.

Point your sister Tara Arianna.

I'm so excited.

And the Black of Swan, Camille Washington.

I'm not an affirmative action hire, or am I?

Welcome to another extra hot great joining us this week for the first time.

It is Camille Washington. Hello, Camille.

Camille. Hi. I'm so excited to be here hanging out. We're so happy to have you to talk about

tiny pretty things, just a brief background or for people who don't know what this is. It is based on a book.

I did not realize that until I started reading about it today.

Have not read the book, obviously.

After a student Cassie Shore falls or was pushed off the roof of Chicago's Archer Ballet School,

there's a place open in the class.

And in order to change the conversation, school director, Monique Dubois, played by the not even kind of French Lauren Hawley, gives it to Nevea Stroyer, who relocates from Englewood to attend on a full scholarship.

And when she gets there, she finds out that her classmates are threatened, sometimes bigoted, paranoid, and in some instances, closeted, and hiding eating disorders.

Also, someone seems to be after the fancy choreographer that Madame Dubois believes into creating an original ballet about Jack the Ripper.

Also, that may be the same someone who pushed Cassie off the roof and might be targeting

Nevea too.

Also, Cassie is not dead.

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