693- Swan Dive: The Rogue Ballerina with Ballerina and Broadway star Georgina Pazcoguin
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2021
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Ballerina/Authoress Georgina Pazcoguin (Swan Dive: The Rogue Ballerina, New York City Ballet, Cats) has been dancing her entire life and on today's show we hear about the art form of ballet, the dedication, and backstage antics, of the New York City Ballet. Introducing the good, the bad, and the absolutely hilarious life of The Rogue Ballerina.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy. |
| 0:06.6 | Today on the show, ballerina, Broadway, actress, and now author Georgina Paskogan, talks |
| 0:13.2 | about her new book, Swandive, The Making of a Rogue Ballerina. |
| 0:17.3 | In City Ballet, I play a lot of strong women. I am a jumper and a turner. What I mean by |
| 0:24.1 | that listeners is that, like, I do a lot of like the split jumps, like think of like gymnasts. |
| 0:29.7 | I excel at jumping and I also like to turn. So revolve on the little tippy toes. Ballet is |
| 0:36.7 | extreme art form. |
| 0:38.5 | Being a ballerina is basically like being a silent actress. |
| 0:43.4 | Today on the show, |
| 0:44.7 | ballerina, Broadway actress, and now author, |
| 0:47.7 | Georgina Pascogan, talks about her new book, |
| 0:50.7 | Swan Dive, the Making of a Rogue Ballerina. |
| 0:55.0 | Stay close. |
| 1:01.7 | Hey, my name is Georgina Paskogan, the rogue ballerina, and you're listening to Storyworthy. Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California. |
| 1:19.3 | You're a longtime fan of the show of over 11 years, or you're a new listener. Welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:26.7 | I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with comedian |
| 1:29.7 | Deborah D. Giovanni. Deborah and I have been trying to connect for like four years. |
| 1:34.8 | And one time, in fact, I had her on my show at the improv and she couldn't make it last minute. |
| 1:40.7 | And you know, when you're a producer of a show, you know, or talent, wherever you are, |
| 1:45.2 | you got to show up. You know what I mean? You kind of have to show up, right? And when you |
| 1:49.1 | cancel day of, you know, it's not a great idea. So anyway, Deborah sends me a text that she has to |
| 1:56.2 | cancel and she shows me a picture of her hospital band at Cedars. |
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