Ballet's Lethal Start-Up | Black Swan, Inc. | Part One | 1
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4.1 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
What happens when a former ballerina and a shady businessman try to revolutionize the world of dance? Welcome to the Fyre Fest of the ballet world. In this two-episode series, power couple Doug and Ashley Benefield use their money and influence to launch what appears to be a groundbreaking ballet company. One that champions diversity and inclusivity. The only problem is, none of that is true. Because as dancers put their careers on the line for this new company, it all begins to spin out of control — just as Doug and Ashley’s marriage falls apart.
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| 0:33.7 | Sarah. |
| 0:34.8 | Hey, Satchy. |
| 0:36.2 | My nemesis. |
| 0:55.7 | Oh, don't start with that. We're friends. Don't pretend we're like enemies who have a podcast together. But don't you think that's a great marketing tool? That is. That is. We hate each other. See? I was right. I have a cuckoo for Cocoa Pocopuff story for a very first episode, and I am dying to tell it to you. |
| 0:57.8 | Oh my God. Let's do it. |
| 1:03.9 | Okay. So if I see the words, Fire Fest of the Ballet World, what do you think of? |
| 1:09.9 | Okay, first of all, I am really jealous I wasn't there. But I guess I'm thinking, you know, |
| 1:14.7 | ballerinas and they're stranded on an island and there are bad sandwiches. |
| 1:19.2 | And maybe there's Jalruel or like another rapper of that era. |
| 1:19.8 | Am I right? |
| 1:25.1 | Well, it's actually how aggressively wrong you are sometimes, but you say it with such zeal. |
| 1:27.4 | You know, you asked me what I thought, and I was honest and told you |
| 1:29.6 | what I was thinking. Okay, fair enough. It's a good guess, but this is actually the story of a good |
| 1:35.5 | idea that went horribly wrong. So let me set the scene for you, okay? I am all ears. So it's December |
| 1:42.0 | 2016, and the seats at the Pennsylvania Ballet are packed with viewers. |
| 1:47.2 | And they're all here because they're ready for everyone's favorite holiday tradition, the annual |
| 1:51.9 | production of the Nutcracker. And as the second act begins, a ballerina named Sarah Moroski |
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