Summary of Georgina Pazcoguin's Swan Dive

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#1 I was quiet in the middle of the middle seat, sandwiched between my two younger siblings, who were dragged along for the epic journey from Altoona, Pennsylvania, to Lincoln Center. My mother always sat in the back on any long drives.

#2 I was sent to the School of American Ballet in New York City, which was the only way a dancer could get into New York City Ballet. It was an elitist cult, and all of its young, moldable members were picked right from the school.

#3 I noticed my people right away. The line of almost identical-looking, long-legged girls snaked across the plaza. The ultimate ballerina giveaway was the per petual bun. I wondered why anyone would bother with a bun if they weren’t in class.

#4 The moment I left my parents’ house to go to ballet camp, I felt a ball of emotion take root in my gut. I was 14 years old and about to spend a good chunk of my summer away from everything I knew. I was apart from my five siblings.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822536760

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was quiet in the middle of the middle seat, sandwiched between my two younger siblings, who were dragged along for the epic journey from Altoona, Pennsylvania, to Lincoln Center. My mother always sat in the back on any long drives.

#2

I was sent to the School of American Ballet in New York City, which was the only way a dancer could get into New York City Ballet. It was an elitist cult, and all of its young, moldable members were picked right from the school.

#3

I noticed my people right away. The line of almost identical-looking, long-legged girls snaked across the plaza. The ultimate ballerina giveaway was the per petual bun. I wondered why anyone would bother with a bun if they weren’t in class.

#4

The moment I left my parents’ house to go to ballet camp, I felt a ball of emotion take root in my gut. I was 14 years old and about to spend a good chunk of my summer away from everything I knew. I was apart from my five siblings.

#5

I was unmoored in New York, but I was still excited. I loved ballet, and my love for it permeated everything I did. I was at SAB because I loved ballet, and my love for ballet grew when I mastered a new challenge, like earning my first pair of pointe shoes.

#6

I had been given the gift of the world’s best stage parents. They never pushed me to work harder, and they never forced me to take a cold, hard look at the realities of ballet. I was an intense kid, and they understood that I was already putting pressure on myself.

#7

The first obstacle to becoming a professional dancer is determining if you have the body type that can be shaped into perfection. SAB auditions are famous for this prescreen.