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Reppin 4.10: Georgina Pazcoguin
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Oct 11, 2021
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Podcast episode
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The world of ballet is one of sophistication, beauty and high class culture. This is all true but it’s also complicated and the same social issues and inequities that exist in the “everyday” also lives in this elite world. Georgina Pazcoguin is the FIRST Asian-American female soloist at New York City Ballet (her father is Filipino and her mother is Italian). She’s also the author of Swan Dive: The Making Of A Rogue Ballerina where she takes you beyond the stage. Her memoir where she openly shares her love for dance is also where she risks all to expose and fight everything from racism to sexism.
What has she experienced to step up and publicly voice her position and beliefs? Why is she putting her career on the line? What is it costing her?
Meet this firebrand now on Reppin. And see how’s she fighting with grace and integrity to ensure that the art of ballet lives on for future generations and that it is world that is more inclusive and equal.
Georgina’s website: https://georginapazcoguin.com/
Georgina’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GPazcoguin
Georgina’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_pazcoguin/?hl=en
Swan Dive: The Making Of A Rogue Ballerina: https://www.amazon.com/Untitled-Holt-Author-Revealed-Fall/dp/1250244307/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14KMY3Q178B1H&dchild=1&keywords=swan+dive&qid=1633808398&sprefix=small+hat%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1
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What has she experienced to step up and publicly voice her position and beliefs? Why is she putting her career on the line? What is it costing her?
Meet this firebrand now on Reppin. And see how’s she fighting with grace and integrity to ensure that the art of ballet lives on for future generations and that it is world that is more inclusive and equal.
Georgina’s website: https://georginapazcoguin.com/
Georgina’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GPazcoguin
Georgina’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_pazcoguin/?hl=en
Swan Dive: The Making Of A Rogue Ballerina: https://www.amazon.com/Untitled-Holt-Author-Revealed-Fall/dp/1250244307/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14KMY3Q178B1H&dchild=1&keywords=swan+dive&qid=1633808398&sprefix=small+hat%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1
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Released:
Oct 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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Reppin 1.2: Michele Selene Ang: On screen, you’ve seen her on CBS’ Elementary and she also plays the complicated Courtney Crimsen from Netflix’s hit 13 Reasons Why. But in real life actress Michele Selene Ang is a thoughtful and fierce advocate for Asian American representation. She comes by to hang out with us so listen in and find out what Michele is all about and why she’s so passionate about the importance of representation.Michele’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MicheleSeleneMichele’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micheleseleneang/?hl=en by Reppin