Lauri Fitz-Pegado

Hard to believe that 5 years have passed since I started my new chapter. What have I been doing? See my new website inthedash.live #DancingintheDash #Beyondtheballetbarre #ADST #MotherJones #TheWashingtonBallet #JonesHaywood #nbs_enb

Making history during Black History Month, I had my first virtual book conversation with this side of the pond (DC) and the other side (London). Thank you Links Potomac and UK Chapters. Celebrate Black History Month and purchase Dancing in the Dash. #BlackHistory #Links

I am honored and humbled to be included among the  “giants” in the book by my dear friend and former Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams, Taylor Jack, and Jennifer Brinkerhoff. #diplomats #foreignservice #diversityininternationalaffairs #mentors #ADST #storytelling #ICAP

May you celebrate the joy of the season and hope for the New Year.

Student’s from The Collective Visit Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto. #Jones-haywooddanceschool #TheWashingtonBallet #DanceInsituteofWashington #StJames #StMarks

Student’s from Canada’s National Ballet School visit Washington DC. (Part 2)

Student’s from Canada’s National Ballet School visit Washington DC. (Part 1)

Invited and honored to serve on two new boards—The Washington Ballet and Mother Jones #balletboards #nonprofitservice #diversifyingballet #investigativejournalism #thewashingtonballet #motherjones

Because of COVID restrictions, organizations and book clubs interviewed me on zoom, reaching broader audiences than would have attended in person. These videos can all be found on youtube.

Book talks at Dance Studios. Julie Kent interviewed me at The Washington Ballet studio, as did Kahina Haynes at the Dance Institute of Washington. Photos by Edward C. Jones

Book talks with my gracious friends: Amb. Abercrombie-Winstanley, Sally Painter and Karen Tramontano; Penny Mclntyre and Cory Molina; Eileen Cassidy Rivera and Andy Rivera

So pleased to share the new website of “The Collective,” ballet instructors and managers of dance institutions of color dedicated to dance training, growth and development of children of color (COC). theballetcollective.live #ballet #nextgeneration #culturalcompetence

In 2020, Sandra Fortune Green and I founded The Collective (TC), a group of Black Ballet teachers in Washington, DC. It was established based on the principle that cultural competence is critical for the evolution of ballet. dcist.com/story/22/07/11…

What a fantastic visit to Canada’s National Ballet School with Adrian Vincent James, Kahina Haynes and, Royce Zackery. I discussed my memoir with teachers in training; taught a ballet class; saw a #nationalballetofcanada (NBOC) Swan Lake rehearsal and spent an historic evening

Excerpt from Dancing in the Dash, Chapter Two, Agon, read by my Dad Norman Fitz, about dancers and athletes. “Dancers are the athletes of God.” Albert Einstein #DancingintheDash #DIW #The Collective #IABD #MOBBallet #ReframingtheNarrative #JHDS

George Balanchine mentored our dance teachers Doris Jones and Claire Haywood. (Dancing in the Dash, Chapter Two, Agon) #GeorgeBalanchine #SchoolofAmercanBallet #SAB #DorisJones #ClaireHaywod #JHDS #JHDSAlums

Many have asked about the title of my book. “Dancing” does not need explanation, but what does “in the Dash” mean? This excerpt from Chapter One: Curtain First, Then Lights explains it. #inthedash #dancing

Erratum: The second slide says that Dad reads a poem by my friend, Robert L. Adams, but instead the piece should be credited to the Rev. Dr. Robert T. Phillips.

Yesterday 4/28/22 was my #dad Norman A. Fitz’s #90thBirthday. Short video=my birthday tribute w/ excerpt from his voice in audio book of my new memoir, Dancing in the Dash:My Story of Empowerment, Diplomacy & Resilience. #BlackFathers #LONGEVITY @HowardU instagram.com/tv/Cc831sxFbf2…

Upcoming ⁦@WUCFTV⁩ Global Perspectives shows w/former colleague & friend Hon. ⁦@LauriFitzPegado⁩ discussing her powerful memoir & ⁦@UCF_SPSIA⁩ Dr. Bruce Wilson on Costa Rica & water as a human right. ⁦Stay tuned to ⁦⁦⁦@UGpii⁩ for more information.