Lauri Fitz-Pegado spent many years in the public and private sectors as a civil servant, a foreign service officer, a presidential appointee at the Commerce Department. Additionally, her work in telecommunications and as a world-renowned advocate, led her to work, live and travel internationally.
In her new memoir, Dancing in the Dash: My Story of Empowerment, Diplomacy, and Resilience, Fitz-Pegado shares her life journey, experiences, reflections and observations. Her story provides insight on how her training in dance helped establish the essential skills of balance, endurance and perseverance which informed her on how to approach the challenges she faced professionally and personally.
Rolling out spoke with Fitz-Pegado about her creative memoir, its origin and life-altering insights.
What is the story behind the title?
I wanted to write a life story that I call a creative memoir. Dance and ballet specifically have been so critical as something that has given me strength, resilience and power. But ballet has really been my cornerstone. It has been something that has helped me whether I was dancing, whether I was a diplomat, or whether I was a corporate executive. … It’s an art form that perhaps is not appreciated as broadly [as others] and recognized for what it instills in young people – discipline and perseverance.
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