Margaret Severin-Hansen's Swan Song

Margaret Severin-Hansen's Swan Song

It was a fateful September day in New York City that launched then-13-year-old Margaret Severin-Hansen’s career in ballet. The Long Island native, who goes by Peggy, had plans to see a show in the city with her mother and some friends following an audition with the School of American Ballet; Severin-Hansen was one of the last dancers to get cut. Her group missed the show, so they had an early dinner in the city and took the train home instead. W…