Let's talk about Verticals

Michaela Bergmann

37 - Patric Palkens - From professional ballet dancer to vertical mafia boss...

23.12.2025 43 min

Zusammenfassung & Show Notes

๐ŸŽฌ Another Vertical actor joins me on the podcast!
ย This time, Iโ€™m talking to Patric Palkins, who took a very different career path before entering the Vertical world. For 17 years, Patric was a professional ballet dancer ๐Ÿฉฐ โ€” trained in classical ballet and performing on some of the worldโ€™s biggest stages ๐ŸŒโœจ.

He shares how he got into classical ballet, what it felt like to dance on major international stages, and the very special feeling that ballet gave him as an artist and a person.
We also talk about why he decided to hang up his ballet shoes and trade that professional career for a completely new one โ€” acting ๐ŸŽญ.

Along the way, we speculate why he keeps getting cast in roles with a slightly evil edge ๐Ÿ˜ˆ โ€” usually in a suit (which, by the way, is not his thing ๐Ÿ˜„) โ€” and where we hope the world of Verticals will head in the future ๐Ÿš€.

On top of that, Patric shares his personal tips on how to recharge your energy on a day off ๐Ÿ”‹โœจ and gives a surprisingly simple explanation of what makes tacos so special ๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿ˜‰.

All of that and more in this episode โ€” have fun tuning in and listening! ๐ŸŽง๐Ÿ’ซ