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Misty Copeland reflects on the ‘generational trauma’ felt by Black ballet dancers
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMisty Copeland told CNN’s Chris Wallace that, like many Black ballerinas, she’s inherited...
Misty Copeland Is Stepping Beyond Ballet
Marie Claire US via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMisty Copeland. Misty Copeland is known for breaking boundaries. In 2015, she became the first Black ballerina to be promoted to principal dancer at the...
Misty Copeland on Her Short Film ‘Flower’ and Transitioning From the Ballet Stage to the Big Screen
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen Misty Copeland filmed the last scenes of the short Flower, she was, in her words, “very...
The magic of Misty Copeland: 6 reasons the prima ballerina is always en pointe
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe first Black woman promoted to principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland is...
NYU Gives Ballet Dancer Misty Copeland an Honorary Degree
21 Ninety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBlack history happens every day, and it isn’t restricted to one month. Misty Copeland, a trailblazer...
Trailblazer Icon Misty Copeland dances so others can fly
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOPINION: The first African-American principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre received the...
Misty Copeland Credits Prince With Taking Her Ballet Career to the Next Level
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf you’ve ever had the chance to watch Misty Copeland dance, you’d never know that she had any...
Misty Copeland on Her New Memoir and the Power of Mentorship and Representation
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMisty Copeland Publishes New Memoir courtesy When I met her, she changed the course of my life,”...
Misty Copeland Secretly Welcomed First Baby 3 Months Ago, Hopes to Return to Ballet in 2023
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKevin Winter/Getty Misty Copeland Misty Copeland has taken some time off the stage to focus on two...
Misty Copeland wants Apple to add diverse pointe-shoe emojis. She has a good reason
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBallet star Misty Copeland says diverse pointe-shoe emojis would help ensure that ballet 'in all its...