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Root 100 Honoree Misty Copeland on The Apollo and Black Representation in Ballet
The iconic ballerina accepted the award for Arts and Activism at The Root 100
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Misty Copeland Says Motherhood Could Have Stalled Her Career
In an interview with Graham Bensigner, the ballerina opens up about the sacrifices she's made to develop as a dancer
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Misty Copeland Credits Prince With Taking Her Ballet Career to the Next Level
The American Ballet Theatre’s first Black female principal dancer spoke exclusively with The Root’s Vanessa De Luca at The Root Institute
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Janet Rollé named CEO, Executive Director of American Ballet Theatre
Janet Rollé is the first Black woman to be appointed CEO and Executive Director at American Ballet Theatre.
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Misty Copeland’s Bunheads Is for Children, but There’s a Message for Everyone at the Barre
Last Tuesday, there were several ways you could have spent your 7 pm hour in the Eastern Standard Time Zone—including, but not limited to, witnessing an embattled president categorically lower a standard he’d set in public tantrum-throwing. But in a kinder, gentler section of the internet that evening, positivity and light abounded as Misty Copeland…
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Big Ballerina Energy: Misty Copeland Talks 'Swans for Relief' and 80 Years of American Ballet Theatre
“Whenever we’re in times like this, of tragedy, it’s such a natural thing. We’re human beings that gravitate towards dance and music because it’s healing.” — Misty Copeland, Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre text Misty Copeland, who became American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American principal dancer in 2015, is still putting in work. Most recently, Copeland’s…
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Misty Copeland Launching Virtual Ballet Performance to Benefit Dancers Affected by COVID-19
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal Dancer Misty Copeland is creating a special dance performance aimed at providing funds for professional ballet dancers worldwide to maintain living expenses amidst COVID-19. Alongside former colleague Joseph Phillips and The Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), with seed funding provided by K Period Media, Copeland will launch the virtual ballet Swans…
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Luna Legend Meeting Misty Copeland Is the Feel-Good Moment We All Need This Monday
In a world full of uncertainty (and impeachment hearings, and climate change, and presidential campaigning, and voter suppression, and…) there is something we can always depend on, other than staying black, death and taxes: Monday will inevitably always be the most challenging day of the week. That’s why we welcomed the adorable reprieve provided by…
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In an 'Insular, White, Calcified World,' Misty Copeland Centers Black Women
Every time I’ve been in a room with Misty Copeland, she has made it a point to acknowledge black women. I’m not referring to a warm smile, a greeting, or even the timeless black folk head-nod (y’all know what I’m talking about)—though I’d guess Copeland certainly does that, too. Beyond saying “hello,” she makes it…
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Watch: Misty Copeland Bedazzles the World and Offers Food for Thought
Misty Copeland has gone from living in a motel to dancing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House. Literally. In June 2015, Copeland became the first African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Still, she strives for more. At 33, the prima ballerina has amassed innumerable accolades, and…