Whether she’s on stage or on television, it’s hard to not notice Misty Copeland, the professional ballet dancer making history as the first black woman to be named a principal dancer for the iconic American Ballet Theatre.
Misty Copeland
Ballerina Misty Copeland became the first African-American female principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre on Tuesday. In October, Copeland joined us to talk about her memoir, “Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina.”
Dancer Misty Copeland joins us to talk about her rocky upbringing and her against-the-odds success in the world of ballet.
