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My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.
Misty Copeland
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Misty Copeland
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 10
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Kansas City
Missouri
Misty Danielle Copeland
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I will never reach perfection.
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I think I'm pretty laid back. I like cooking, being at home, and going to concerts. And I love to shop!
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My first ballet class was on a basketball court. I'm in my gym clothes and my socks trying to do this thing called ballet.
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When you see the body outside of a costume and see the strength that it takes, people would look at dance a different way and see how athletic it is. You're not just born like that.
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I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there.
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When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's just [an] idea that because I'm black I just look a certain way.
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I know that most of the time I have to work overtime to do everything that I want to.
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My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with ABT.
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I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage.
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Meeting Raven Wilkinson and having her as a mentor, it was that kind of support from the generations that came before me that helped to lift me up and give me the confidence to then be able to give back and bring other minorities with me on this journey.
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I definitely like to be natural and more relaxed and not wear a lot of makeup.
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I'm a pescatarian, so I don't eat red meat or pork. So my dinners usually consist of seafood in some way. And maybe cookies after!
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The word prodigy was thrown around a lot, but I didn't understand what that meant, or the weight of it. It didn't really mean anything to me, until I was older and could look back on it.
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I believe that I definitely developed into a refined and graceful woman due to ballet. It has shaped me in every way.
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I absolutely love what I do, and I want to dance for as long as I can and feel good about what I am putting out there on the stage.
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