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I learned how to communicate and articulate myself from ballet. It's just insane to me, when they don't think of that as a part of our education.

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Misty Copeland
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 10
Actor
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Ballet Dancer
Dancer
Kansas City
Missouri
Misty Danielle Copeland
Insane
Communicate
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Education
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Thinking
Articulate
Ballet

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My career came together very quickly. I only trained for four years before I became a professional, so I didn't have a lot of time to sit back and be inspired before I took my first ballet class.
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I will never reach perfection.
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I think that training is the key, definitely, and I devoted my life to it.
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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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I don't believe in dieting, I don't believe in having certain moments in your life where you're healthy and then moments when you're like, I'm going to eat whatever I want. It's just finding what works for your body and always eating healthy.
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I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there.
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The woman represents ballet. She is most important, powerful and vital to it. Therefore, she is not less than a man. If anything she is more than in this field.
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I believe I am yet to dance my favorite role, but I am pretty open to adapting to different characters. I would love to be Odette in Swan Lake one day. I think that would be the ultimate role.
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I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.
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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 just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.
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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 think I always felt a connection to music and to movement. Growing up, I was surrounded by R&B and Hip-Hop, and the closest thing I could find to dance was gymnastics which I watched on TV.
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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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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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I try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own.
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The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.
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Different mentors throughout my life have supported and guided me to remember that I do have the strength, courage and talent to do whatever I want to do.
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That it's possible to do positive things and I think that's how we're going to set an example to be respected as women in the world.
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