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I know that I'll forever be involved in ballet. This is where my life was meant to be, and I don't see myself straying completely away, ever.

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Misty Copeland
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 10
Actor
Author
Ballet Dancer
Dancer
Kansas City
Missouri
Misty Danielle Copeland
Involved
Forever
Away
Ever
Life
Straying
Ballet
Meant
Completely

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I had no idea what I was walking into, and the years and years of hard work it would take. I felt like an outsider and like it was never going to happen. But even if I would have known, I think I still would have done it. Dancers are perfectionists, and that's what keeps us going and growing.
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I remind myself everyday just how lucky I am to do what I love! I feel so fortunate and I'm just trying to take my life one day at a time.
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I will never be the best dancer or artist. I will be growing until the day I retire.
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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 know that most of the time I have to work overtime to do everything that I want to.
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A lot of people think, Oh I'm going to eat whatever I want and then go to the gym. And I've definitely been one of those people and it just doesn't give me the results that I need to have the physique of a ballerina.
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My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with ABT.
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I definitely like to be natural and more relaxed and not wear a lot of makeup.
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But I think the more you eat healthy clean foods the more you create them.
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Ballet.something pure in this crazy world
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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'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets.
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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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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've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.
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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 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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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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Even if I weren't learning new roles and getting the opportunity to be coached by incredible people, I still think I would be so excited to have an opportunity to continue to push myself and grow, as an artist.
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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.
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