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Ballet found me. I was discovered by a teacher in middle school. I always danced, my whole life. I never had any training, never was exposed to seeing dance, but I always had something inside of me.
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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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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The fact that I was African American was never addressed, and that allowed me to just be a student, like anyone else. I was not aware of how rare it was to be an African American, how rare it was to have four years of training under my belt, and how, even though I could imitate people and fake it, unprepared I was to become a professional.
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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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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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Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are so much more powerful than stepping all over people to get to the top.
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I haven’t come from the typical path or background of someone who would make it to this level as a ballerina. When it came to my childhood-growing up in a single-parent home, often struggling financially-my mother definitely instilled in me and my siblings this strength, this will, to just continue to survive and succeed.
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I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there.
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You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow.
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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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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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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 will never be the best dancer or artist. I will be growing until the day I retire.
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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 just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.
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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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Something happens when you feel that energy and excitement from the audience. And you do, I don't know, four pirouettes. You jump higher than you ever have. And it's just this really magical thing that happens in those moments.
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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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