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I shouldn't even be wearing a tutu. I don't have the right legs, my muscles are too big.

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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
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Without my mentors there is no Misty.
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I definitely like to be natural and more relaxed and not wear a lot of makeup.
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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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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 think that training is the key, definitely, and I devoted my life to it.
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I try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own.
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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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But I think the more you eat healthy clean foods the more you create them.
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I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.
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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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Ballet.something pure in this crazy world
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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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