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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.
Misty Copeland
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Misty Copeland
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 10
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Ballet Dancer
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Kansas City
Missouri
Misty Danielle Copeland
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I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there.
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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 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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Once I became a professional, maybe 19 or 20, I really started to try to figure out who I was, as a woman and as an individual.
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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.
Misty Copeland
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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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've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.
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I will never reach perfection.
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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 know that most of the time I have to work overtime to do everything that I want to.
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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 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.
Misty Copeland
I will never be the best dancer or artist. I will be growing until the day I retire.
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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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Just to get into a company like ABT is a dream come true, but to have all of these opportunities on top of it, I don't think it will hit me until I'm 70. I'll be like, Oh, my god, remember that amazing life you had? It's an incredible honor to be a part of something like ABT.
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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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But I think the more you eat healthy clean foods the more you create them.
Misty Copeland
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 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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