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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.
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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I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there.
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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 was aware of my race from a very young age. Not in a negative way. Coming from an interracial background, I think it is important to understand who you are.
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I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.
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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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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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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 don't think every African-American or Latino have the same body type, but, yes, that's been one of the excuses ... saying that African-Americans are too muscular or just aren't lean enough. Usually they say, Oh, they have flat feet so they just don't have the flexibility that it takes to create the line in a point shoe.
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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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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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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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I will never reach perfection.
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But I think the more you eat healthy clean foods the more you create them.
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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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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.
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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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I know that most of the time I have to work overtime to do everything that I want to.
Misty Copeland
I try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own.
Misty Copeland
I shouldn't even be wearing a tutu. I don't have the right legs, my muscles are too big.
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