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I will never reach perfection.
Misty Copeland
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Misty Copeland
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 10
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Ballet Dancer
Dancer
Kansas City
Missouri
Misty Danielle Copeland
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Perfection
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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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I know I will never let myself be complacent in life.
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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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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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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 will never be the best dancer or artist. I will be growing until the day I retire.
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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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When you see the body outside of a costume and see the strength that it takes, people would look at dance a different way and see how athletic it is. You're not just born like that.
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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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My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with 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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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 try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own.
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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 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 just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.
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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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