Nurturing young dancers of color is a passion point for American Ballet Theatre principal ballerina and ESSENCE cover girl Misty Copeland. Watching her share life lessons and insights with young ballerina Gabrielle Langevine may not completely surprise you, but it will warm your heart! source: essence.com
The prestigious American Ballet Theatre’s first black soloist in twenty years will take the stage this week, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg in the unlikely, groundbreaking life of ballerina Misty Copeland. The 30-year-old beauty hits the stage in “Le Corsaire” at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in New York on Tuesday, but […]
Ballet dancer Misty Copeland has a two-book deal. Copeland, 30, is working on a memoir for Simon & Schuster’s Touchstone imprint and picture book for G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, part of Penguin Group (USA). Copeland helped break ground as an African American female soloist for the American Ballet Theatre. According to a […]
