Tag: Misty Copeland
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Every time I step onto the stage, it’s not only proving to the audience that I’m capable but to myself.
Misty Copeland
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I have the opportunity, which most people don’t experience nearly as much, of being in front of a mirror up to 10 hours a day. Staring at your body, you really get to know every little detail of how to make yourself look your best.
Misty Copeland
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I’ve gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.
Misty Copeland
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I was seventeen when I moved to New York. I was nineteen when I joined the main company. I was going through a lot. Just becoming an adult and just wanting to fit in, be accepted, and be in common with the other dancers.
Misty Copeland
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40 years old is about the time a principal dancer would start to think about retirement, but some go on to dance a little bit longer than that.
Misty Copeland
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Growing up, I was surrounded by R&B and Hip-Hop, and the closest thing I could find to dance was gymnastics which I watched on TV. So, I just used those avenues I found available right in my milieu to express what was inside of me.
Misty Copeland
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I had always been proud of my body – its strength and grace enabled me to pursue my passions.
Misty Copeland
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My childhood is a part of my story, and it’s why I’m who I am today and why my career is what it is.
Misty Copeland
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Once you become a professional, to get through a ballet like ‘Swan Lake’ – four acts as the lead, changing character – the perseverance is incredible. It takes a lot to make it through and keep the same energy throughout the entire performance.
Misty Copeland
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I think most people think of ballerinas as kind of either as a fairytale, far-away thing that’s really not attainable, something they can’t grasp, or they think of them as European or Russian and kind of their nose up in the air. So, it’s cool for me to, like, sit with them and for them to really see themselves as me.
Misty Copeland