Misty Copeland endured a tumultuous home life to find her way to dance, eventually studying under California ballet instructor Cindy Bradley.

On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to … But at 15, Copeland made headlines for being the center of a legal battle between her mother and Bradley over whom Copeland would live with. In her book Firebird, she imagines a conversation with one. Misty Copeland met her future husband, corporate attorney Olu Evans, in 2004 at a New York night club. Misty Copeland Ballet has lifted Misty Copeland from poverty, over assumptions about race and through injury.

When she discovered ballet, however, Misty was living in a shabby motel room, struggling with her five siblings for a place to sleep on the floor. [9] [17] During that time she pursued independent study for tenth grade. Misty Copeland on Love, Life, and Leaps of Faith At 31, Misty Copeland is a trailblazer: She's the third black, female soloist ever to … She was born in Kansas City, Missouri to a mother with four other needy children. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Misty Copeland: Power and Grace - Kindle edition by Bradley, Cindy, Corman, Richard. She appeared in music videos, on Broadway, and in film. Her inspiring story made her a role model and a pop icon. [14] [17] After Copeland returned from her summer 1998 San Francisco Ballet experience, her mother informed her that she would be staying with her and not resuming her study with the Bradleys. Misty Copeland made an impact in the world of ballet due to her grace and triumph over childhood trauma. Now the curtain had been thrown open for the world to peer in. Misty Copeland started attending the free class and a few weeks into it, Bradley asked her to join her local small ballet school, ‘San Pedro Dance Center’. Misty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. Misty Copeland, (born September 10, 1982, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.), American ballet dancer who, in 2015, became the first African American female principal dancer … After several years of dating, they married on July 31, 2016, at the Montage Hotel in Laguna Beach, California. MISTY'S STORY Rising star Misty Copeland makes history as the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. Misty Copeland spends a lot of time mentoring young dancers. Copeland wants to make 生誕 1982 住居 マンハッタン、NY 国籍 アメリカ合衆国 出身校 サン・ペドロ高校 職業 バレエダンサー 活動期間 1995年から現在 ミスティ・ダニエル・コープランド（Misty Danielle Copeland、1982年 9月10日-）は、アメリカ合衆国のアフリカ系黒人女性バレエダンサーである。

T uesday morning, the American Ballet Theatre stopped delaying the inevitable and finally appointed Misty Copeland a principal ballerina.