What’s one of the most important differences between ballet dancers and “normal” athletes? Misty Copeland says it best: “We’re working like professional athletes are, and most of those athletes have state-of-the-art buildings and the environment they’re in is very high end. We don’t get the same funding and things like that as professional athletes and […]
If you need a heartwarming bit of news today, look no further. American Ballet Theatre principal (and idol of budding ballerinas everywhere) Misty Copeland stopped by The Steve Harvey Show the other day to surprise a group of young ballerinas, and the result is giving us #allthefeels. The dancers, from the Mayfair Performance Company in […]
Would you like to absolutely drown in beauty today? Yes? Of course you would. And we’ve got just the video for you: “Now More Than Ever,” created by Ezra Hurwitz for the Ballet Across America festival, which is currently underway in D.C. The four-minute fantasia features American Ballet Theatre stars Isabella Boylston, Stella Abrera, James […]
I can’t say I’d ever heard of Smithsonian magazine before a few days ago, but let me tell you now, guys: I am SO GLAD they exist. Because their latest issue brings us tons of wisdom straight from the mouth of one Misty Copeland—you might have heard of her? For the April issue, Kween Copeland […]
This week’s #FridayFire goes out to the one and only Misty Copeland. Video of a very young Misty performing on pointe after just ONE YEAR of training has surfaced, thanks to one Gary Junken. So let’s get those numbers clear: This video was taken 20 years ago. It’s of 14-year-old Misty, dancing her variation on […]
Team Barbie has been on a roll recently, amirite? After giving us Barbie dolls in several different, closer-to-real-life shapes back in January, this morning Mattel introduced a doll that dance fans can really get behind: the Misty Copeland Barbie. Image via This isn’t just a run-of-the-mill Barbie in a ballet costume. Copeland herself was apparently […]
One is American Ballet Theatre’s first African American female principal; the other is the United States’ first African American president. Obviously, Misty Copeland and Barack Obama are incredible role models. But it turns out these two leaders have even more in common than you might think. (And no, we’re not just talking about the fact […]
Let’s make it official: Misty Copeland has the most insanely diverse resumé of pretty much any dancer around. First African-American female principal at American Ballet Theatre? Check. Star of a huge national ad campaign? Check. Author of a best-selling autobiography? Check. Subject of a documentary film? Check. Muse to a pop icon? Check. Darling of […]