By now, you’ve probably seen Harper’s Bazaar magazine’s Degas-inspired photo shoot featuring American Ballet Theatre principal Misty Copeland. Us ballet nerds and Misty fans were totally thrilled with the gorgeous end-product, but we wanted to know more. We asked Deborah Ory (one half of photography duo NYC Dance Project) what it was like to […]
As we all know by now, Misty Copeland is having one heck of a year. First, there was that #casual promotion to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, making her the first African American to hold the position. Then there were magazine covers, a documentary and some late-night tv appearances. And earlier this fall it […]
Mmmmmm. There’s SO MUCH delicious late-night dance-y goodness happening. A few days back, the one and only Misty Copeland chaînéd her way across the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” stage. Last night, newly minted MacArthur genius Michelle Dorrance tapped up a storm on that same dance-friendly floor. And on Monday, we’ll get a pretty spectacular […]
It’s always exciting when Misty Copeland pops up another video. After her first unforgettable Under Armour appearance, Copeland is featured again in a new ad campaign for the brand, “#RuleYourself.” You guys. It’s mind-blowing. Seriously. We all love to watch Copeland’s stunning développés and precise chaîné turns, but imagine what it would be like to watch millions of Mistys […]
It seems like every time we blink, another one of our favorite ballerinas is joining the cast of On the Town. We couldn’t be more excited to see New York City Ballet’s Georgina Pazcoguin as Ivy, starting August 11th! Pazcoguin shows us how it’s done with Amar Ramasar in Jerome Robbins’ West Side Story Suite. (Photo Paul Kolnik) […]
It’s been a huge year for Misty Copeland–now a principal with American Ballet Theatre. And she doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon: Yesterday, Copeland announced that she’ll join the cast of the Broadway musical On the Town starting August 25! She’ll be taking over for fellow ballerina Megan Fairchild (a principal with New York City Ballet). (From left) […]
Unless you’ve been living in some strange internet-less hole, you probably already know that yesterday was a HUGE day for the ballet world. American Ballet Theatre announced seven (count ’em!) promotions—and one of them was the extraordinary Misty Copeland, who’s now the company’s first African-American female principal. From Copeland’s epic Under Armour campaign—she willed what […]
These days, it seems like there’s a Major Misty Copeland Moment every minute. But yesterday was huge even by Misty standards: The gorgeous American Ballet Theatre soloist made her New York debut as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake. Unsurprisingly, it was EPIC. It wasn’t Copeland’s first time in the role—she performed it with ABT on tour […]