As she retires from American Ballet Theatre, where she was its first black principal dancer, Misty Copeland talks about ...

The sketch concludes with a dance set to music from “Swan Lake,” in which Copeland joins Kimmel and Guillermo, all three center stage, surrounded by members of Ballet Theater.

SHE is one of ballet’s unlikeliest stars, an accidental prodigy who rose to a glittering stage career from a life of food stamps, custody battles and grubby motel rooms as one of six children to ...

Misty Copeland broke barriers in ballet. ... Black female principal in the company’s 75-year history — just days after her New York debut as the lead in “Swan Lake ...

And I feel that that’s what I’ve done with a lot of the roles I’ve taken on, but especially Swan Lake,” Copeland told Wallace. Misty Copeland and James Whiteside perform in "Swan Lake" at ...

Ten years after Misty Copeland made history as the first Black woman to perform Odette, the lead role in the classical ballet “Swan Lake,” she is recalling the tremendous self-doubt leading up ...

Misty Copeland has been a principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre since 2015. She took a break from performing due to COVID-19 and the birth of her son in spring 2022, but she hopes ...

Misty Copeland, the first Black female principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre joined the Know Your Value and Forbes’ 30/50 Summit to discuss how to advance the next generation.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ten years ago this month, Misty Copeland sat in front of a hastily arranged news conference at American Ballet Theatre, fighting back tears of pride over her new role: principal ...

Misty Copeland told CNN’s Chris Wallace that, like many Black ballerinas, she’s inherited generational trauma from decades of being told they aren’t good enough to perform in certain roles.

NEW YORK — Ten years ago this month, Misty Copeland sat in front of a hastily arranged news conference at American Ballet Theatre, fighting back tears of pride over her new role: principal ...