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Misty Copeland Petitions Apple to Diversify the Pointe Shoe Emoji

Misty Copeland—groundbreaking ballerina, author, director, and role model—has been advocating for diversity in dance for decades. Her latest move? Challenging Apple to introduce a spectrum of skin tones for the pointe shoe emoji via a petition on Change.org. On Wednesday morning, a video of Copeland discussing how she’s been coloring her pointe shoes to match […]

Misty Copeland’s New Film, Flower, Explores Inequity and Celebrates Community

After a three-year hiatus from performing, Misty Copeland is back in the limelight with her new 28-minute film, Flower, which centers on themes of housing insecurity, gentrification, and the communal power of art. The film is the debut project of Copeland and longtime friend Leyla Fayyaz’s production company, Life in Motion Productions. Directed by Lauren […]

Misty Copeland Launches Her Own Foundation and Free After-School Program

Updated 9/28/22 This month, American Ballet Theatre principal Misty Copeland announced the launch of The Misty Copeland Foundation, a new nonprofit organization focused on bringing greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to ballet. At its center is a free after-school program called BE BOLD, which aims to make ballet more accessible and fun for 8 […]

Misty Copeland on Her New Book, “Black Ballerinas”

In 1999, a 17-year-old Misty Copeland noticed an image that would help shape her future: Lauren Anderson, the first Black principal dancer with Houston Ballet, on the cover of Dance Magazine. Copeland, then a pre-professional ballet student, was awestruck. “It was an anomaly to see her beauty in all its glory representing the very white […]

Join Us to Watch Misty Copeland Chat With Dada Masilo

American Ballet Theatre star Misty Copeland has reshaped the world’s ideas of what a ballerina can look like. Meanwhile, South African choreographer/dancer Dada Masilo has reshaped what ballets themselves can look like. Their career paths have never formally crossed, but The Music Center in Los Angeles recently brought these two artists together for an intimate […]

Misty Copeland Surprised 13-Year Old Corbin Holloway With a Scholarship on NBC's "Little Big Shots"

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ucAretxNDWM Looking for some Monday motivation? Then this heart-melting clip from the NBC’s “Little Big Shots” is for you. Hosted by actress Melissa McCarthy, the show welcomes remarkable kids from around the world to share their talents and stories onscreen. A new episode released yesterday, May 17, featured 13-year-old ballet dancer Corbin Holloway, who performed […]