Misty Copeland
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- Introduction and childhood
- Some of Misty Copeland's idols
- Mariah Carey
- Paloma Herrera
- How did Misty Copeland get interested in ballet?
- Misty Copeland grew up with her single mother and 5 siblings in a small motel at the Sunset Inn in Gardena, California. She has 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Her full name is Misty Danielle Copeland. Misty Copeland was born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in San Pedro.
- Other African Amaricans
- You have the wrong body type. I think you should quit because it will be very hard for people like you.
- She looked up to number of women including Mariah Carey (who was a popstar) as well as ABT preformer (Amarica ballet theatre) Paloma Herrera.
- First ballet lesson
- Misty Copeland joined a girls and boys club. A ballet teacher came to pick students from the girls and boys club who did not learn what ballet was. Misty Copeland was one of the kids who got chosen.
- The Music Center Spotlight Awards
- It was a small ballet school so she did not know that other African - American kids were getting told that they did not have to correct/proper body type. Fake news was saying that if you have a dark skin tone, you have flat feet and were not flexible enough.
- The first ballet lesson Misty Copeland did with the teacher and the other students was when she was 13 at the San Pedro City Ballet.
- When Misty Copeland was at the age of fifteen, she won first place in the Music Center Spotlight Awards.
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