Misty Copeland Updates

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"Misty Danielle CopelandAmerican Ballet Dancer for American Ballet Theatre• African-American;• German;• Italian; "

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Notable African Americans who helped pave the way (64 person items)

"In 2015, Misty Copeland became the first woman of color to serve as a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. "Being one of the few African American women to make it to this level in a classical ballet company, the level of American Ballet Theatre, takes a lot of perseverance," she told the Washington Post."