• Misty Copeland was born on 10 September, 1982, in Kansas City, Missouri, United States to parents Doug Copeland and Sylvia DelaCerna.
  • Misty Copeland is a trailblazing superstar whose talents have received international recognition in the ballet world and beyond.
  • Misty Copeland is not only a beautiful dancer, but a beautiful person. Here is a collection of her photo shoots with DDS, as well as other articles, videos, and…
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  • She was born on September 10, 1982, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, as Misty Danielle Copeland. Copeland is of Italian, African American, and German descent.
  • Misty Copeland started dancing ballet at 13, which is considered a late start for ballet. There are two Barbie dolls in honor of Misty Copeland.
  • After years of rigorous and diligent hard work, along with perseverance, in 2015, Misty Copeland was promoted to Principal Ballerina with the ABT (Blumberg).
  • Courtesy Gilda N. Squire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Misty Copeland is one of only a handful of African American soloist ballerinas in the world.
  • Misty Copeland, American ballet dancer who, in 2015, became the first African American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT).