American - Dancer | September 10, 1982 -
Before dance came into my life, I don't really remember having any major goals or dreams of wanting to be anything.
Misty Copeland
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I wake up every morning, and I go to ballet class no matter what's going on the night before. That's my priority, and that's what makes me feel sane and not removed from the realities of my world.
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I would have young dancers come to me and ask me questions and want to know what my experiences were like: 'What's it like being a black dancer?' So I just felt like it was necessary for me to share my experiences with them.
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It's going to take a while before we see a real shift in the students and the dancers that are going into professional companies because it takes so many years of training, but I do think that there's a new crop of dancers, of minority dancers that are entering into the ballet world.
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At least in my performances, the audience has become so diverse in a way that I don't think ballet has ever experienced.
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I had always been proud of my body - its strength and grace enabled me to pursue my passions.
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In the ballet studio, it was such an organized and disciplined environment, like I'd never had in my life. Seeing myself in the mirror, surrounded by the classical music, that's when I started to fall in love with dance.
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I was on a path. I was going to become a principal dancer. I never let my mind rest.
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When I was dancing, I felt in control and happy. I'm a Virgo, so I really like to be in control.
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I think I get almost every piece of clothing that I buy altered and taken in just to fit me exactly the way it should.
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I have the opportunity, which most people don't experience nearly as much, of being in front of a mirror up to 10 hours a day. Staring at your body, you really get to know every little detail of how to make yourself look your best.
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I traced the marley floor with my pointe shoes, and imagine myself on the stage, not as a member of the corps, but as a principal dancer. It felt right. It felt like a promise. Some day, somehow, it was going to happen for me.
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