"I realized that I could put her body into positions and she could hold them and all of the positions were beautiful." Tuesday morning, the American Ballet Theatre stopped delaying the inevitable and finally appointed Misty Copeland a principal ballerina. The first black principal in ABT's 75-year history, Copeland is also a bonafide cultural icon -- a Time cover star with more than a half a million followers on Instagram. As Copeland's famously varied fans could tell you, the 32-year-old is a t...
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The Huffington Post - 30 Jun 2015 23:57
"I realized that I could put her body into positions and she could hold them and all of the positions were beautiful." Tuesday morning, the American Ballet Theatre stopped delaying the inevitable and finally appointed Misty Copeland a principal ballerina. The first black principal in ABT's 75-year history, Copeland is also a bonafide cultural icon -- a Time cover star with more than a half a million followers on Instagram. As Copeland's famously varied fans could tell you, the 32-year-old is a t...
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