![]() ![]() If you have young daughters, stash this must-have on your bookshelf until they’re ready to discover it.īased on dance’s traditional 8 count, here are 8 lessons from Misty’s inspirational story. ![]() Life In Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina is a must-read for all women, from dancers to executives in the boardroom. Most importantly, the prodigy dances with the dreams of the African American community on her shoulders, from the dancers whose promising careers were cut short by the threat of the Ku Klux Klan, to the little brown girls just beginning to tie up their first pair of pointe shoes. As a young woman, Misty found her stride and steadiness through her love of dance and New York City, where her mixed identity was welcomed outside of the all-white dance studios. The pressure to achieve that standard of perfection lead to excruciating migraines. ![]() In her memoir Life In Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina, the ABT soloist shares her Cinderella story, from a timid young girl who was introduced to ballet in a local Boys & Girls Club in San Pedro, CA, to a stunning dynamo gracing billboards in her career defining performance as “The Firebird.” As a painfully shy child, she aimed for perfectionism to keep her rocky childhood hidden. But as with any success story, it takes a journey. As a soloist in the prestigious American Ballet Theatre (ABT), she is a vision en pointe, as she soars to impossible heights. “This is for the little brown girls.”- Misty Copeland, Life In Motionįrom our place in the audience, Misty Copeland is the picture of perfection. ![]()
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