Now in its fifth year, the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center aims to make dance accessible to a new ...

Misty Copeland on Why She's Highlighting the 'Harsh' Reality for Unemployed Dancers During COVID-19 Stars Join Virtual Storytime Program for New #ReadTogetherBeTogether Family Reading Movement ...

Misty Copeland attends the American Theatre Wing's 69th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, June 7, 2015, in New York City. "I'm black," she previously told ABC News.

Misty Copeland broke barriers in ballet. Now she’s retiring and moving to ‘the next stage’ Ten years after making history as the first Black female principal dancer at American Ballet ...

Misty Copeland broke barriers when she was named a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre in 2015. It was at this moment that she became the first Black woman to be promoted to this rank ...

Misty overcomes her fears with the help of her new-found dancing friends and together they have a beautiful performance. Copeland explains that "Coppélia" was one of the first ballets she ever ...

Misty Copeland is having one amazing year, and the joy and focus of it all shows clearly on her face as she gracefully poses on the September cover of ESSENCE, her perfect arabesque accentuated by ...

Misty Copeland remembers the first time she saw a brown ballet slipper. She was 14 years old and performing in Debbie Allen’s iconic “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” ballet.

Ballet dancer Misty Copeland’s six favorite books help ‘fuel her creativity’ By Lindsey Kupfer Published May 27, 2025, 10:29 a.m. ET ...

Misty Copeland Reveals She’s ‘Getting Creative At Home’ To Stay In Ballet Shape In Quarantine Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland spoke to HL about how she's keeping active in quarantine ...

Misty Copeland's Inspirational Story Documented in 'A Ballerina's Tale' The superstar ballerina and filmmaker Nelson George join "GMA" to discuss their latest project.

The world knows Misty Copeland as the first African-American principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre – but her purpose, she says, is far greater than making history on the stage.