Misty Copeland

About Misty Copeland

Ballet dancer who became the first African-American soloist in the history of the American Ballet Theatre, later becoming the company's first African-American woman principal dancer.

Misty Danielle Copeland is an American ballet dancer for the American Ballet Theater, one of the top three classical ballet companies in the United States. On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history. Copeland is considered a prodigy who became a star despite not having started ballet lessons until the age of 13. Two years later, in 1998, his ballet teachers, who served as his tutor, and his mother fought for his custody. Meanwhile, Copeland, who was once an award-winning dancer, is looking for professional offers. Legal issues relating to Copeland's submission for release and his mother's ban. Both sides dropped the lawsuits and Copeland moved home to begin his studies under the guidance of a new teacher, who was once a member of ABT. In 1997, Copeland won the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Award as Southern California's best dancer.

Education	San Pedro High School
Born	Misty Danielle Copeland, September 10, 1982, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Years active	1995–present
Occupation	Ballet dancer

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Trivia

She was a 1998 winner of the LA Music Center Spotlight Award, given to South California's best dancer.

Misty Copeland before fame

After studying gymnastics and dancing as a child, she attended the San Francisco Ballet School.

Achievement of Misty Copeland

She won the LA Music Center Spotlight Award for best dancer in South California in 1998.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$500 Thousand

Misty Copeland family life

Erica, Douglas, and Christopher are her three elder siblings. Lindsey, her younger half sister, and Cameron, her younger half brother, are also her siblings. Sylvia DelaCerna and Doug Copeland are her parents. In 2016, she married her longtime boyfriend, Olu Evans.

Associations of Misty Copeland

Debbie Allen narrated The Chocolate Nutcracker, in which she acted.

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