Misty Copeland, the first African-American female ... "They're told that a ballerina is white with blue eyes and blonde hair and so for my career to have gotten to this place, where people who ...

Misty Copeland weighs in on diversity in ballet and the future of the art form. Misty Copeland discusses becoming American Ballet Theatre's first Black principal dancer and the role her mentor ...

Groundbreaking ballet dancer Misty Copeland continues to advocate for Black talent in the classical art form. Ten years after ...

US ballet dancer Misty Copeland (R) said it was time to "call people out" Russia's Bolshoi Theatre says it will continue using performers who wear blackface make-up despite criticism from US ...

“I never thought I could make a career out of something I enjoyed doing–something I was passionate about, something that gave me a voice, ” says Copeland, who is one of the first African ...