Misty Copeland

What grabs me about Misty Copeland is the historical weight of that 2015 milestone: the first African American woman promoted to principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre's 75-year history. In a tradition as image-conscious and slow-changing as classical ballet, that is not a small thing, and the fact that she got there primarily through one of the country's three leading companies tells me the recognition was earned on the main stage, not a side door. She is also an author, which suggests someone deliberate about shaping her own narrative. Born in 1982 in Kansas City and shaped in Southern California, she reads to me as a quietly determined trailblazer.

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Name (English)

Misty Copeland

Name (Japanese)

ミスティ・コープランド

Reading

みすてぃ・こーぷらんど

Born

September 10, 1982 (age 44)

Origin

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Occupation

ballet dancer / actor / dancer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

High school

San Pedro High School

• Official sitehttps://mistycopeland.com
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty%20Copeland
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204558

Tags

• Missouri
• ballet dancer
• actor
• dancer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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