Ballet found me. I was discovered by a teacher in middle school. I always danced, my whole life. I never had any training, never was exposed to seeing dance, but I always had something inside of me.
The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think. - Misty Copeland
The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.
- Misty Copeland
My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black gi… - Misty Copeland
My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black gi…
I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time. - Misty Copeland
I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.
The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special. - Misty Copeland
The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.
You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to… - Misty Copeland
You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to…
I think most people don't really understand all that it takes to stand on your toes, and to be able to jump and land without any noise, or for a male… - Misty Copeland
I think most people don't really understand all that it takes to stand on your toes, and to be able to jump and land without any noise, or for a male…
You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from. - Misty Copeland
You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.
Something happens when you feel that energy and excitement from the audience. And you do, I don't know, four pirouettes. You jump higher than you eve… - Misty Copeland
Something happens when you feel that energy and excitement from the audience. And you do, I don't know, four pirouettes. You jump higher than you eve…
Those people that don't see the power in art maybe have never been a part of an art, in a real way. To experience it, and to see and witness how it a… - Misty Copeland
Those people that don't see the power in art maybe have never been a part of an art, in a real way. To experience it, and to see and witness how it a…
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