Being in ballet class, being on the stage, being surrounded by my peers at American Ballet Theater every day, keeps me so humble and grounded. Being in ballet class, I feel, is like this meditation for me every morning.
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It's going to take a while before we see a real shift in the students and the dancers that are going into professional companies because it takes so many years of training, but I do think that there's a new crop of dancers, of minority dancers that are entering into the ballet world.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Real change in the ballet world requires years of training and commitment from emerging minority dancers.
Misty Copeland highlights the long-term nature of progress in the ballet industry, particularly regarding the inclusion and representation of minority dancers. She acknowledges that while it will take time and rigorous training for these dancers to establish themselves in professional companies, there is a hopeful emergence of new talent that promises to diversify the world of ballet.
Themes
BalletDiversityTrainingMinorityDancersProfessional
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a speech about diversity in the arts at a dance school.
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