Choreographer
Misty Copeland
Manhattan, NYC — American Ballet Theatre · in the scene since 1997 · @mistyonpointe
Signature move
Classical pas de deux — across the line
American Ballet Theatre principal dancer — the first Black woman to hold the rank in the company's seventy-five-year history. Promoted to principal in June 2015. Born in Kansas City, raised in California, started ballet late by company standards and rebuilt the timeline of who gets to be a principal. Her work off the stage runs through arts access for Black and brown kids.
