Misty Copeland

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Misty Copeland

Learn more about American Ballet Theatre's first black principal dancer.

Absolutely love Misty Copeland, but I wish she'd gotten to wear nude tights and shoes for Swan Lake - I get pink tights when you're in the corps, but when you're the soloist I think you should get to be different and the lines look best when your legs are your skin color.

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Ballerina Misty Copeland and director Nelson George talk about filming the documentary "A Ballerina’s Tale."