Misty Copeland

DARING

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Misty Copeland is an American ballet dancer. She is the first African American female to be principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). She is a role model for many young people.  Misty demonstrated her DARING by working to make ballet more open to dancers from different backgrounds. She served on a committee that provided training to dance teachers in diverse communities. She published the memoir Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina in 2014.