Ten years ago this month, Misty Copeland sat in front of a hastily arranged news conference at American Ballet Theatre, ...

Throughout her ballet career, Misty Copeland has worked to break racial barriers in the world of dance. She is doing it again — this time with an after-school dance program for children of color.

The American Ballet Theater’s first Black female principal dancer on everything she’s fought for and the decision to end her ...

Misty Copeland broke barriers when she was named a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre in 2015. It was at this ...

Ten years ago this month, Misty Copeland sat in front of a hastily arranged news conference at American Ballet Theatre, ...

Kids at the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club ... all part of the BE BOLD after-school ballet program created by the Misty Copeland Foundation. Copeland, the first African American named as ...

Misty Copeland has revealed she will retire from the American Ballet Theatre and take her final bow during the company's fall ...

Copeland's most recent book, published on May 6, is "one I feel deeply connected to," she told Page Six. "Letters to Misty is the book I wish I had growing up: a collection of honest, uplifting ...

Books have always kept Misty Copeland “grounded” and “inspired ... uplifting letters meant to remind kids that they are seen, valued and never alone.” “I got completely swept ...

And her philanthropic organization, The Misty Copeland Foundation, works on increasing diversity in the dance world and giving more kids who grew up economically disadvantaged, like she did ...