Misty Copeland was born on September 10 1982 in Kansas City Missouri

All throughout Misty's career she strongly dislike the signs that she was different from the other dancers.

Misty started Ballet at 13 years old and was often told she had "the wrong body for a dancer"

Copeland's self doubts and isolation stood in the way of her talent as a young dancer.

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About Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland was the first African American Female Principal Dancer.

She inspired many more African Americans to enter the dancing world and changed everyone's mind on how a perfect dancer might look like.