Misty Copeland, a popular soloist with American Ballet Theatre who has become a leader in diversity for ballet, will make her American debut in “Swan Lake” with the Washington Ballet in April ...

Last week, the Washington Ballet announced that badass ballerina Misty Copeland will make her American debut in Swan Lake with the company in April. Misty had this to say on the Today Show about ...

Misty Copeland and her co-star Brooklyn Mack have broken another barrier as the first pair of Black dancers ever to lead a mainstream production of Swan Lake! When Copeland took the stage this ...

SHE is one of ballet’s unlikeliest stars, an accidental prodigy who rose to a glittering stage career from a life of food stamps, custody battles and grubby motel rooms as one of six children to ...

Misty Copeland discusses becoming American ... You ultimately earned the role of the Swan Queen in "Swan Lake," and you were finally promoted as a principal dancer. How does Raven own those ...

Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight ... role of “Odette/Odile” in American Ballet Theatre’s “Swan Lake.” It’s a prized role coveted by dancers in one of the world ...

Ten years after Misty Copeland made history as the first Black woman to perform Odette, the lead role in the classical ballet “Swan Lake,” she is recalling the tremendous self-doubt leading up ...

In the New York Times' review of that performance, Alastair Macaulay wrote: "When Misty Copeland made her New York debut in the double role of Odette/Odile in 'Swan Lake,' the most epic role in ...

Copeland said she thinks about the generational trauma for Black ballerinas that comes with lead roles like hers in "Swan Lake." Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland continues to be a voice for ...