WOMEN IN THE ARTS WOMEN IN Dance BY PATRICIA HUTCHISON CONTENT CONSULTANT Ann Murphy MFA Associate Professor Mills College Core Library Cover image Ballerina Misty Copeland performs at an awards show called Black Girls Rock in 2013 An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE
Misty Copeland Misty Copeland woke up one morning long hours of dancing She enjoyed in 2012 with aching muscles from the feeling That night she would take the stage in her biggest role yet The movements she would perform were as familiar as breathing She glanced in the mirror imagining the fiery feathered headdress and red glitter on her face Copeland was the first black woman to play the title role in The Firebird for a major ballet company That night Copeland was greeted by the largest crowd she had ever seen The music started She could barely hear it over the Misty Copeland was the first African American woman to be a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre ABT
