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Celebrities Are Not Taking Timothée Chalamet’s Ballet Comments Well: “What Counts Is What Is Nourishing Your Soul and Life”

By Myra Drake Mar 11th
Scalpers are ruining ballet’s finest’s last performance

By Aaron Perine Oct 23rd
Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Doesn’t Come Out Until November 2018, But Have a Beautiful Trailer Anyway

By Charline Jao Dec 19th
Misty Copeland Is Lead Ballerina for Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

By Charline Jao Jul 13th
Things We Saw Today: Ballerina Misty Copeland’s Life Story Is Getting a Movie Adaptation

By Maddy Myers May 12th
Mattel Honors Misty Copeland With New ‘Shero’ Barbie

By Charline Jao May 2nd
President Obama and Misty Copeland Sit Down for Some Real Talk About Race and Body Image for Essence Magazine

By Teresa Jusino Mar 14th
Misty Copeland Recreates Edgar Degas’ Dancers for Harper’s Bazaar

By Charline Jao Feb 10th
Celebrate Your Favorite Athletes on National Girls & Women in Sports Day!

By Charline Jao Feb 3rd
GoldieBlox Commercial Adorably Celebrates 2015 Female Role Models to “Worth It”

By Charline Jao Dec 7th
Misty Copeland Launches MindLeaps Girls’ Program in Rwanda, Which Uses Dance to Prepare Disadvantaged Youth for School

By Teresa Jusino Nov 30th
Star Ballerina Misty Copeland and Awkward Black Girl Writer Tracy Oliver Teaming Up For FOX Dance Drama

By Teresa Jusino Oct 21st
Misty Copeland Discusses Diversity in Classical Ballet With Stephen Colbert

By Charline Jao Oct 7th
A Ballerina’s Tale Trailer Celebrates Misty Copeland

By Charline Jao Sep 4th
Beyoncé and the Power of an Image: Seven Powerful Black Women on Various September Magazine Covers

By Teresa Jusino Aug 21st
Misty Copeland Becomes American Ballet Theater’s First-Ever Black Female Principal Dancer

By Carolyn Cox Jun 30th
Damn Right: Anita Sarkeesian Makes TIME’s Top 100 Most Influential People List

By Carolyn Cox Apr 16th
New Line Cinema Is Giving Misty Copeland The Biopic She Deserves

By Carolyn Cox Aug 14th