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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAbsolutely stunning. Black ballerina Misty Copeland takes the lead in Swan Lake
When Misty Copeland takes the stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC as the lead in Swan Lake, all eyes will be on her - but that is something she has gotten used to.
Copeland, currently the only black soloist in the American Ballet Theatre, says she thinks it is important talking about being a black woman in the very white world of American ballet.
"I do see a change," she tells the BBC, saying talking about her experience has "forced people to make changes".
But Swan Lake was "not something I ever saw in my future, in terms of dancing the lead," she says "Its incredible to be a brown swan."
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32222699
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Absolutely stunning. Black ballerina Misty Copeland takes the lead in Swan Lake (Original Post)
Surya Gayatri
Apr 2015
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roguevalley
(40,656 posts)1. they are the greatest athletes in the world
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)2. Wow, some runners would die for those thighs and calves.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)3. Ms. Copeland is one of Planet Earth's living cultural treasures.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)4. Thanks for that. I'll try to find the PBS program to stream on line.
What a beautiful young woman, inside and outside.