Misty Copeland Becomes The First African-American Female Principal Dancer For ABT

[RobertZ]

"Misty Copeland, whose openness about race in ballet helped to make her one of the most famous ballerinas in the United States, was promoted on Tuesday by American Ballet Theater, becoming the first African-American female principal dancer in the company’s 75-year history."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/ar...T.nav=top-news

[arr&bee]

Good for her and to all the little black girls who dream of becoming a supremema ballerina.