I’m including the book in this post because of its broad scope in hopes that it will direct the parents of Black ballerinas to share the names therein to their daughters to do additional research on. She starts in the early 20th century and spans up to today. It is exciting to see that Misty has a new adult book coming out in November of 2021 called, “Black Ballerinas, My Journey to our Legacy.” The cover lists the names of ballerinas who inspired her along her journey. She is quite special as her first teacher, Cindy Bradley said in a 60 minutes interview, in Misty she could see that she was going to be “one of the greats.” In 2009, she was asked by Prince to perform in his “Crimson and Clover” music video. Firebird is also the name of one of a 2012 ballet concert she starred in that received rave reviews. In 2015, she became the American Ballet Company’s first primary African American dancer in their 75 year history, and has 4 books she’s written which include: “ Bunheads” and “ Firebird” as her children’s titles. The most widely known prima ballerina to date is Misty Copeland.
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