Now in its fifth year, the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center aims to make dance accessible to a new ...

"This is the fifth anniversary of BAAND. It's a very special number for everyone involved, including Chanel, which has made ...

Jovonnie Lauren Pitt, a 36-year-old who came across the event on Instagram and attended solo, isn’t a dancer but said she ...

Ballerina Misty Copeland during New York Fashion Week Fall 2016 at Moynihan Station on Feb. 11, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images) ...

Misty Copeland on Why She's Highlighting the 'Harsh' Reality for Unemployed Dancers During COVID-19 Stars Join Virtual Storytime Program for New #ReadTogetherBeTogether Family Reading Movement ...

Misty Copeland has become the first African-American ballerina to perform in the lead role of the Swan Queen in American Ballet Theatre's production of Swan Lake. Vanity Fair broke down the ...

Ballet dancer Misty Copeland’s six favorite books help ‘fuel her creativity’ By Lindsey Kupfer Published May 27, 2025, 10:29 a.m. ET ...

Misty Copeland (born 1982) is an American ballet dancer who made history by becoming the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre's 75-year ...

Copeland says that it's important to "enjoy things that bring you fulfillment" Misty Copeland is offering advice and support for those struggling with their mental health amid the coronavirus ...

Misty Copeland attends the American Theatre Wing's 69th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, June 7, 2015, in New York City. "I'm black," she previously told ABC News.

At 19, Misty Copeland imagined herself not as a member of the corps, but as a principal dancer. In her memoir, Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina, Misty writes that “It felt right.