“Those people that don't see the power in art maybe have never been a part of an art, in a real way. To experience it, and to see and witness how it affects people, we're not doing it just to create professionals. It's to add another dimension to the way that children think and the way they experience certain things. If you didn't have dance, music and singing, it just seems so odd to me.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayChildrenArtRealSeemsCertainSingingAddWitnessOddDimensionsDance Music Author:Misty Copeland
“For me, I was in school and I pushed myself to be a good student, just because that's the type of person I was, but I never had a connection to any of it. I don't think my brain functioned in a way that was at its height, when I was in school. I needed something like art to really value the way my mind works. I wasn't reaching my full potential by sitting in a classroom and reading from a book. My mind didn't work that way.” ThinkingWayMindPersonsArtBookSchoolValuesReadingBrainStudentsTypeNeededSittingConnectionsHeightReachingClassroomFull PotentialGood Students Author:Misty Copeland
“When you see the body outside of a costume and see the strength that it takes, people would look at dance a different way and see how athletic it is. You're not just born like that.” PeopleWayLooksDifferentBodyBornDifferent WaysCostumesAthletic Author:Misty Copeland
“Hopefully, I'll be a part of ABT, in some way, forever. I think I'll always be a part of ballet and try to push diversity, for as long as I live.” ThinkingWayTryingLongForeverDiversityHopefullyBallet Author:Misty Copeland
“I believe that I definitely developed into a refined and graceful woman due to ballet. It has shaped me in every way.” WayBelieveI BelieveDuesBalletRefined Author:Misty Copeland
“I was aware of my race from a very young age. Not in a negative way. Coming from an interracial background, I think it is important to understand who you are.” ThinkingWayImportantAgeYoungRaceNegativeWho You AreBackgroundsYoung Age Author:Misty Copeland
“I'm a pescatarian, so I don't eat red meat or pork. So my dinners usually consist of seafood in some way. And maybe cookies after!” WayRedDinnerMeatCookiesSeafoodPorkRed Meat Author:Misty Copeland
“Maybe I'm seeing myself in a different way than the people in the audience see me, 'cause to me, I think I look like a ballerina and I feel like a ballerina. But maybe I'm not seeing what other people are seeing.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsLooksDifferentCausesAudienceSeeingDifferent WaysBallerina Author:Misty Copeland
“When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's just [an] idea that because I'm black I just look a certain way.” PeopleWayLooksPersonsIdeasCertainBlackPetite Author:Misty Copeland
