Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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She thinks ballet’s broken – and has a plan to fix it. The star of Disney’s Nutcracker reboot talks about racism, nude shoes and growing up bendy
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Wilkinson’s passion for ballet began at an early age and would take her around the nation with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. As the first African American ballerina to dance with a major touring troupe, she performed the coveted solo waltz in “Les Sylphides.”
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What started as a technique class — focused on turnout of the legs, placement of the arms, straightness of the back — became a larger kind of learning experience, when Ms. Copeland, 35, was joined for an after-class discussion by a trailblazing African-American dancer of another generation, the 86-year-old Carmen de Lavallade. The two spoke…
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Under Armour has a new ad out featuring Misty Copeland, guaranteed to both make you want to work out and perhaps pick up a poetry book. Saul Williams provides the backing poem, For Misty, with words as lyrical as her movements.
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Misty Copeland, a Ballerina With Real Acting Chops The New York Times 2017-05-09 Gia Kourlas As Misty Copeland gets older, she seeks even more depth in her acting. Credit Dolly Faibyshev for The New York Times Misty Copeland isn’t one of those principals who step onstage a few times a season. She dances. A lot.…
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She was caught between her impoverished mother and the ballet mistress who offered her a way out. Aaron Hicklin meets Misty Copeland, the first black principal at the American Ballet Theatre
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In the world of American ballet, Misty Copeland is the exception. As the first black woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, Copeland knows what it’s like to be one of the few women of color to break through.
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Misty Copeland En Pointe The Undefeated 2016-12-14 Kelley L. Carter, Senior Culture Writer Photographs by Brent Lewis Videos by Lois Nam, Senior Digital Producer America’s most famous prima ballerina heads to Cuba to represent female athleticism. (Yes, athleticism.) HAVANA, Cuba Misty Copeland is at the barre. She’s demonstrating a battement tendu to a group of…
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The Photograph That Helped Misty Copeland Realize Her Responsibility as a Black Woman in Ballet Vanity Fair 2016-10-11 Misty Copeland Ahead of her new book, the first African-American female principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre reveals the power of seeing a portrait of Raven Wilkinson, who broke color barriers in ballet more than 50…
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Renowned ballerina Misty Copeland sends an inspiring message to girls of Colorado The Denver Post Denver, Colorado 2016-09-21 Molly Hughes She overcame difficult childhood to become first African-American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre American dancer Misty Copeland knows about overcoming the odds and pushing through adversity to achieve a dream. As the…