NEW YORK -- Misty Copeland, the Missouri-born dancer who has become a forceful voice for diversity in ballet and a rare celebrity in that field, was named principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Copeland, the first Black female principal at American Ballet Theater, has announced she’s retiring. She made history, and then made ...

Tom Llamas sits down with trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland, the first-ever African-American female principal dancer in the American Ballet Theater’s 85-year history. Now, she’s a role model to ...