Misty Copeland broke barriers in the world of ballet in 2015 when she became the first African American principal dancer for elite ballet company, the American Ballet Theatre. Copeland has authored several books and continues to support and promote the Boys and Girls Club of America, where she first learned to dance.

Sources to learn more:

• Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina, (2014 New York Times best-selling memoir)

• Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You, (2017)

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