Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland is a Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre, the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Life in Motion , diet and fitness guide Ballerina Body , and the award-winning Children's book, Firebird . She made her Broadway debut in 2015's On The Town, putting a show that had reportedly been suffering financially for months into the Broadway Box Office Top Ten for the two weeks that she guest-starred as Ivy Smith. She's been featured in the New York Times , on 60 Minutes ...See more

Misty Copeland is a Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre, the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Life in Motion , diet and fitness guide Ballerina Body , and the award-winning Children's book, Firebird . She made her Broadway debut in 2015's On The Town, putting a show that had reportedly been suffering financially for months into the Broadway Box Office Top Ten for the two weeks that she guest-starred as Ivy Smith. She's been featured in the New York Times , on 60 Minutes , and she was named one of SELF Magazine's Best Bodies of 2014 and Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People. See less