An inside look the historic career of 'unlikely ballerina' Misty Copeland, who went from 'pretty much homeless' to dance superstar
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Misty Copeland was already arguably the most famous ballet dancer in the United States. But this week, the 32-year-old made history: she became the first African American woman to be named principle dancer with the legendary American Ballet Theatre.
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For Copeland, who just starred in the company's production of "Swan Lake" at the Met, it represents the culmination of a longtime dream - one she's repeated "like a mantra," but wasn't sure she'd ever achieve.
The dancer describes herself as an "unlikely ballerina" (it's the subtitle of her 2014 memoir), and it's true: whatever your ballet stereotypes, it's likely Copeland doesn't fit them. Here's how she went from "pretty much homeless" to dance superstar.
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