In the dance world, there is a name for this phenomenon: the Misty Effect. “You don’t have to look like the person next to you.” Misty inspired people from diverse back- grounds to take up ballet. With her darker skin and muscular body, Misty stood out. At the time, she was the only Black woman in the 80-person company. In 2001, she became a member of the corps de ballet and performed in large group scenes. Putnam’s Sons 17.99, Ages 5-8) Firebirdwon the 2015 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, received the 2015 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award New Writer Honor, and was an NPR Best Book of 2014. Her career at the company began in 2000, when she was invited to join its demanding training program for young dancers. FIREBIRD Written by Misty Copeland Illustrated by Christopher Myers (G. Misty was the first Black woman to become a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre. Misty watched Paloma and dreamed of someday becoming an ABT principal dancer. ABT was one of the top ballet companies in the world, and the main ballerina, Paloma Herrera, was only 19 when she became a star. But she had never actually seen a live ballet performance by professional dancers until Cindy took her to watch American Ballet Theatre (ABT) perform Don Quixote. Firebird by Misty Copeland Tallulah Skya 1.75K subscribers Subscribe Share 13K views 5 years ago After listening to this book, head over to this link to take a mini test/review about this book. Misty took advanced classes and got better and better, dazzling audiences with her skills. EVIN SULLIVAN-DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA/ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/ GETTY IMAGES
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