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🗓️ 10 July 2024
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Today, we've got a really special conversation for you.
Our guest today is a real trailblazer… A boundary breaker in the world of ballet… An incredibly special human… She went from living in motel rooms to performing on the world’s biggest stages… She is the legendary Misty Copeland.
Misty’s journey from living in motel rooms to becoming the first African American female principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre is nothing short of inspiring.
Misty started ballet at the late age of thirteen and rose to perform lead roles in iconic productions like Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet. During her meteoric rise, she was also featured on the covers of Time, ESSENCE, and Women's Health.
Misty didn’t just enter the ballet world; she transformed it, merging classical finesse with her powerful narrative. She has not only shattered ceilings but also redefined what safety and success look like in the arts.
Misty’s influence extends well beyond dance, collaborating with artists like Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello and H.E.R, and authoring several New York Times bestsellers. Her work through the Misty Copeland Foundation continues to inspire a new generation to embrace ballet and find their voice in the arts.
In today’s episode, Misty will share insights into the pivotal experiences that shaped her, her approach to handling the pressures of her field, and how she crafts her breathtaking performances that tell stories which resonate with so many.
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0:00.0 | Is Misty deserving of being promoted to Principal Dancer? |
0:05.0 | Will she only be promoted because she's black? |
0:07.1 | Does she really have the body? |
0:08.5 | Does she have the technique? |
0:10.0 | I physically shut down and couldn't perform. |
0:13.8 | Don't let other people's words define you. |
0:16.6 | There's so much power in being yourself. |
0:19.6 | If there was a word that you understand the most, |
0:21.9 | what is that word? |
0:23.0 | Fight. |
0:24.0 | Welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast. |
0:31.0 | I'm your host, Dr. Michael Jervay, |
0:34.0 | by trade in training a high-performance psychologist. |
0:36.0 | Today we've got something really special for you. |
0:39.0 | We were in New York City recently |
0:41.0 | and got the chance to sit down with a real trailblazer, a person who is |
0:45.3 | really, really special. She's a boundary breaker and she did it in the world of ballet first. |
0:52.0 | The legendary Misty Copeland. |
0:54.8 | Misty's journey from living in motel rooms |
0:58.4 | to becoming the first African-American female principal dancer |
1:02.3 | at the American Ballet Theater is nothing short of |
1:05.3 | inspiring. Misty started ballet at the late age of 13 and rose to perform lead roles in iconic productions like Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet, |
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