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Misty Copeland

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“Yeah. I already feel so fulfilled, and I think I will feel fulfilled and grateful. I think I will really feel immense gratitude for, you know, I never imagined that Ballet would take me here and that I would become the person that I am. And to me, that is what's been most incredible, you know, to see from the outside, to experiences myself is from the girl that I was at 13 years old to see that growth is even more impressive than any accolades.”
2025-12-09 · The Oprah Podcast · Oprah and Misty Copeland on Her Remarkable Life & Career that Transformed Dance & More · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yes, one of the first things that I remember doing as a principal dancer, I remember being in the Court of Ballet. And when those ballerinas would take so long during their bows, and you've always already been standing on the side for long periods of time on one leg, and you can only switch legs once that ballerina leaves the stage. And I remember all of us just moaning, going, please leave the stage. The first thing I did, I remember doing my first one, like I took my bow, you know, fully and respectfully and I got my butt off that stage because I was like, those girls are in pain. Waiting, waiting to come on.”
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“Yes. Not just the position attitude, but it is. The attitude you have and how you carry yourself and how you step onto a stage and motivate and kind of cultivate that energy amongst the entire company.”
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“Know that's not something I ever thought about as a young dancer, that was a quality that I needed to have. But I remember getting to a place where I was starting to get those roles. And Kevin McKenzie, who's the artistic director of American Ballet Theater. When he started to see those leadership skills developing in me was when he started to give those roles to me. And he was like, it's a real responsibility to go on stage and to lead an entire company and that it's not just about you out there.”
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“Not that day, I wouldn't say. I mean, you know, I think that by the time I got to that place of being promoted, I had already Done so much and kind of processed what it would be if I weren't promoted and I was getting to perform principal roles and I was so satisfied with that that it no longer felt that it was about the title And so by the time I was promoted to principal dancer, I was kind of like, oh, okay, but I understand the importance of the title. There needs to be that change and that evolution of what it looks like to be a ballerina, who can be a ballerina. And so, of course, the title is necessary. But in that moment, it was like, okay, I can kind of relax now, but now the real work begins now that I've actually been.”
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“Like 15 years, I think, something like that, close to before we were married. And, you know, I think what makes him so special and so different and perfect for me is that, again, it's never been about us as individuals, but what are we doing to support one another? You know, he waited to propose to me until I was promoted to principal dancer because he didn't want to distract in any way. He didn't want me to have my mind on anything else. So the day after I was promoted, he proposed to me and I was just like, what is happening? What is my life right now? But he's an incredible, incredible man.”
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“It's pretty incredible. He's an amazing man that, you know, I think I was drawn to him because I felt such safety and stability and partnership. I think that I was maybe not skeptical about marriage, but not something I felt that I needed to jump into. I think my mom.”
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“I think we're all very similar in a lot of ways in that we didn't want to repeat this cycle. Well, nobody repeated, but the real true fear of it.”
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“Yeah, it's had so many growths and evolutions. And I have to embrace and accept my body for what it is in that moment. I think even when I went through puberty at 19, I gained 10 pounds within a couple of months and I had a completely different body, but I had to keep telling myself I will never be that 16 year old girl again. What do I have to do to be my healthiest self in this body? And I think that's how I've been on this journey even after having my son. This is not the same body that I entered American Ballet Theater having, and I have to have a different grace and approach to the things that I'm doing and respect for it.”
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“I was performing professionally. It was actually in one of my first swan lakes when I was in the Court of Ballet that I got my period on stage in a white tut Pretty traumatizing.”
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“Going on in your body, I think it happens with a lot of really active young girls, whether it's gymnasts or ballet dancers, when you're so extremely active, and it's something that I think is genetic in my family. Most of the women in my family didn't start until later. And I think I actually would have started later than that had my doctor not put me on birth control to speed up the process.”
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“We're working on it, so it's not too late. But, you know, that they have caught on and feel that it's something that they have to do because there are more black and brown dancers that want to be a part of it.”
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“I started valet, I've been pancaking my point, she's my skin color. Everyone has a different method. You know, it's European pink is the color of the point shoes. It's the color of the tights we wear. And if that doesn't exclude so many, then I don't know what does, you know, and that's the first thing you get when you enter into this space. You get your tights and you get your ballet slippers. And for all those little black and brown boys and girls, you know that are receiving that message, it's saying you don't belong. You know, Arthur Mitchell started it with the Dance Feet of Harlem in the 70s. He was dying their tights and dying their point shoes so that it was a representation of their skin. And I feel that it's something that we need to acknowledge. We need to go back and give credit where it's due and say that this is how you make it inclusive. This is how you represent all bodies.”
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“Yeah, as you're saying, you know, there are so many that came before me that fought for this and that paved the way. And now I'm being given a platform to have a voice and to speak on it. That's how I feel about my journey and my path. And, you know, with having to pancake my shoes, as we say, you know, I'm in an art form that is European. I didn't know”
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“I mean, I think at the kind of heart of all of that was my real passion for it that really kept me going. But I mean, that's not going to get you through on, you know, every day in those tough days. And again, it was having the support that I've had in my life. And it was, for me, it wasn't just about looking for black ballet dancers, but just black women in general who could connect with me in the same way you feel a connection to me, you know.”
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“For me at this point in my life, like there's no moving forward without ballet. It is so ingrained in who I am. It's given me these incredible tools that are transferable in everything I do and will continue to do in my life. So I never think of it as this loss or that I'm leaving it behind. It is forever a part of me and the woman that I am. And it's, and there's a through line in everything that I do, whether it's, you know, on the speaking circuit or the books that I write or my foundation or the production company that I have, it's all connected to movement and really changing the narrative and how people view ballet. I think there's a lot of tropes and negativity that surround how people, how people view what it is to be a part of it. And I want to bring that joy and wonder and sense of community.”
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“I mean, I think that most people think about kind of this rigidness and being really pulled together and uptight. And I feel this extreme sense of release and freedom that might be the opposite from the way that a lot of people envision classical ballet.”
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“When I'm walking on the stage, I'm literally transforming into whatever character I'm portraying. It's literally that magical moment when you become the music, you become one with the orchestra and with the choreography.”
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“What a great question. You know, At the time when I was starting to train, there weren't a lot of options in terms of seeing people that looked like me and who looked like you in professional schools and professional companies. ABT was the closest I saw to diversity in terms of their cultural diversity. They had dancers from all over the world that could come into the studio company, come into the company. And so my teacher and myself, like we felt like it was the best fit for me as a young black girl.”
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“You know, I really think that it's about everything we've been talking about Oprah, you know, I think it's really about surrounding yourself with a circle of support and community who will be there to support you on those difficult days. It's not always going to be joyful and laughs, but it's going to be a lot of hard work and a lot of ups and downs. And it's so vital that you have people around you who will be there for you and who look like you and understand the journey that you're on.”
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“It's so vital. I wouldn't be where I am if I didn't have the support that I had from early on in my career and throughout my career. And so I know how important it is to have that.”
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“Debbie came into my life and showed me what it was to lead. She showed me what it was to be proud of her community and where she came from and bringing her community with her everywhere she goes. She leads with joy and with love and community is always at the base of it.”
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“Yes, Debbie came into my life very early. Cindy Bradley, my first teacher, was very conscious and thoughtful about how she kind of prepared me in the best way she could to enter into the ballet world. You know, she was thoughtful of the fact that I was the only black woman, girl for the most part at her school. And how am I going to prepare this young girl to enter into the dance world? And Debbie's such an icon.”
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“Wasn't completely strong enough and ready, but also as a black woman who felt very alone, which I felt just made it a lot more difficult for me.”
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“Yeah, I agree with you. Yeah, I think it was a combination of things. I think also maybe not even because I'd started late or I didn't maybe go to a professional ballet school, you know, one of the big companies and big schools is that I didn't really understand how to take care of my body. I didn't really think of it as my instrument. And, you know, what I was putting into it, how I was fueling it, how I was cross training, all of those things. It was also natural to me that I just kind of did it. And, you know, John's belief in me, your belief in me was everything, you know, from a young age. But once I joined the company and I no longer had this almost parental father figure, you know, holding my hand and you're kind of thrust into this adult world on your own now, it became very real, you know, what it was, not just to be someone who maybe.”
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“You know, Arthur Mitchell had a big part to do it with that understanding. I remember that first time I came into the dance theater of Harlem building, and he said to me, you have to walk in this room like you are a queen, like you belong here, because if you don't believe it, no one else is going to believe it. And it completely changed the way I thought about how I carried myself, that it wasn't just about how I performed on a stage, but it's how I'm always carrying myself. If you don't believe it, nobody else. I don't believe it. No one else will. And it definitely changed my perspective. I think that is a true truth.”
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“And I really thought about it. I went home and I thought about it, and I just felt like American ballet theater was my dream company. And if we don't take that step, how will we ever see progress and change?”
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“It was early on in my career as pretty recent, you know, after I had moved to New York and joined American Mallet Theater. And it all hit me, you know, that I was the only black woman in the company, a company of 80 dancers. And I started to really lose myself and my purpose, I guess, and how I could contribute to this company, like where would my path go? And it was in that time that Arthur Mitchell, the founder of the Dancing of Harlem, he was also the first black principal dancer at the New York City Ballet. And he came into my life and he was mentoring me and he invited me to take company class with the dance theater of Harlem. And right there on the spot he offered me a soloist contract, which was a huge deal for a 21-year-old who was in the Court of Ballet of American Ballet Theater. He said, why don't you come here where you don't have to worry about being different? You'll just be like everyone else.”
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“Very late. Three years old, yes. So after only four years of training, I was invited by American ballet theater to move to New York City and join their company.”
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“She was looking for diverse students to bring into her school on scholarship, and I happened to be one of them at the Boys and Girls Club. She said she thought I was a prodigy from the moment she touched my foot, she says she saw me move and I went to her school on scholarship and it was really difficult for my mom. She dumped a car to get me back and forth to the ballet school and that was far from a priority of hers with working two jobs and raising six children. So my teacher offered to have me live with her and I ended up living with her for three years so that I could really focus on the training since 13 is considered a late age to start dancing. And I would move to New York City after only four years. Really to start.”
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“It was at 13 on the basketball court at the Boys and Girls Club that I discovered ballet, and it was from that ballet teacher that I would live with, Cindy Bradley.”
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“You're meeting them where they are. Yes. You're meeting them in their communities. You're not pulling them out. You know, I was surrounded by people who looked like me and understood where I was coming from and the community that I grew up in. And so that was really the first time that I started to kind of feel like an individual apart from my siblings.”
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“Both. Both. And so that was my way of coping was just to not have close relationships. The Boys and Girls Club was the first time that I feel like I kind of started to So many lives, which is why I'm still very much a part of that community.”
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“I became mute pretty much. I mean, I was so introverted and didn't have a voice and I didn't want people to know what was going on in my, you know, home environment. So I thought if I don't say anything, was it use to the kids to the kids?”
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“Was the first time that I felt this sense of belonging and home, like a real sense of home because up until then we were living in and out of other people's apartments and motels and my mother's ability. Yeah, no stability at all. No consistency.”
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“I was actually born in Kansas City, Missouri. My mother was a professional cheerleader for the Kansas City Chiefs football team. She loved movement and dance, but she really loved sports and athletics. And so the reason that she did want to become a cheerleader was so that she could be on the field and watch the game. But so that was really ingrained in us, I think, this love of music and of movement and kind of using our bodies. My mom left my father and picked up with me and my three siblings at the time and moved to Los Angeles. So I was two when I came to Los Angeles. That was kind of the beginning of the chaos, picking up and moving became this theme throughout my childhood. By the time I was seven years old, we would have six, there would be six children, and my mother had married two more times and divorced.”
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“To me, it's like I'm the most comfortable and I feel the most myself when I'm on stage. So it's my whole life I've been nervous. And so this is these are the moments when I'm not. So I'm just really excited”
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“It's very interesting that that's what is coming up, you know, being 18, 19 years old, and first entering into the company. And I think this sense of, as you were saying, gratitude for the opportunity and for this life that I've been given because of ballet and the person that I've become because of ballet”
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“The closer I get to it, the more emotional it is. A year ago when I was asked to do it, I just felt like it's been five years. I've already really mourned and processed so much. The company is different. So many of the dancers that I grew up with are no longer there. So I felt very removed from it. But now that I'm back in the theater, in the studio and where I grew up, it kind of bringing up.”
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“Even more so now, you know. At 43 and having my son Jackson, I'm in a completely different body than I was at 17 when I joined American Valley Theater. And I have so much gratitude for this body getting me to where I am and having the strength and the resilience and power and vulnerability that it has.”
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“And I become the character as soon as I'm out there. And all of that pain and all of those worries and distractions go away. And so But your body can only tolerate that for so long. So, yeah.”
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“And so whenever I would, whether I was in a ballet studio or performing on a stage was the first time that I felt this sense of security and safety that no one could do anything to me when I was up there on the stage and something took over. And it's literally like you're toe crosses that threshold between backstage and, you know, the sidelines before you get on stage.”
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“I felt that from the moment I started dancing that It's been so much more to me than just going out there and having fun, or because I'm good at it. It has been something that I've needed. It's been a part of my survival. It's been a part of The way that I've escaped so much adversity throughout my life.”
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“Know, and I think it was again a combination of 20 years of performing, you know, up until that point and dealing with severe injury that I had a surgery on my tibia. I had a plate screwed in after six stress fractures. And even after having this surgery, I was still performing in a lot of pain. And I just feel like I got to a point where that excitement kind of wore off and that, you know, working towards this goal of becoming a principal dancer. And now I was just exhausted in every way, you know, especially mentally and emotionally exhausted to have to muster up that. Energy to get on stage and rehearse day after day. And again, I just felt like I feel like being a black body on the stage, I've done what I needed to do. And now there's so much other work that needs to be done off stage.”
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“The last performance I was supposed to dance was the lead in the ballet Giselle at the Kennedy Center. In DC, and it's one of my favorite roles. And I had injured my back and I had to pull out of the performance the morning of the show. And I remember feeling relieved. And not sad. And I was like, this is not a good sign. And I really need to kind of step back and evaluate what's going on and why I'm feeling this way.”
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“I completely relate to that. I completely relate to it. And I feel like. Got to a place. In 2019, I got to a place where I just felt like I always told myself, I guess, similarly to you, that I wouldn't do it if I didn't. I said, I don't want to.”
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“The final dance with American Valley Theater. And I'm really looking forward to it. I'm really excited. Again, I feel like I've gotten over that hump where I'm not just kind of like hanging on by my fingernails because it's physically so difficult to get back into that kind of shape. But now I'm like, okay, I'm in a groove. I'm rehearsing the pieces that I will perform. And they're all so meaningful to me. So it's like this beautiful love letter to my classical career and to American ballet theater.”
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“Completely changes everything. My body is completely different, and it's really a new body that I'm in, you know, approaching doing the work I've done my whole life. But I feel like I've gotten over that hump. Feeling frustrated or feeling that I'm doing this because I want to say thank you to all of the people who've supported me, but I'm at a point now where I want to do it for myself. The final final.”
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“It's been five years, and it was my choice, you know, to kind of step back and just really reassess. What it was I'm doing on the stage. You know, I've done so much throughout my career and represented my community and what it is to not fit a mold. And I feel like I've said so much and there's so much more work to be done. And I feel like that has to be done off the stage. And so it's that combined with a lot of things. You know, I think just burnout from having injury and being in pain for so many years that you kind of lose that. That sparkle, that passion for it. And so it's been really intense getting back to the stage, not just physically, but emotionally and psychologically. I mean, all of those things have to really be in sync and connected. You know, it's the same with...”
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“Didn't want to. I really have been struggling with what it means for me to be back on stage at this point in my career. And so...”
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