who is this prodigy ballet dancer who is the first african-american female to be principal dancer at the american ballet theatre?
Misty Copeland is an acclaimed ballerina and the first African-American performer to be appointed a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre. Her story is on Bio.com. Acclaimed ballerina Misty Copeland is the first African-American performer to be appointed as a principal dancer for American Ballet Theatre. Synopsis Born on September 10, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri, Misty Copeland endured a tumultuous home life to find her way to dance, eventually studying under California ballet instructor Cindy Bradley.