Misty Copeland talks to SU students about how dance became her 'escape'
Subscribe to our newsletter here. For the second question of Misty Copeland’s conversation as a part of the Syracuse University Lectures series, moderator Shanel Bailey asked Copeland how 2020 changed her. The ballerina reflected on how she learned to trust herself despite the many hats she wears as an acclaimed dancer, activist and a production company owner. “Question two is really coming out swinging,” Bailey said after. Copeland, the first Black woman to be a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, talked with over 800 viewers on Tuesday night for a Zoom webinar. With Baile...