CNN Anderson Cooper 360 December 19, 2014 04:58:00
Her story is different than most ballerinas. >> you took your first ballet class at 13 which is a pretty late start in the ballet field. >> it is, it is. >> reporter: months after that first class in a boys and girls club in san pedro, california, people were calling misty a prodigy. she was just 17 when she joined the american ballet theater but not everyone was quick to accept this ballerina who didn't look like all the rest. >> dear candidate, thank you for your application to your ballet academy. unfortunately, you have not been accepted. you aren't the right feet, achilles tendons, turnou...
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