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Ballet Legend Misty Copeland on Perseverance and Dreaming Big

Ballet Legend Misty Copeland on Perseverance and Dreaming Big

Misty Copeland speaks with CNBC Senior Media & Tech Correspondent Julia Boorstin at the CNBC Changemakers Summit about her illustrious career, overcoming adversity and her mission to make the dance community more inclusive.

The Keynote by CNBC Events · Julia Boorstin, Misty Copeland

July 4, 202415m 20s

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Misty Copeland began ballet lessons at 13. A prodigy, she was dancing en pointe just three months later, all while her family faced housing insecurity. In 2015, the trailblazing ballerina became the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. CNBC Senior Media & Tech Correspondent Julia Boorstin spoke with Copeland at the CNBC Changemakers Summit. She discusses her illustrious career, overcoming adversity and her mission to make the dance community more inclusive for all. 

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