Aver a thousand excited and fidgety youngsters came to see the farewell performance of Misty Copeland, ABT's first Black female principal.

Misty Copeland has been a professional ballerina for the past 25 years at the American Ballet Theatre. In 2015 she made history when she became the first Black principal dancer at the legendary ...

Misty Copeland gave a powerful final performance marking the end of her groundbreaking 24-year career with American Ballet Theatre. Misty Copeland dazzled Lincoln Center with grace and grit Wednesday ...

The Associated Press called her career trailblazing, “in which she became an ambassador for diversity” in the world of ballet. Copeland, 43, became a member of the ABT when she was a teen and was the ...

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Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the communities that had supported her.

After a storied, decades-long career, ballerina Misty Copeland — known just as much for her advocacy offstage as her accomplishments on — is retiring from American Ballet Theatre. Copeland, who last ...

On October 22, 2025, Misty Copeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) during a gala at Lincoln Center, closing the curtain on a remarkable 25-year career. At 43, Copeland ...