Misty Copeland: References & Edit History

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  • Naomi Blumberg
    Naomi Blumberg was Assistant Editor, Arts and Culture for Encyclopaedia Britannica. She covered topics related to art history, architecture, theatre, dance, literature, and music.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: The Guardian - Misty Copeland: dancing into history. Oct 23, 2026
Anniversary information added. Sep 06, 2026
Add new Web site: CBC Arts - Barrier-breaking dancer Misty Copeland on what ballet can learn from the reckonings of 2020. Apr 25, 2026
Add new Web site: PBS - Firing Line with Margaret Hoover - Misty Copeland. Dec 06, 2025
Revised the Top Questions section. Oct 23, 2025
Added brief note on Copeland's retirement. Oct 23, 2025
Added a Top Questions section. Oct 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Harvard Business Review - Life’s Work: An Interview with Misty Copeland. Oct 15, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Misty Copeland on Broadening 'Beauty' and Being Black in Ballet. Aug 30, 2025
Article revised and updated. Jun 09, 2025
Add new Web site: UMBC Magazine - Ballet dancer Misty Copeland shares personal mission in visit with students at UMBC. May 17, 2025
Add new Web site: Official Site of Misty Copeland Foundation. Jan 07, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN Style - Misty Copeland permanently changed ballet and the arts. Now she’s ready for her next challenge. Nov 12, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC - Influential with Katty Kay - Misty Copeland. Aug 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Misty Copeland. Jun 26, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 08, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Misty Copeland: dancing into history. Apr 09, 2024
Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - Misty Copeland. Oct 12, 2023
Corrected display issue. Nov 02, 2022
Added the book Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy. Nov 23, 2021
Added several books, including Ballerina Body. Sep 30, 2020
Added the movie The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018). Nov 02, 2018
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Misty Copeland. Oct 05, 2016
Add new Web site: American Ballet Theatre - Misty Copeland. May 26, 2016
Add new Web site: Official Site of Misty Copeland. Jan 21, 2016
Updated to mention Copeland's debut on Broadway in 2015. Aug 27, 2015
Updated to mention Copeland's appointment as the ABT's first African American female principal dancer. Jun 30, 2015
Added photograph. May 29, 2015
New article added. Dec 10, 2014
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