S3E08 – Rejecting Misty Copeland

Show Notes

Misty Copeland made history as the first Black female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. But along her incredible journey to the front of the stage, Copeland was told she had the wrong body for ballet. That she was too curvy, too short, too old, that her skin colour ruined the “aesthetic.”

Join us this week as we tell Copeland’s story — from sleeping on the floor of a motel room to becoming one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People.

Major sources for this episode include:
1) Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina – Misty Copeland
2) Guide Posts – Misty Copeland: Made To Dance
3) The Players’ Tribune – Technique Has No Color
4) 92nd Street Y – A Ballerina’s Tale with Misty Copeland
5) New Yorker Mag – An Unlikely Ballerina

From the creators of Under the Influence:
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Writer & Host: Sidney O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner

This show is brought to you by the Apostrophe Podcast Network and powered by Acast.

Show Notes

Misty Copeland made history as the first Black female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. But along her incredible journey to the front of the stage, Copeland was told she had the wrong body for ballet. That she was too curvy, too short, too old, that her skin colour ruined the “aesthetic.”

Join us this week as we tell Copeland’s story — from sleeping on the floor of a motel room to becoming one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People.

Major sources for this episode include:
1) Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina – Misty Copeland
2) Guide Posts – Misty Copeland: Made To Dance
3) The Players’ Tribune – Technique Has No Color
4) 92nd Street Y – A Ballerina’s Tale with Misty Copeland
5) New Yorker Mag – An Unlikely Ballerina

From the creators of Under the Influence:
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Writer & Host: Sidney O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner

This show is brought to you by the Apostrophe Podcast Network and powered by Acast.

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