Misty Copeland Celebrates Retirement with Final Ballet Performance
TL;DR
Misty Copeland retired from American Ballet Theatre after a groundbreaking career as the first Black female principal dancer, celebrated for her contributions to diversity and her performances in iconic ballets, with a farewell gala at Lincoln Center attended by notable figures like Oprah Winfrey.
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- ‘She changed ballet’: Misty Copeland takes her final bow at retirement show The Guardian
- Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes after performing at retirement show NPR
- These stars showed up for Misty Copeland's final American Ballet Theatre performance USA Today
- Misty Copeland Will Take Her Final Bow The New York Times
- Misty Copeland Takes Her Final Bow as Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater People.com
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