Misty Copeland
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Born in Kansas City and raised in Los Angeles' San Pedro district, she began formal ballet training only at thirteen after a local coach spotted her talent while she led her middle-school drill team. Support from a community ballet teacher allowed her to enter the San Pedro Dance Center, where she progressed to pointe within months and later entered the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Studio Company…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources