169 Quotes by Misty Copeland

In a ballet company, you’re trying to create unison and uniform when you’re in a cour de ballet.

When you see the body outside of a costume and see the strength that it takes, people would look at dance a different way and see how athletic it is. You’re not just born like that.

I don’t think a lot of people really understand the commitment it takes to being a character that an actor in Hollywood would take to approaching a role that they’re doing.

I ended up training only for four years before I was accepted into American Ballet Theater in New York City.

I’m a pescatarian, so I don’t eat red meat or pork. So my dinners usually consist of seafood in some way. And maybe cookies after!

My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn’t let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.

It’s difficult to exist as a woman, especially I think as a powerful woman. You want to stand strong and you want to be considered and equal.

The higher you go up in rank, usually the longer you can dance.

My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with ABT.