https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc Misty Copeland en-us 2019-11-12 19:38:00 UTC 2020-01-19 06:55:41 UTC hello@padlet.com bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/428133495 2020-01-06 20:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/428133495 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/428136803 2020-01-06 20:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/428136803 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/428137764 2020-01-06 20:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/428137764 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/428145561 2020-01-06 20:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/428145561 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/428186364 2020-01-06 22:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/428186364 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/431130356 Misty Copeland was born on December 10th 1982, in Kansas City, Missouri. Her father, Doug Copeland, left their family when Misty was only two, so she never really had a chance to meet him. She grew up with her mother, Sylvie DelaCerna, siblings, Erica, Douglas,  Christopher, and step siblings, Lindsey-Monique Brown and Cameron Koa DelaCerna.]]> 2020-01-14 04:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/431130356 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/431131842 When Misty was 13 years old, she joined a Boys and Girls Club where they taught ballet. At this club,  she met a woman named Cynthia Bradley, who was ultimately the one who opened her eyes to the world of dance.]]> 2020-01-14 04:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/431131842 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/431133161 Just a year later, when Misty was 14, she received her first pair of pointe shoes. This may not seem like a big milestone, but for a dancer, it is a huge rite of passage. Page 44 says, "Techniques that would normally take a young dancer months, even years, to learn, let alone perfect, I mastered in minutes. Eight weeks after walking into Cindy's school, I stood en pointe for the first time."]]> 2020-01-14 04:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/431133161 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/431134004 On March 24th, 1988, she received the Los Angeles Music Centre Spotlight Award. This was big deal because it made her name known to the world which helped her to begin her dancing career.]]> 2020-01-14 04:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/431134004 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/431583468 After her birth father had left the family, her mom married a man named Harold. This was the father that earned the title of "Dad". Misty described Harold as cheerful, comforting,  and kind, with an infectious laugh.  Although this man was a very good father,  he was an alcoholic which caused him to sometimes have a temper. In chapter 1, on page 11, of her book it says, "That was the side of Harold the kids saw: cheerful, comforting, kind. But behind that facade of laughter and fun, my mother saw something completely different. Harold was an alcoholic." Despite his issue, Misty states on page 12, "I never loved Harold any less."]]> 2020-01-14 21:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/431583468 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432239496 On December 1st, 1996, Misty played the lead role of "Clara" in the Nutcracker. This experience helped her name become more known to the world.]]> 2020-01-16 03:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432239496 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432642985 In 1998, there arose some issues with her mom's custody of her. At this time, Misty actually moved in with her dance teacher, Cynthia Bradley, but by the end of this case, was living with her mother again. Misty was greatly effected by this whole experience because it was extremely emotional, and in the end, she lost her dance coach which was the one person that never gave up on her.]]> 2020-01-16 19:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432642985 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432649691 In 2000, when she was only 18 years of age, Misty got accepted to teach at the American Ballet Theater (ABT). This was one of the most exciting parts of her career because she would now be paid to do what she loves the very most.]]> 2020-01-16 20:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432649691 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432791256 When Misty was 15 years old,  the morning of the spotlight awards, she noticed herself full of nerves, unlike anything she had felt before. As she says on page 93 of her book, "It was a feeling that was so new in connection with dance that at first sight I didn't even know what it was." Misty was feeling a lot of pressure as she was about to be performing in front of a big crowd, but this experience was just the beginning of the nerves and excitement of dancing alone in a room full of people.]]> 2020-01-17 04:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432791256 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432794306 When Misty was 16, she made the decision to come back to Southern California and finish high school. As she was leaving the American Ballet Theater, she was awarded the Coca Cola Scholarship, which helped her pay for her training back home. This is supported in her book, on page 146, as it reads, "As a parting gift, ABT awarded me a Coca-Cola Scholarship, money that would pay for my pointe shoes and training back in Southern California."]]> 2020-01-17 05:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432794306 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432796659 When Misty was 22 years old, she met her father for the first time. He left the family when she was only 2 years old, so she doesn't have any memories or experiences with him. This was really important because now she has someone to turn to when times got rough, someone that would be there for her, someone that cared for her. In the Acknowledgments on page 269, it says, "Thank you Daddy for stepping into my life and raising me as your own."]]> 2020-01-17 05:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/432796659 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433137311 On August 25, 2007, Misty Copeland became a soloist with the ABT dance company. She was one of only three African Americans to do this.]]> 2020-01-17 20:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433137311 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433138873 On June 30, 2015, Misty Copeland made history. She became the first African American principal dancer in all of time. This was not an easy place to get to though. She had to be very dedication with a true desire to be the best she can be. Misty proved to the world that she wasn't going to let anything stop her from being successful. ]]> 2020-01-17 20:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433138873 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433343166 Misty Copeland's life was greatly changed after her glorious performance of the Firebird. After that night, she found out that she had six stress fractures in her tibia. She explained the situation in her book on page 252. It reads, "But this time was more serious. I had six stress fractures in my tibia, the larger bone below the knee. I had been in pain the entire six months I had prepared for the Firebird and La Bayadere, unknowingly building fracture upon fracture." Misty was devastated. She had been working so hard as a ballerina and all she wanted was to keep growing and growing, but then this. She says on page 253 of her book, "Of course, it will never be easy." This was a huge trial that she had to endure and honestly, it was really hard for her to stay hopeful. But she did it.]]> 2020-01-19 04:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433343166 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433345546 Her surgery took place on October 10, 2012. During her recovery, she had befriended Marjorie. Page 255 says, "Marjorie was my savior. She kept my mind and spirit positive, while I looked toward healing." During this time, Misty "felt lost and without purpose". She was having negative thoughts and becoming depressed. Marjorie kept her above water. She helped Misty find the positives in this trial. Misty was able to grow in different aspects of ballet that she wouldn't have before, if this didn't happen.]]> 2020-01-19 04:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433345546 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433346724 Misty Copeland had the amazing opportunity to be the soloist in the Firebird. She danced her heart out while in the beautiful Metropolitan Opera House. Many people had come to support her. To Misty, this was more than just for her personal growth. It was for every single person who had helped her write her story and make it to this chapter. On page 249 of her book it says, "A Firebird has to be like a bird, but to move us she has to be like a human being...Copeland is the only highly placed African American woman in ballet in the city. Now they should promote her for artistic reasons as well as political ones. She deserves it." This quote shows how big of a deal this performance was and how Misty Copeland truly had made history.]]> 2020-01-19 04:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433346724 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433349148 On May 1, 2012 Misty Copeland got accepted to be in the Boys and Girls Club Hall Of Fame. This was important because this was where her story of ballet began.]]> 2020-01-19 05:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433349148 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433351043 Misty Copeland had the chance to be in a music video and go on tour with Prince. The tour was called "Welcome 2 America". Misty thoughts as she got asked are explained on page 214. It reads, "I immediately zoned out, trying to envision how I would move to his music as a ballerina. The thought was odd but thrilling."]]> 2020-01-19 05:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433351043 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433351861 After Misty's injury, she wasn't able to continue dance at the high level she was previously. She began to model and promote the brand Bloch. The ads became public in 2012.]]> 2020-01-19 05:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433351861 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433353573 On March 25, 2014, Misty Copeland released her book Life in Motion which is what this timeline is based off of. In the Acknowledgments section of this book, Misty wrote, "I never thought that I would be so blessed as to be given the opportunity to share all that makes me: my dreams, my struggles, and my hope to inspire many to dare to dream bigger than they can image." (269) Learning about Misty's story has inspired me to never doubt my abilities and to always find the light, even in the darkest of times. ]]> 2020-01-19 06:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433353573 bennibry000 https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433355301 Copeland, Misty. Life in Motion: an unlikely ballerina. Simon & Schuster, 2014.]]> 2020-01-19 06:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bennibry000/911kwkdiyssc/wish/433355301