The BBC’s Katty Kay travels to New York City to meet Misty Copeland, the iconic ballerina who became the first African-American woman to achieve the role of Principal Dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
They spoke on stage at Lincoln Center about Copeland’s status as a trailblazer, how she copes with injuries and setbacks, racism, and what she hopes to achieve in the next phase of her career.
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