I would love to read it!

Thank you!

Here you go..

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/style/misty-copeland-sally-field.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=1

Thanks for letting me know, volstork!

Thank you for the link! What a great article!

I admire both women that are helping to lead the way, volstork.

right before it closed in May. She was fabulous. It was a really effective production.

She is wonderful. I only found out that Misty spoke at Harvard the beginning of May, so sorry I missed that.

Good article!

I should probably get a subscription and support the cause

Misty Copeland And President Obama Sit Down To Talk About Race




On Feb. 29, President Barack Obama and ballerina Misty Copeland sat down with Time reporter Maya Rhodan to talk about race, gender and success in their respective careers.

While one currently resides at the White House and the other can often be found rehearsing in the storied halls of the American Ballet Theatre, they’ve encountered similar setbacks and triumphs, whether they’re talking about the body image ideals of classical ballet or the way social media is used by political activists today. 

This week, Essence Magazine is running a three-part video series that gives a peek inside the White House Cabinet room, where the interview took place. The clips show Copeland, a member of the presidential Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, and Obama discussing Black Girl Magic, Black Lives Matter, and the realities of raising two African American women today.

More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/misty-copeland-barack-obama_us_56e6c390e4b0b25c918268b8

She was on Obamas team....

Thank you, Ligyron.

and she said she could dance professionally in Europe where they're more relaxed about body types, in the U.S. her boobs are too big (she's white, though). The show had looked for dancers in the U.S. but hadn't found anyone just right so then thought to check Europe. Turns out having a little meat on the bones and boobs was good for TV so she got the part. Funny to see men interviewers who don't know about dance talking to these petite women and freaking out because they can't believe the ballet world thinks these dancers are too big.

Oy.