It’s taken an adjustment for me physically really listen to my body and know that I need to push it to stay in the best shape I can. When I’m not fine-tuning, I’m doing floor bar or cardio or Pilates and filling the time with things that are going to help me stay strong and grow. It’s been interesting to be able to find the balance now because before I was just going, going, going because that is what my schedule was. My rehearsal schedule hasn’t been as grueling … but the rehearsals I’m in are a little more demanding. How have things changed since becoming principal dancer? I think that this season will really tell me what it’s like to be a principal dancer, being in a theater for two months straight and performing these roles every night.” I think that it’s become easier and easier as time goes on and accept and own a reality that I’m not in a dream. “It’s almost like this reassurance inside me. It’s a lot, admits Copeland, but she’s adjusting and excited for the next season. Copeland’s message transcends the dance world and applies to all children aspiring to do something extraordinary.In addition to dancing “Firebird,” Copeland is tackling roles in “La Fille mal gardée,” “Swan Lake,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Le Corsaire” and “The Golden Cockrel” for the American Ballet Theatre. No matter what that dream is, you have the power to make it come true with hard work and dedication, despite what you look like or struggle with."įIREBIRD is a wonderful story with a powerful and important message. To feel that they have no limits, just endless dreams that are reachable. She writes: "My hopes are that people will feel empowered to be whatever they want to be. FIREBRID empowers children to dream big and encourages them to accomplish those dreams. Now, as the first African American female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, she has taken it upon herself to lead a new generation of aspiring dancers and teach them that they are not alone. She felt like she did not fit the mold to be the ballerina she dreamed of becoming. In her authors note Copeland talks about how as a young aspiring ballerina she turned to books and never saw herself represented.
Copeland explains to the young girl that with hard work and dedications she too can be a "firebird." Perhaps the most important lesson taught in this inspirational book is the power of one's ability to believe in themselves. She then began her studies at the Lauridsen Ballet Center. At the age of 15 she won first place in the Music Center Spotlight Awards. Illustrated by award-winning illustrator Christopher Myers, FIREBIRD tells the story of a young girl who lacks confidence, who doubts that she can ever be as successful as her idol, Misty Copeland. In her debut picture book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl whose confidence is fragile and who is questioning her own ability to reach the. Born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in San Pedro, California, Misty Copeland began her ballet studies at the age of 13 at the San Pedro City Ballet.
Ballerina Misty Copeland teaches young women to dare to dream in her beautiful children's book FIREBIRD.
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