Misty

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Misty is the given name of Misty Copeland, the renowned American ballerina and principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre.

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Misty canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballerina
human
awardReceived Glamour Women of the Year Award
Shorty Award for Best in Dance
Spingarn Medal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1982-09-10
educatedAt San Pedro High School
employer American Ballet Theatre
ethnicGroup African American people
African Americans
linked to: Black Americans

German Americans
Italian Americans
linked to: Italian American
familyName Copeland
fieldOfWork dance
performing arts
genre ballet
givenName Misty
hasOccupationSpecialization principal dancer
soloist
hasWebsite https://mistycopeland.com/
influencedBy Raven Wilkinson
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOf American Ballet Theatre
movement classical ballet
notableAchievement first African American woman promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre
notableFor advocacy for diversity in classical ballet
notableRole Clara in The Nutcracker
Kitri in Don Quixote
Odette-Odile in Swan Lake
notableWork Ballerina Body
Black Ballerinas
Firebird
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
The Wind at My Back
linked to: Wind at My Back
occupation author
ballet dancer
television personality
participantIn American Ballet Theatre summer intensive programs
placeOfBirth Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
positionHeld principal dancer
residence New York City
sexOrGender female
spouse Olu Evans
subjectOf documentary film A Ballerina’s Tale

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Misty Copeland givenName Misty
Misty Upham givenName Misty
Misty Copeland givenName Misty
subject linked to: Misty