Misty Copeland Height, Weight, Age, Body Stats

Misty Copeland is an American ballerina. She is signed to American Ballet Theater (ABT), one of the country’s most important companies. In 2015, Misty became the first African American woman to become ABT’s lead dancer in their 75-year history. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and relaxing. As of 2014, she has published several books.

Born name

Misty Danielle Copeland

nickname

Misty

Sun sign

Virgo

Place of birth

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Residence

Manhattan, New York City, United States

nationality

training

She studied at Point Fermin Elementary School , Dana Middle School , and San Pedro High School in Los Angeles, California.

occupation

Ballet dancer, author

family

• Vater – Doug Copeland
• Mother – Sylvia DelaCerna (former cheerleader and medical assistant)
• Siblings – Erica Stephanie Copeland (older sister), DouglasCopeland Jr. (older brother), Christopher Ryan Copeland (older brother), Lindsey Monique Brown (younger half-sister), Cameron Koa DelaCerna (younger half-brother)
• Others – Harold Brown (Stepfather) (Head of Sales), Robert DelaCerna (Stepfather) (Radiologist)

Manager

Misty is represented by –

• Das New Yorker American Ballet Theatre
• Squire Media und Management Inc.

To build

Athletic

Height

157,5 cm (5 ft 2 in)

weight

54 kg

friend/spouse

Misty dated –

1. Olu Evans (2004-Present) – Copeland met American attorney Olu Evans through his cousin Taye Diggs, who is a Broadway star, in 2004. The couple were long-dating and got engaged in 2015, which they credited as the cover story in Essence magazine published. They married in California on July 31, 2016 and visited the Maldives for their honeymoon.
2. Prince (2010) – Misty was introduced to musician Prince in 2009 while she was working on his musical projects. They were rumored to have had an encounter in 2010.

race/ethnicity

multiracial

She is of German and African descent on her father’s side and Italian and African descent on her mother’s side.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Big smile
• She has many birthmarks all over her body.

brand promotion

Misty has done endorsement work for the following brands –

• T-Mobile (2010)
• Coach, Inc. (2013)
• Dr. Pepper (2013)
• Seiko (2015)
• The Dannon Company (2016)
• Under Armor (2014)
• Estee Lauder (2017)

Religion

She has not spoken publicly about her religious views.

Known for

A successful ballerina and first dancer in the history of American Ballet Theater.

first movie

Misty starred in the 2018 adventure fantasy film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms in the role of a ballerina.

First TV show

Misty made her television debut as a guest on the talk show Tavis Smiley in February 2011.

Personal trainer

As a top notch ballerina, Misty always needs to stay physically fit. She starts her day with 90 minutes of ballet classes and then rehearses up to 7 hours 5 days a week, doing cardio workouts in between. Like any other dancer, she has been plagued with a number of injuries. When she was injured and on hiatus in 2012, she turned to ballet classes to maintain technique and form.

Her diet also played a major role in her performance and agility. She began consuming mostly fish and vegetables and limiting her intake of empty calories, which in turn increased her energy levels and helped her perform better.

Your daily food intake looks like this:

• Breakfast – She starts her day with a muffin or bagel with spring cream cheese and iced coffee.
• Lunch – In the afternoon, enjoy a spinach salad with pecans, goat cheese, dried cranberries, and a vinaigrette dressing.
• Dinner – She ends the day with fish like grilled salmon, roasted onions, carrots and butternut squash with rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper. She eats an after-dinner dessert, such as peanut butter cookies, and occasionally drinks prosecco (Italian white wine) to maintain a balanced diet.

Misty Copeland favorite things

• Role – Romeo and Juliet
• Restaurants in NYC – Eds Chowder House, Landmarc, Café Luxemburg
• Style-Icon – Nicole Richie
• Fish – Salmon
• Fruits – grapes, bananas, blueberries
• Serve snacks – sushi, cheese
• Flowers – orchids
• TV Show – Shahs of the Sunset, Black-ish
• Place – Tokyo
• Ballettstufe – Long throws
• Basketball Player – Charles Barkley
• Color – Purple
• Basketball Team – Phoenix Suns

Misty Copeland Fakten

1. Misty distinguished herself as the first African American dancer to be promoted to principal dancer in American Ballet Theater’s 75-year history on June 30, 2015.
2. In 2015, she was named to Time Magazine’s list of “100 Most Influential People in the World” and appeared on its cover. She became the second dancer, preceded by dancer Bill T. Jones in 1994.
3. While a student at Dana Middle School, she became the captain of the drill team, alongside sixth grade treasurer and hall monitor.
4. Noting Misty’s natural grace and poise, her Dana Drill Team trainer, Elizabeth Cantine, invited her to attend friend Cynthia Bradley’s free ballet classes at the local Boys & Girls Club.
5. At age 13, she began studying ballet at the San Pedro Dance Center, where Bradley picked her up from school due to her mother and sister’s busy work schedule.
6. It was only after three months of ballet studies that Misty nailed the toe – a position that allows a ballet dancer to support their weight on the tip of their toes while wearing pointe shoes.
7. Since Sylvia wanted her daughter to stop ballet, Bradley persuaded her mother to let Misty stay with her (Bradley’s) family and even offered to host her.
8. Both mother and daughter signed a management and lifelong contract with Bradley whereby Misty spent her weekdays with the Bradleys and her weekends with her mother, who was a 2 hour bus ride away.
9. She won a national ballet competition and landed her first solo role when she turned 14.
10. She first caught media attention when she appeared as Clara on The Chocolate Nutcracker at San Pedro High School, which was attended by 2000 guests. She only achieved this achievement 8 months after her ballet training.
11. Misty starred in The Chocolate Nutcracker , an African American version of the famous story narrated by Debbie Allen. She performed alongside the LA Academy of Fine Arts at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Her role was changed to include ethnic dances.
12. A 15-year-old Misty won first prize at the Los Angeles Music Center’s Spotlight Awards held at the Chandler Pavilion in 1998. She admitted it was the first time she felt nervous about entering a competition.
13. The Los Angeles Times recognized her victory at the 10 ^th Annual Competition Among Southern California’s Gifted High School Students, which named her the best young dancer in the Los Angeles area.
14. In 1998 she attended a summer workshop at the San Francisco Ballet School, which along with the American Ballet Theater and the New York City Ballet are the top three major classical ballet companies in the United States
15. During her 6 week workshop she was placed in the most advanced classes and her tuition and expenses were covered under the scholarship program. She was offered a full-time student position with the San Francisco Ballet, but turned it down, hoping to perform with the American Ballet Theatre.
16. In 1998, she became embroiled in a custody battle involving her mother and her custodians – the Bradleys. With Misty Copeland’s mother resenting her allegiance to the Bradley, Copeland filed for emancipation from her mother. In return, her mother filed a restraining order against the Bradleys, their five-year-old son, and Copeland’s hired attorney.
17. The case was tried before the Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Los Angeles. Misty eventually withdrew her emancipation petition after her mother assured the court that Misty could always dance. Both the emancipation papers and the restraining orders were dropped.
18. Copeland began taking ballet classes at the Lauridsen Ballet Center with a new teacher who was a former ABT dancer, Diane Lauridsen.
19. She performed with ABT as part of their 1999 and 2000 full-scholarship summer intensive programs. She was named an ABT National Coca-Cola Scholar in 2000.
20. In September 2000 she joined the ABT Studio Company and played pas de deux in Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty. But 8 months after joining, she had to sit out due to a lumbar spine fracture.
21. At 19, her puberty was delayed, which is common among ballet dancers. As a result, she was prescribed birth control pills that made her gain 10 pounds in a month. She became aware of her large body and struggled with image problems and eating disorders.
22. After a positive comeback, she received rave reviews for her performances and was named Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch in 2003.
23. 2004 proved to be her breakthrough when she was included in former ABT dancer Rosalie O’Connor’s picture book, Getting Closer: A Dancer’s Perspective.
24. In 2004, she met her biological father for the first time since she was two years old.
25. In August 2007, Misty became one of the youngest dancers to be named a soloist with ABT.
26. Copeland was selected by Essence as the 37 Breaking Boundaries Black Women in Entertainment. She received this award as part of Black History Month 2011.
27. Her performance in The Firebird was recognized as one of the best dance performances in March 2012. She suffered from 6 stress fractures to her tibia after just one appearance in New York and was out for the entire ABT season.
28. In March 2009, she appeared in a music video with Prince for his single “Crimson and Clover” from his 2009 album Lotusflower. She also performed a pas de deux en pointe on his song “The Beautiful Ones” in the New York City and New Jersey portions of his Welcome 2 America tour.
29. Misty was named to Vanity Fair’s 2015 International Best Dressed List.
30. A black and white book titled Misty Copeland: Power and Grace was released in July 2015 by photographer Richard Corman. The book contains rich photographs of Copeland dancing around and on a baby grand piano that has washed ashore under the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise.
31. In February 2016, Misty was interviewed with President Barack Obama in the first of a three-part video series with Time and Essence magazine. The subject of the interview included race, gender, achievement and creating opportunities for young people.
32. In 2016, she walked New York Fashion Week in support of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign to raise awareness of heart disease in women.
33. In 2011 she launched her own dance collection called M by Misty.
34. She published a memoir called Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina in 2014, co-authored by Charisse Jones. In the same year she published a picture book for children entitled “Firebird” with the illustrator Christopher Myers. In 2017 she published her third book on fitness and health entitled “Ballerina Body”.
35. In 2016, toy manufacturing company Mattel released a Misty Copeland Barbie doll.
36. Her 2014 Unter Armor ad campaign was recognized by Adweek as one of the 10 Best Ads of the Year and Best Women’s Campaign of the Year. In July 2017, she was featured in a digital ad campaign for the brand.
37. She has received countless awards throughout her career, including Glamor’s Women of 2015, Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People of 2015, and ESPN’s 2015 Impact 25 for her contribution and impact in empowering women in sports.
38. In 2014 she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Hartford for her contributions to classical ballet and promoting diversity in the art form.
39. She received a Shorty Award in 2016 for Best in Dance on Social Media.
40. Visit their official website @ mistycopeland.com.
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