Black Ballerinas
My Journey to Our Legacy
$36.92
- Hardcover
64 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2022
Summary
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and former American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes an illustrated nonfiction collection celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage.
As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn’t have a lot of exposure to ballet or prominent dancers. She was sixteen when she saw a black ballerina on a magazine cover for …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534474246 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1534474242 |
| Author: | Misty Copeland, Salena Barnes |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Aladdin |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 669g |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 229mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland made history by becoming the first African American female principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. She is the author of Ballerina Body, The Wind at My Back, and the bestselling Life in Motion as well as the children’s books Firebird Waltz, Bunheads and its sequel, Black Ballerinas, and Letters to Misty. Misty is the recipient of the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts and an inductee into the Boys and Girls Club Alumni Hall of Fame. In 2015, she was named to Time magazine’s 100 list and was one of Glamour magazine’s “Women of the Year.” She lives in New York City.
Salena Barnes is a Berlin-based 2-D artist. She creates illustrations, characters, and art assets in the fields of entertainment, lifestyle, and culture.
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