Misty Copeland's Children's Book

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Oct 21, 2020

Ballerina Misty Copeland, who in 2015 became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in the American Ballet Theater's 75-year history, joins us to discuss her new children's book Bunheads, the first in a series of picture books inspired by Misty's own early experiences in ballet.

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