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'That took long enough!' Black ballerinas finally get shoes to match their skin | Ballet | The Guardian
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Celebrating Black History Month: Spotlight on Misty Copeland | Atlanta Ballet Centre For Dance Education
![Misty Copeland was rejected by the first ballet school she applied for, they said she lacked the right torso, feet, body type & at age 13 she was too old for ballet. Misty Copeland was rejected by the first ballet school she applied for, they said she lacked the right torso, feet, body type & at age 13 she was too old for ballet.](https://external-preview.redd.it/misty-copeland-was-rejected-by-the-first-ballet-school-she-v0-wsCVZaCGwo2WWqgBBOZBydpbsWAPmeOaw7aEvmDeGTU.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d956629290aa62005d253e8a8cd13444721b71f3)
Misty Copeland was rejected by the first ballet school she applied for, they said she lacked the right torso, feet, body type & at age 13 she was too old for ballet.
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