Misty Copeland's Best Ballet Performances

1 Misty Copeland Dancing the Kitri Variation From Don Quixote

Misty performed this variation from Don Quixote back in 1997 when she was only 15 years old (and had only two years of dance training under her belt).

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2 Misty Copeland Dancing the Queen of the Dryads Variation From Don Quixote

Misty performed another variation from Don Quixote during the ABT NYC Summer Intensive back in 2000.

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3 Misty Copeland Dancing Marcelo Gomes's Paganini

Misty performed Marcelo Gomes's Paganini solo in 2012's Gala de Ballet Despertares in Mexico City.

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4 Misty Copeland Dancing Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux

Misty performed this solo from Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux at the 37th Annual Kennedy Centre Honours in 2014.

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5 Misty Copeland Dancing to Flower Duet From Lakmé

Misty performed a solo to "Flower Duet" from the opera Lakmé during an appearance on the Arsenio Hall Show in 2014.

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6 Misty Copeland Dancing the Sugar Plum Pas De Deux From The Nutcracker

Misty performed this pas de deux opposite fellow ABT dancer Sterling Baca at the New England Dance Ensemble's production of The Nutcracker in 2014.

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7 Misty Copeland Dancing the Miss Turnstiles Ballet From On the Town

Misty played the role of Miss Turnstiles in the Broadway musical On the Town in 2015.

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8 Misty Copeland Dancing Juliet's Variation From Romeo and Juliet

Misty performed this variation from Romeo and Juliet at La Scala Theatre in Milan in 2016.

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9 Misty Copeland Dancing the Balcony Pas de Deux From Romeo and Juliet

Misty performed this pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet with fellow ABT dancer Roberto Bolle at La Scala Theatre in 2016.

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10 Misty Copeland Dancing Selections From Swan Lake

Misty performed selections from Swan Lake while accompanied by the LA Philharmonic during the Dudamel and Stars of Ballet program at the Hollywood Bowl in 2017.

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