Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina (39 page)

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Authors: Misty Copeland

Tags: #Biography & Autobiography, #Nonfiction, #Retail

Dance Theatre of Harlem,
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–86,
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Danielle (friend),
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DelaCerna, Cameron (brother),
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and Robert,
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DelaCerna, Sylvia (mother),
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–65
adoption of,
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–14,
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at Boys and Girls Club ceremony,
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–33
as cheerleader,
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,
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childhood of,
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–14,
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,
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,
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children of,
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and Cindy,
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–40,
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–65,
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–87,
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–19,
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–33,
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and Doug,
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–4,
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,
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–7
and Harold,
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jobs held by,
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–56,
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–34
and men,
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–25,
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–60,
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and Misty’s childhood,
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and Misty’s dancing,
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–65,
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–87,
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–11,
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–19,
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and Misty’s emancipation,
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–23,
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–25,
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personal traits of,
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–56
and responsibility,
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and Robert,
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–55
wanting Misty back home,
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–11,
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–20,
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–64
Delman, Gregg,
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Diggs, Taye,
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Don Quixote:
Dryad Queen role in,
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flower girl variations,
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,
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Kitri role in,
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–16,
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–74,
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–93,
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pas de deux
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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion,
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–16,
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Dutch National Ballet,
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Ellis, Ashley,
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emancipation:
of child performers,
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–23,
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fought by Misty’s mother,
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–23,
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–25
Misty declared emancipated minor,
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–22,
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petition withdrawn,
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,
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English National Ballet,
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Erik Bruhn Competition,
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–31
Extra
,
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Eyes That Gently Touch
,
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Fales, Timothy,
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Fales-Hill, Susan,
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–82,
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,
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Fayyaz, Leyla,
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–54,
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–68,
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–93
Firebird
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–50
critical reviews,
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–44,
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dancing in pain,
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,
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–47,
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–53
Misty as Firebird in,
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–8,
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–39,
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–44,
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–50,
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,
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,
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–63
pas de deux
,
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Ratmansky as choreographer for,
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–5,
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–40,
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on the road,
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–43
schedule for,
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–39
story of,
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–38
unique performances in,
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–40,
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,
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Forum, Los Angeles,
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Garland, Robert,
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George, Nelson,
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Gibbons, Leeza,
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Giselle
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Glass, Philip,
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–45
Gong
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Gooding, Cuba, Jr.,
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Graham Central Station (funk rock group),
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Grandma Marie,
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Grandpa Martin,
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–49
Graves, Lorraine,
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gyrotonics classes,
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–57
Haley, Jason,
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Hallberg, David,
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Harold (stepfather),
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leaving,
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life with,
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–14,
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and Lindsey,
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Herrera, Paloma,
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–75,
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and
Dance
story,
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