“As a child, I had been told that I was exactly what a ballerina should...” — Misty Copeland Quote

“As a child, I had been told that I was exactly what a ballerina should be.”

“Growing up, I was surrounded by R&B and Hip-Hop, and the closest thing I could find to dance was gymnastics which I watched on TV. So, I just used those avenues I found available right in my milieu to express what was inside of me.”

“I think body-image issues are not just a dancer thing. I think we're much more in tune and aware because the body is our instrument and art, and we stare at ourselves in a mirror all day, but I feel like it's something that every woman experiences and every girl experiences.”

“When I grow up I am going to be a ballerina. I will be in Giselle. It will be so much fun being a ballerina.”

“I was a ballerina for 10 years growing up, but I stopped.”

“I'm not super confident in my body, but I am a ballerina, so of course, we tend to have a better figure.”