As the first African-American female to hold the rank of Soloist at American Ballet Theater in 20 years, Copeland has had an improbable rise. In her new memoir “Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina,” Copeland recounts that journey from poverty to the spotlight of one of America’s top ballet companies.
Copeland and her family were living out of a hotel room when she took her first ballet class at the Boys & Girls Club at age 13 — a late starting age for any future ballerina.
Life in Motion
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