A Ballerina's Tale Sparknotes
“Dancing is creating a sculpture that is visible only for a moment.” – Erol Ozan
Ballet has gone through dramatic since its main roots going back to the 15th century in the Italian Renaissance courts. Louis XIV took a huge liking to this form of dance and quite often was engaged in the shows themselves. It is a physically demanding dance style that often has the dancers on the tip of their toes for minutes on end. Just recently ballet has had another major change that it never experienced before. That change was having a principal colored women dancer. The documentary “A Ballerina’s Tale” follows the story of Misty Copeland as she works to achieve this accomplishment and how it effectively portrays her story.
The documentary starts out by giving us a glimpse into how Ballet was started going over its role in the 15th and 17th centuries. We then transition into Misty as a young women practicing. This effectively tells us that Misty has been working on this from a very young age which I find important to understanding Misty and her motivation in becoming something great. Misty tells us as the viewers her daily life in the studios and the struggles that she went through especially with making sure her image was what …show more content…
Misty finally gained the role of firebird in the ballet “A Firebird” which was never held by a black woman before. Throughout the ballet Misty was in agonizing pain. She came very close to snapping her leg and becoming a career ending injury. It should be noted that for many they would of thrown in the towel anyway just from the injury she had and what she had to do to recover from it. Misty endured and a year later returned to the ballet scene. I think it is very important that we as viewers take notice of the strong willpower that Misty showed as she continued to recover and work hard to achieve her goal of becoming that young black girls could strive to
Ballet has gone through dramatic since its main roots going back to the 15th century in the Italian Renaissance courts. Louis XIV took a huge liking to this form of dance and quite often was engaged in the shows themselves. It is a physically demanding dance style that often has the dancers on the tip of their toes for minutes on end. Just recently ballet has had another major change that it never experienced before. That change was having a principal colored women dancer. The documentary “A Ballerina’s Tale” follows the story of Misty Copeland as she works to achieve this accomplishment and how it effectively portrays her story.
The documentary starts out by giving us a glimpse into how Ballet was started going over its role in the 15th and 17th centuries. We then transition into Misty as a young women practicing. This effectively tells us that Misty has been working on this from a very young age which I find important to understanding Misty and her motivation in becoming something great. Misty tells us as the viewers her daily life in the studios and the struggles that she went through especially with making sure her image was what …show more content…
Misty finally gained the role of firebird in the ballet “A Firebird” which was never held by a black woman before. Throughout the ballet Misty was in agonizing pain. She came very close to snapping her leg and becoming a career ending injury. It should be noted that for many they would of thrown in the towel anyway just from the injury she had and what she had to do to recover from it. Misty endured and a year later returned to the ballet scene. I think it is very important that we as viewers take notice of the strong willpower that Misty showed as she continued to recover and work hard to achieve her goal of becoming that young black girls could strive to