Overcoming Obstacles In Ballerina Body

Misty Copeland is someone who continuously inspires me, not only as a dancer, but as a person too. Discovering dance at age thirteen is exceptionally late when aiming for a professional career, especially with a prestigious company like the American Ballet Theatre. Dancing en pointe just three months after taking her first class and beginning a professional career shortly afterwards, Misty beat the odds. Throughout Ballerina Body I learned that you will encounter obstacles on the path to achieving your goals. They come in the forms of other people, society, money and even yourself, it’s the way you overcome these obstacles that will determine the outcome. In the words of Misty herself, “To many, I was too old and too brown to succeed in the