A Ballerina's Tale
Season 17 Episode 9 | 55m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Watch this episode through February 11.
Few dancers make it to the highest levels of classical ballet; of that already small number only a fraction of them are black women. Misty Copeland pulled herself up the ladder at American Ballet Theater from studio company to featured soloist.
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A Ballerina's Tale
Season 17 Episode 9 | 55m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Few dancers make it to the highest levels of classical ballet; of that already small number only a fraction of them are black women. Misty Copeland pulled herself up the ladder at American Ballet Theater from studio company to featured soloist.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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A Ballerina's Tale: A Young, Naive Ballerina Pays Her Dues
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Clip: S17 Ep9 | 2m 14s | A Ballerina's Tale premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 8, 2016. (2m 14s)
A Ballerina's Tale: Misty's Career in Jeopardy
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Clip: S17 Ep9 | 2m 28s | A Ballerina's Tale premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 8, 2016. (2m 28s)
Preview: S17 Ep9 | 30s | A Ballerina's Tale premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 8, 2016. (30s)
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