Copeland made history as American Ballet Theater's first Black female principal dancer Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was ...

Any gala hosted by American Ballet Theatre is bound to be wonderful, but the company’s 85th anniversary fete dedicated to the iconic principal dancer Misty Copeland was an especially splendid—and ...

On October 22, 2025, Misty Copeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) during a gala at Lincoln Center, closing the curtain on a remarkable 25-year career. At 43, Copeland ...

Misty Copeland gave a powerful final performance marking the end of her groundbreaking 24-year career with American Ballet Theatre. Misty Copeland dazzled Lincoln Center with grace and grit Wednesday ...

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Copeland, the first Black principal dancer for The American Ballet Theatre, has retired. Misty Copeland, the first Black principal dancer for The American Ballet Theatre, took her final bow and was ...

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Misty Copeland made her last pirouette across the stage at Lincoln Center on Wednesday in front of a packed house of celebrities and devoted fans who were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the iconic ...

The legendary dancer took the stage with ABT one last time at its Fall Gala. Misty Copeland has hung up her pointe shoes at American Ballet Theatre. The trailblazing ballerina and principal dancer ...

The trailblazing ballerina returned to the stage after five years for one final performance at a gala for American Ballet Theater. A starry crowd turned out on Wednesday night for the final ...

When Misty Copeland arrived on the red carpet for the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala, “A Celebration Honoring Misty Copeland,” at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater on Wednesday night, she wore ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes Wednesday, putting a final exclamation point on a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in the very white world ...