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Bookpage scenes of an older dancer guiding a young. Illustrator christopher myers whimsical torn paper and paint collages provide a dreamy backdrop as the girl receives encouragement from copeland herself, who takes center stage to offer advice and to explain the. Firebird is american ballet theater principal dancer misty copelands first childrens book. Misty copeland breaks barriers in ballet, inspires children with her book, firebird. Misty encourages this young girls faith in herself and shows her exactly how, through hard work and dedication, she too can become firebird.
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Power and grace, was released by photographer richard corman, with an introduction by cindy bradley. The book is written as what i would i would describe as a poem. Mar 31, 2020 misty copeland, american ballet dancer who, in 2015, became the first african american female principal dancer with the american ballet theatre abt. American ballet theater ballerina, misty copeland, shows a young girl how to dance like the firebird.
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