VIDEO: Misty Copeland Surprises the Founder of 'Brown Girls Do Ballet' on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW
by Sarah Leiber
- 10/28/2020
When TaKiyah Wallace signed her daughter up for ballet, she noticed a serious lack of representation for brown girls in the classes. As a result, she started the non-profit organization Brown Girls Do Ballet, which gives girls of all backgrounds the resources and support needed to pursue their passion. Kelly surprises TaKiyah with a message from ballet superstar Misty Copeland and donates $5,000 to help her organization keep thriving.
VIDEO: Watch Ben Platt Perform 'I Sing The Body Electric' at the GRAMMYs!
by Kaitlin Milligan
- 01/27/2020
During the 2020 Grammy Awards, in a tribute to longtime GRAMMY executive producer Ken Ehrlich, and to acknowledge the importance of music education in schools to the Recording Academy, GRAMMY Museum and Ehrlich, artists performed 'I Sing The Body Electric' from the film Fame. The performance featured Ben Platt, Camila Cabello, Gary Clark Jr. and John Legend, Debbie Allen, Joshua Bell, Common, Misty Copeland, Lang Lang, Cyndi Lauper, and The War And Treaty.
VIDEO: Go On Set of THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS with Misty Copeland
by Kaitlin Milligan
- 10/05/2018
Go on-set with Misty Copeland as she talks about her role as the ballerina princess in Disney's “Nutcracker and the Four Realms.” Misty is the first African-American principal dancer for the prestigious American Ballet Theater and showcases her world class dancing in the upcoming holiday film.
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