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Podcast: Story Time with Avant-garde Books, LLC
Episode: Let's Learn about Dancer, Author and Activist, Misty Copeland!
Description: On June 30, 2015 Misty Copeland stepped on stage as the first female African-American principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater and made history!
Using the book, "You Should Meet: Misty Copeland" by Laurie Calkhoven and Monique Dong (Illustrator), children can learn about how Misty Copeland became a star dancer, author, and activist despite facing many challenges in her youth. This video also includes a photo montage of some of Copeland's most beautiful performances.