She is a lovely storyteller, both in her books and with her body. The way her words and his pictures create an animated harmony is exactly how music and movement do the same in the ballerina’s world.įor more on Misty Copeland, take a look at this. In a ballet company attempting to create an experience of uniformity, she says, 'Its hard to. This is a pairing of musicality, movement, and a jaw-dropping array of colors and feelings. In her new childrens book, Firebird, Copeland seeks to inspire other young African-American dancers. I adore the anticipation in this spread, the dancer waiting for the curtain to rise, and I imagine a lump in her throat and a belly full of as many swoops as the folds in the curtain.Įach page turn reveals a composition that is even more striking than the last. 'I didnt think it was going to happen this soon,' Misty Copeland tells BAZAAR of her recently published memoir, Life In Motion. Misty Copeland’s words are fire and poetry to a timid youngster’s soul. Copeland, a soloist with American Ballet Theater, is a rara avis. (image here // Copeland dancing the Firebird)Ĭhristopher Myers’s art captures the lines and shapes of a dancer’s movement. A dancer offers encouragement to those who dream of following her onto the stage.

The illustrator, Christopher Myers, is a Caldecott Honoree for Harlem and the son of the legendary Walter Dean Myers. The author, Misty Copeland, is a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater. When you open a book to sweeping, fiery endpapers, it’s almost as if you can hear the symphony begin. Misty Copeland didnt take up ballet until age 13, but by age 17, she was a professional. girl how to dance like the firebird Read More Available copies Current holds Record details Content.

By Misty Copeland and Christopher Myers ( Penguin Young Readers Group, 2014) makes Firebird perfect for aspiring ballerinas everywhere. Firebird ballerina Misty Copeland shows a young.

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