With the perfect balance of being an African-American and confidence, Misty Copeland took the world by her wonderful performances and how she presented herself to the world. She is a ballet dancer, author, soloist and also an entertainer known to be one of the most admired ballerinas in American Ballet Theatre. She rose to ballet stardom even though she didn’t take her first ballet class until she was 13. (She did, however, like to choreograph moves to Mariah Carey songs when she was a girl.)