Life Stories #69: Misty Copeland

When Misty Copeland was growing up, she wanted to be a gymnast, and then she joined her middle school's drill team. She was eventually steered towards ballet classes, and it turned out she had an uncanny ability to learn and replicate complex moves. Eventually, that got her out of Southern California and into the American Ballet Theater, where she became one of the few African-American principal soloists in that company's history. Life in Motion is her memoir, where she talks about the challenges she's faced... and the milestones she's reached.