Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland, illustrated by Salena Barnes 20th Century - General I look to Chelsea’s world

I look to Chelsea’s world of wildflowers and plants for solace

and skies of Ohio

With a background as a Green Beret

The beautiful adventure is told in lilting rhyme

Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland, illustrated by Salena Barnes 20th Century - General I look to Chelsea’s worldFrom New York Times bestselling and award winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes an illustrated nonfiction collection celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage. As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn't have a lot of exposure to ballet or prominent dancers. She was sixteen when she saw a black ballerina on a magazine cover for