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Misty Copeland On Life After Ballet: "I'm Giving Myself More Grace"

John Nacion/Getty ImagesFor decades, Misty Copeland was ballet. As the first Black female principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, she transformed what the art form looked like and who it belonged to. But last year, she took her final bow and, in the time since, she’s been navigating a different kind of discipline: the unscripted rhythms of what comes next. For Copeland, stepping away from her historic career came with a series of major transitions, like raising her young son, Jackson, and, recently, recovering from major surgery — all while adjusting to the emotional and physical shifts o...