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'Misty Copeland, 'A Ballerina's Tale', Race in Ballet, Debuts on PBS

The sphere of ballet is often associated with seemingly emaciated, white ballerinas. As is the focus with the latest documentary about the world of dance--which premiered tonight, Feb. 8 at 10 p.m. on PBS--ballerina Misty Copeland shows what racism pervades the landscape and how being a black woman contends what the art's aesthetic.
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