Misty Copeland's Timeline
| Year |
Event |
| 1982 |
Was born in Kansas City, MO. |
| 1995 (age 13) |
Began ballet at the Boys and Girls Club |
| Feb. 1996 |
Was on Pointe after three months of learning ballet. |
| Dec. 1996 |
Took the lead role in "Nutcracker" |
| Jan.1997 |
Was awarded as Best Dancer at the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards. |
| Dec.1997(age 15) |
Won Best Dancer in Southern California. |
| Jan.2000 |
Received ABT Coca Cola Scholar Award. |
| Sept.2001 |
Joined ABT after graduating high school |
| Jan.2002 |
Was chosen to compete for the Princess Award |
| Jun.2007 |
Chosen to compete for the Erik Bruhn Award |
| Aug.2007 |
Was promoted to soloist. Renowned for being the third African-American Soloist with ABT ever and the first in twenty years. |
| Jan.2008 |
Received the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts award for being a young talent in the arts. |
| Jan.2010 |
Performed with Prince on his "Welcome 2 America" tour. |
| May2012 |
Was inducted into the Boys and Girls Club National Hall of Fame. |
| Jun.2012 |
Performed her first lead role with ABT as the Firebird. |
| Mar.2014 |
Released her first autobiography "Life in Motion:An Unlikely Ballerina" |
