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Misty Copeland Challenges Ballet’s Stereotypes In Viral Ad
Too old at the age of 13? That was what ballerina Misty Copeland was told as a young dancer. In a powerful ad for Under Armour, an American sportswear brand, Copeland dances across an empty rehearsal room and stage as a voice reads aloud rejection letters that she received over the years.
"You have the wrong body for ballet," the voiceover says, and "at 13 you are too old to be considered".
Entitled "I Will What I Will", the video has fast gone viral.
Copeland, now 32, overcame those rejection letters to become the American Ballet Theatre's first African American soloist in 20 years (and one of only three in the company's history).
Watch the full video below:
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