Young Misty Copeland dancing. Courtesy of the San Pedro City Ballet.
In a just world, everyone can experience the beauty and power of dance.
Founded in 2021 by Misty Copeland — the first African-American principal ballerina at American Ballet Theatre — the Misty Copeland Foundation (MCF) brings greater diversity, equity, and inclusion to dance by making ballet affordable, accessible, and fun.
The mission of The Misty Copeland Foundation (MCF) is to:
● Provide opportunities for children in under-resourced communities to
engage their bodies, hearts, and minds in learning through dance, especially ballet.
● Advance the art form of ballet through greater diversity, equity, and inclusion.
● Pursue social justice through arts activism.
