Late Bloomers

I know it may seem discouraging at times when you start ballet as a teenager, but you are most definitely not alone. Here is a short summary of a few dancers that also started in their teens.

    Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland is my personal idol.She started dancing at the age of 13 at a Boys and Girls club. Misty was able to pick up and imitate movements very easily. She is not only a late starter but is also the first African-Ameican soloist in 20 years at the American Ballet Theater. 

      

Kristi Boone
Kristi Boone also started ballet training at the age of thirteen. She is a former dancer also with ABT.
She recieved a scholarship to learn at the Chautauqua Institute at the age of 15. She was a junior in High school when she was asked to join ABT's studio company and joined the main company in 2000.
 
Patricia Zhou 
Patricia is also one of our ballet dancers that started at the age of 13. She attended the Kirov academy of ballet in Washington DC. Patricia has stunned the ballet world and even made it into her dream company, The Royal Ballet.
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Misty Copeland- http://www.mistycopeland.com/home.html
Kristi Boone-http://www.kristiboone.com/
Patricia Zhou-http://www.patriciazhou.com/

I hope you found this encouraging to know that you are not alone. Dance on!