Picture a ballerina in a tutu and toe shoes. What does she look like?" As the only african American soloist dancing with the prestigious American ballet theatre, Misty Copeland has made history. But when she first placed...Picture a ballerina in a tutu and toe shoes. What does she look like?" As the only african American soloist dancing with the prestigious American ballet theatre, Misty Copeland has made history. But when she first placed her hands on the barre at an after-school community center, no one expected the undersized, anxious thirteen-year-old to become a ground-breaking ballerina.