Misty Copeland Comes to KenCen for US Debut in ‘Swan Lake’

MistyCopelandMisty Copeland is set to make her US debut in “Swan Lake” right here in DC!

The acclaimed American Ballet Theatre star — and Under Armour muse — is coming to the Kennedy Center with the Washington Ballet in April, dancing the lead role of Odette/Odile, and partnering with Brooklyn Mack as Prince Siegfried.

Having two African American leads “certainly goes against traditional casting,” Copeland said in a statement, as well as,”I am so pleased to have the opportunity to show that African American ballerinas can also conform to the traditional vision for a swan as feminine and sylph-like while also being artistically and physically powerful.”