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A Ballerina's Tale
Summary: A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside themes of race and body image in the elite ballet world.
Runtime: 1 h 25 min
MPAA: Unrated
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 131,995
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african americanamerican ballet theatrearchival photographs during end creditsballetballet competitionbarre exercisebegins with historical notesbest friendbillboardblack ballet dancerbunioncamera shot of feetcelebrity endorsementchampagnechiropractorchoreographerdance injurydress rehearsalfloor barrefocused dedicationjob promotionkrispy kremeleg massagemaking historymetropolitan opera housenew york citypain tolerancephysical examphysical exhaustionphysical therapyprima ballerinapubertyracismred lobster restaurantreference to alexei ratmanskyreference to george balanchinereference to jared matthewsreference to kevin mckenziereference to misty copelandreference to raven wilkinsonreference to roberto bollereference to veronica webbrehearsalsolo dancestereotypetibia fractureunder armourupstartyear 2012year 2013year 2014year 2015
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