Star Ballerina by Elizabeth Winchester

Time For Kids
Edition 3-4
February 5, 2016
Vol. 6, No. 16
U-$0.33-B-0.006065-BE-55

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1. Misty was 13 years old.
2. It was at the Boys and Girls Club in San Pedro, California.
3. Cynthia Bradley was Misty’s first ballet teacher.
4. Misty was 17 years old when she started with the American Ballet Theater.
5. The American Ballet Theater is one of the world’s best theater company.
6. In 2012, Misty got hurt.
7. The American Ballet Theater is 75 years old.
8. On June 30, 2015 Misty became the principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater.
9. Misty’s latest book is called Firebird.
10. Project Plie is the latest project Misty started with the American Ballet Theater.
11. The name of the program that uses the arts to help kids do better in school is called Turnaround Arts.
12. Project Plie offers top ballet training in communities where that training has not been available.
13. Rwanda is in Africa.
14. Mind Leaps started a dance program for girls in Rwanda.

Reference
American Ballet Theater
http://www.abt.org/default.aspx
Misty Copeland
http://mistycopeland.com/
Project Plie
http://www.abt.org/education/projectplie/
Mind Leaps
https://mindleaps.org/
Turnaround Arts
http://turnaroundarts.pcah.gov/