'If you don't see yourself, you just don't think that you can do it.'
"I want kids to see themselves," Misty told POPSUGAR."I want them to see the beauty in dance, and how it brings people together. It doesn't matter your color. It doesn't matter your age. It's for everyone. [Dance is] a universal language that unites people. It's often negatively depicted in film, television, and in the media. I wanted to show the other side that most dancers experience. Most dancers don't experience themovie.
"To see representation as a child — even if it's just visually — is so powerful and gets [you] into the psyche of what you think is possible."Now, more than ever, Misty wants little kids to know that they can truly do anything. But of course, parents need to instill that concept in their children right off the bat."This is where it starts. You need to reach kids at a young age," explained Misty.
For Misty — who's traveled with the American Ballet Theatre dance company for 20 years — dance is a true art form with teamwork at its essence. Despite her enormous success, she's no stranger to criticism, but she's never let the words of strangers get her down. "Of course there's negativity, especially internally as a Black woman," Misty explained, noting that the outside pressure can be extreme."In this day and age with social media . . . it's always been about having a support system around me. It's really about the people that you trust and those who care about you. Those are the words that you should be absorbing and taking in. If you give other people's words too much weight then it'll start to define you.
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