![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She and her brothers and sisters slept on blankets on the floor. When Copeland was 13, the family lived in a motel. While her mom was usually employed, there were lean times. ![]() "We felt like we were being dragged along," says Copeland. They settled in the Los Angeles suburb of San Pedro, where Copeland's mom wed and divorced two more times, had two more kids, and bounced the family around, following boyfriends from apartment to apartment. "For the first time in my life, I can talk about difficult times in my life and not be so emotional," says Copeland, who opens up about her journey in a new memoir, Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina.īorn in Kansas City, she was two when her parents split, and her ex-NFL cheerleader mother moved Misty and her three older siblings to the West Coast. "It's totally backless."īut today she's agreed to spend the afternoon reflecting. "I just wore this the other night," she gushes. She pulls out a recent purchase, a black jumpsuit from Rag & Bone. On a perfect Sunday, she'd start the day not with an interview, but with a plate of French toast at the Landmarc restaurant in the Time Warner Center (another vice), followed by an afternoon of shopping. Despite her grueling schedule, she's graciously agreed to meet on her one day off. Sitting cross-legged on the carpet of the airy Manhattan one-bedroom she shares with her boyfriend, lawyer Olu Evans, Copeland seems at ease. Related: Ex-New York City Ballet Dancers Create the Latest Cult Fitness Craze ![]()
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