Misty CopelandThe son is following his steps.
The 42 -year -old dancer said Us Weekly Exclusively that his 3 -year -old son, Jackson, has started ballet classes, as well as his talented mother. Copeland sprouted about Jackson’s dance skills, telling us that the child is “doing everything.”
“Jackson started ballet in [age] 2 ”, Copeland shared while arguing his new book, Letters to Misty: How to move around life with confidence and grace. “He is dancing; he is in music. I think Bee exhibited to the arts, artistic education is a necessity. Each child should experience some kind of art form.”
Copeland and her nine -year -old husband, Olu EvansHe welcomed Jackson in the spring of 2022. The Ballet American Theater dancer shared that her son “literally became a different person on his birthday” when he turned 3.
“He’s independent and knows what he hears,” Copeland said. “His little personality has come out. It looks a lot like my husband; it is wild. They only separate two days, my Aries boys, and it is like having a small version of my husband.”
Maternity has changed Copeland, who has a leg dance professional for more than 20 years. The abbot dancer revealed that she had to learn to prioritize the family and be less “insular” after welcoming her son, and added that motherhood has given her “a completely new rhythm.”
“I think it’s a softer and more punished,” Copeland said about his new routine. “As an artist and as a athlete, you have to have focused so much on yourself while you are training and you are pressing to be the best you can be. As a mother, I have to concentrate on myself to be healthy and not pour an empty cup, but to the other side of life, live, live, [too]. “
Copeland’s approach to return not only includes his son, but also his young fans. The Ballet Prodigy has written two books for children, 2014s Fire bird and 2020 BunsAnd he has a new book, Letters to MistyArriving at the shelves this month.
The dance shapes Copeland and its activities, including its new book where you sacrifice the advice to young readers based on fans who have collected over the years. Letters to Misty He is framed of “the lens of the ballet technique and the five positions,” according to Copeland, who said that these skills have allowed him to be “sure of myself and comfortable in my body.”
“I think that theme beautiful skills and tools that everyone can benefit,” Copeland explained. “[I’m] Using ballet as this structure base, but [this book] It is not just for dancers. It really is for anyone who is sailing through identity or tries to generate trust. The ballet has been this guide for me, and I am so lucky that I have to use as a tool. “
Letters to Misty: How to move around life with confidence and grace It will be available to buy online and in bookstores throughout the country on Tuesday, May 6.