It's fair to say that this film could very well be some children's first taste of ballet, so the fact that Disney have chosen to immortalise a black dancer within such an iconic Christmas tale, is particularly significant to Copeland.
"To be a brown ballerina representing not just ballet but also diversity, to me is what makes it so significant, and that's it's on a stage with Disney - that I think reaches everyone, no matter what colour you are, no matter where you come from.
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