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“She reinvigorated a conversation that needed to be had.”
When I joined [American Ballet Theatre], Misty was still a soloist, and she was kind of a mentor from afar. She was very supportive of me whenever I would see her. She was also very helpful when it came to understanding the responsibilities of my position as a featured Black dancer at ABT, given that there weren’t any besides me and her and Calvin Royal III at the time. We needed to lead by example. To work hard and be our best and be there every day.
It was difficult for me, and I think it’s difficult for a lot of people in ballet to speak out, because not only are we all trained not to speak back or speak up, but on top of it, because Black people are so scarce, it’s difficult to feel comfortable, especially when you’re not in a position of power like a higher rank. More recently I found my voice. I think it was more because of the Black Lives Matter movement and being fed up with being stuck with a racist regime. Relax Room Just A Girl Who Loves Books and Tea Poster
Her presence, her personality, what she brought to the forefront as an artist and an activist—she will be the stepping stone, and her legacy will be as the person who reinvigorated a conversation that needed to be had and needs to keep being had. Raising her voice, raising her hand, in a moment when I and the generations behind me needed to see it most. —Gabe Stone Shayer, principal dancer, American Ballet Theater
“Everyone can look at her career and story, and find some part of themselves in it.”
When I think of Misty, I think of strength, of perseverance, and of joy. When I was growing up, I didn’t see a lot of representation around me in Seattle, and she is one of the dancers that helped me to believe that I could make it as well. I remember when I was nine, I found an ABT book at a bookstore and a photo of her was in it. I was so overjoyed at the fact that a Black woman was in the book I ripped the page out and never looked back!
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