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On Wednesday night at Lincoln Center, Misty Copeland graced the stage for her final performance with the American Ballet Theatre, closing a historic chapter in ballet. Under the golden lights of the David H. Koch Theater, the 43-year-old trailblazer—who became ABT’s first Black female principal dancer—was surrounded by
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