Misty Copeland is the kind of superstar who not only use their skills and status in order to improve their own chances of success, but also to use their power for the benefit of others. For example, in may of 2020, in order for the professional dancer has been involved in Swans, for Relief, ” which brought together dancers from all over the world in order to raise money for the dance companies that have suffered during the [coronavirus] the pandemic, according to a Today.
“I had the feeling that this is a great opportunity for us to unite, but also to let the world see the beauty, and the ability to join together and support each other in times like this,” said Copeland, who has been included in the TimeA list of the 100 most influential people in five years, he said People.
The page on GoFundMe initiative, the goal of which was to get $ 500,000, ” explains that “in these times of unpredictable, companies of ballet, as a lot of organizations are struggling to survive,” in part because they rely heavily on the income from the shares in order to pay for her work. and to fund their operations, they were not able to do it at the moment. It is for this reason that the Swans, for Relief he ran to help her. Although it acknowledged that “the circumstances of each and every person is different, especially in these times of trouble,” they answered and said unto him, “the one who were able to donate, no matter what the amount. From this writing in June of 2020, which has raised more than $ 270,500, which is certainly made to dance to be happy.
