# The roots of resilience

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDNext 2025
- Speaker: Misty Copeland
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/misty_copeland_the_roots_of_resilience)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How did Misty Copeland break barriers and become one of the world's most famous ballerinas? In this powerful talk, she charts her rise from childhood adversity to history-making dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre — and gives a peek at what she plans to do next.

## Lectures

1. [The roots of resilience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/misty_copeland_the_roots_of_resilience/c2b78b30ab12), 13 min (TED's player)