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Check Out These Photos of Misty Copeland Posing as a Degas Dancer

by Rachel Rizzuto
February 19, 2016

The Year of Misty continues! For a spread in Harper’s Bazaar’s March issue, Copeland posed as some of Edgar Degas’ most famous subjects, but in couture outfits. How many iconic photos can you recognize? The gorgeous images are by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory of the NYC Dance Project.

To read the full article and check out a behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot, click here.

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