The original song from “Sinners” is featured in one of, if not the most memorable scenes in the film. Miles Caton’s character, Sammie, sings and strums the guitar as the spirits of Black musicians and performers — past, present and future — weave through the juke joint. One of those performers is a ballerina dressed in a red leotard, whom many believe was a nod to Copeland, the first African American female principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, and her inaugural leading role in “The Firebird.”
Fiction became reality as Copeland took to the stage on Sunday — for the first time since retiring from the American Ballet Theatre in October 2025 — pirouetting in a fiery, feathery ensemble onto center stage during the segment’s closing notes.
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