ABT features more of an emphasis on story ballets than the New York City Ballet does—Coppélia, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty—and tends to produce more bravura stars than NYCB (where the emphasis is on ensemble work). Misty Copeland (see above), the United States’ first Black prima ballerina, is ABT’s biggest draw. ABT’s season usually runs from mid-May to mid-July, for 2 weeks in the fall, and over the Christmas holidays. See website for dates.