Misty Copeland, principal dancer for American Ballet Theatre, joins the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, for a virtual speaking engagement. Tickets are free for this installment of the Blauvelt Speaker Series; however, preregistration is required.

Copeland began her ballet studies at the age of 13, and, just two years later, she won first place in the Music Center Spotlight Awards.