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Culture December 16, 2019

John Legend, Chrissy Teigen and their daughter Luna meet Misty Copeland

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's daughter Luna got the opportunity to hang out with one of her heroes this weekend.

The couple brought their 3-year-old to American Ballet Theatre's 'The Nutcracker' to meet ballet dancer Misty Copeland.

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"Thank you @mistyonpointe! Luna was mesmerized and completely starstruck!" Legend captioned a selfie with Luna and Copeland.

The Principal Dancer thanked him in response for the support and complimented Luna: "Her beautiful and artistic spirit is contagious!!!"

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Teigen also documented her daughter's trip to the ballet. "Heading to see @mistyonpointe in the nutcracker! won’t wear anything else I tried," she wrote alongside a snap of Luna wearing a tutu on Instagram.

She also shared a video of her daughter snacking before the event with the caption, "guac for energy."

guac for energy pic.twitter.com/8NCXgoLgAs

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 16, 2019
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At the ballet, Legend and Luna appeared to have a great time dancing with Copeland.

Teigen seemed extremely appreciative to the dancer for meeting with her family. "Such a beautiful show. Thank you thank you for taking the time to say hi to such a fan," Teigen wrote on Twitter.

"She (we) will remember this forever," Teigen added about her daughter.

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Teigen also posted a photo of Luna appearing to shy away from Copeland while they were meeting.

it’s becoming a pattern @mistyonpointe pic.twitter.com/mZsdIcvl75

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 16, 2019

Her caption, "it’s becoming a pattern," was in reference to a lookalike photo she took of her daughter having another "star struck moment" recently.

luna’s first star struck moment!! honestly the LA Broadway show at pantages was the best show I have ever seen - go!! pic.twitter.com/I1ME2MUkKw

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 15, 2019