DePrince, from New Jersey via Sierra Leone, was featured as a teen dancer in the documentary 'First Position.'
Michaela DePrince, a trailblazing ballerina and humanitarian who trained in Philadelphia, died at the age of 29.
Michaela Mabinty DePrince (born Mabinty Bangura; January 6, 1995 – September 10, 2024) was a Sierra Leonean–American ballet dancer who danced with the Boston Ballet, the Dutch National Ballet, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. DePrince rose to fame after starring in the documentary First Position in 2011, which followed her and other young ...
Michaela DePrince in 2015. She had lead roles in such major ballets as “The Nutcracker” and “Coppelia,” and was a soloist in “Cinderella” and George Balanchine’s “Tarantella.”
Michaela Mabinty DePrince, a shining star in the ballet world who once danced in a Beyoncé video, has died too soon at the age of 29. DePrince's family confirmed the news of her passing on ...
Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, an inspirational and pioneering figure in the dance world, has died at age 29 of undisclosed causes. Her death was announced via her Instagram by a ...
Michaela DePrince: The war orphan who became a ballerina; Born in Kenema, Sierra Leone, in 1995, DePrince was sent to an orphanage at the age of three after both of her parents died during the ...
Photo: The ballet community is mourning the death of dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, a professional ballerina for the Boston Ballet and star of the 2011 First Position documentary who died at ...
Michaela DePrince won a scholarship to study at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in New York City, a pre-professional ballet training program at the American Ballet Theatre when she was a ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world’s biggest stages, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 29. “Michaela touched so many lives across the world, including ours.
LOS ANGELES — Sierra Leonean ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who starred in TV show “Dancing with the Stars” and Beyonce’s “Lemonade” music video album, died on Friday at the age ...
Michaela DePrince (born January 6, 1995, Kenema district, Sierra Leone—died September 10, 2024, New York City, New York, U.S.) was a Sierra Leonean-born American ballet dancer known for her technical prowess and tenacious spirit.. DePrince was born Mabinty Bangura during Sierra Leone’s prolonged civil war and spent her early years in that country. . Rebel forces killed her father, and her ...