Ballerina Michaela DePrince, who appeared in Beyoncé’s 2016 music video “Freedom,” has died at the age of 29.

“Her life was marked by grace, determination and strength,” said a post shared on her official Instagram page on Friday.

“Her unwavering commitment to her art, her humanitarian work and her courage to overcome unimaginable challenges will forever inspire us.”

In the obituary, the dancer was also honored as a “beacon of hope for many,” “showing that regardless of obstacles, beauty and greatness can emerge even from the darkest places.”

DePrince’s family also confirmed her death in a long post on Facebook.

“Her passion and influence on the dance world, especially in inspiring young black dancers to pursue their dreams, was tremendous,” their touching tribute reads. “We will miss her and her beautiful smile forever, and we know you will too.”

Her sister Mia shared her own testimony, recalling DePrince’s passion for dance as a young orphan in Africa.

“Even at the beginning of our story in Africa, when we slept on a shared mat in the orphanage, Michaela (Mabinty) and I came up with and performed our own musical theatre pieces,” she fondly recalls.

“We created our own ballets. She did the choreography and I was the composer and conductor.”

Reflecting on her later life, she added: “Whether she was jumping across the stage or getting on a plane and flying to third world countries to teach dance to orphans and children, she was determined to pursue all her dreams in the fields of art and dance.”

DePrince’s cause of death has not been disclosed.

Her representative did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

Not only is she a phenomenal dancer, but she also has an inspiring story of resilience and determination.

She was orphaned as a child after her father was murdered in Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war and her mother died of a fever, she told Glamour in 2015.

She lived with 26 other orphans before she was adopted along with her sister at the age of four and moved to the United States.

During his stay in America, DePrince studied ballet at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Ballet of the American Ballet Theatre.

Her obvious talent secured her a leading role in the 2011 documentary “First Position,” which followed dancers as they prepared for the Youth America Grand Prix – the world’s largest ballet scholarship competition for students.

In 2012, she moved to the Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she became the youngest principal dancer.

DePrince then moved to the Netherlands to dance for the Dutch National Ballet.

In 2021, she returned to the States to take up her position as Principal Dancer with the Boston Ballet.

She wrote about her empowering life in her 2016 memoir, Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina. She also published a children’s book about her life, Ballet Dreams.

She told Glamour that her dream was to open a school in Sierra Leone.

“Sometimes you just have to make a little wave to open doors for others,” she noted.

She leaves behind her sisters Mia, Beelee, Jaye, Mariel and Amie and her brothers Adam and Erik.