Who was Michaela DePrince? Ballet icon who overcame civil war and orphanhood dies at 29
Michaela DePrincea renowned ballerina who defied incredible odds to become a beacon of inspiration, has died at the age of 29. DePrince, an orphan during Sierra Leones Civil War, overcame the hardships of her childhood to rise to the heights…
Ballet star Michaela DePrince dies at the age of 29. Dancer with a remarkable story had her beginnings in New Jersey
The 29-year-old ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince has died. An announcement on DePrince’s Instagram page shared the news of her death on Friday afternoon (see below). DePrince, who gained attention as a teenage dancer in the 2011 documentary “First Position,”…
