While living in an orphanage in her war-torn country, she dreamed of being happy, powerful and successful.
Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the ballerina born during a civil war in Sierra Leone who performed in Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ music ...
DePrince's story was inspiring to many. She persevered through hardship on her journey to becoming a celebrated ballet dancer ...
Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and ...
Michaela DePrince's family and Boston Ballet issued statements following the 29-year-old ballerina's sudden death.
Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the ballerina born during a civil war in Sierra Leone who performed in Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ visual album, has died aged 29, according to an announcement posted to ...
She also wrote a children's book, Ballerina Dreams ... page that had blown against the gate of the orphanage during Sierra Leone's civil war. "All I remember is she looked really, really happy ...
By Alex Traub Michaela DePrince, an acclaimed ballerina born during the civil war in Sierra Leone whose life story was no less fantastical than the fairy tales that inspire ballet, died on Tuesday ...