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In 1999, at the age of four, [8] she and another girl, also named Mabinty, were adopted by Elaine and Charles DePrince, a couple from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and taken to the United States. [ 4 ] [ 9 ] She was given the new name Michaela Mabinty DePrince, named after Michael, an adopted son of the DePrinces who had died of AIDS during the ...
Michaela Mabinty DePrince danced in Beyoncé's 'Freedom' music video. DePrince was hand-picked by Beyoncé to star in a music video for "Freedom," a track off of the singer's 2016 album "Lemonade ...
Elaine DePrince (née DiGiacomo, August 6, 1947 – September 11, 2024) was an American author, hemophilia activist, teacher, and advocate of adoptive parenting.The mother of 11 children, she is best known as the adoptive mother of ballet star Michaela DePrince and the co-author of her memoir, Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina (2014).
Michaela DePrince, Boston Ballet dancer who performed alongside Beyoncé, died on Sept. 10, 2024 at the age of 29.. Michaela DePrince's death was announced on Friday through a post on her ...
Michaela DePrince, whose dance career spanned several ballet companies and collaborations with Beyoncé and Madonna, died last week. She was 29. Michaela DePrince, resilient ballerina who worked ...
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.
DePrince died less than 24 hours before her mother, Elaine DePrince, died while undergoing a "routine procedure." The family says it's a tragic coincidence.
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 the age ...