DePrince performing at a 2012 photo shoot for Teen Vogue
Born
Mabinty Bangura
(1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 29)
Kenema, Sierra Leone
Education
Keystone National High School, The Rock School for Dance Education, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
Occupation
Ballet dancer
Years active
2012-present
Career
Current group
Boston Ballet
Former groups
Dance Theatre of Harlem Dutch National Ballet
Michaela Mabinty DePrince[1] (born Mabinty Bangura, 6 January 1995)[2] is a Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer, currently dancing with the Boston Ballet. She rose to fame after starring in the documentary First Position in 2011, following her and other young ballet dancers as they prepared to compete at the Youth America Grand Prix. With her adoptive mother, Elaine DePrince, she authored the book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina.[3] DePrince formerly danced with the Dance Theatre of Harlem as the youngest dancer in the history of the company and was a former soloist with the Dutch National Ballet. Since 2016, Michaela is a goodwill ambassador with the Dutch organization War Child, based in Amsterdam.
^DePrince, Michaela; Elaine, DePrince (2014). Taking Flight: From War Oprhan To Star Ballerina. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-385-75513-9.
^Fuhrer, Margaret (20 March 2012). "Michaela DePrince". Dance Spirit magazine. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
^Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina at Amazon.
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