Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the ballerina born during a civil war in Sierra Leone who performed in Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' visual album, has died.
Saturday, September 14, 2024 3:05PMMichaela Mabinty DePrince, the ballerina born during a civil war in Sierra Leone who performed in Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' visual album, has died, according to an announcement"Her life was one defined by grace, purpose, and strength.
At the orphanage, she was called "the devil's child" and was ill-treated by orphanage carers because she had vitiligo - a skin condition that causes blotches of lightening skin. She witnessed one of her teachers be murdered by rebels and was stabbed by a little boy while trying to save her. Shortly after, DePrince was adopted by a couple from New Jersey and began a new life in the United States. Her family nurtured her love for ballet and enrolled her in classes.
But her determination persevered. "I'm still trying to change the way people see black dancers, that we can become delicate dancers, that we can be a ballerina," she told CNN at the age of seventeen.
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