Michaela Mabinty DePrince, a Sierra Leonean war orphan turned ... 1995 as Mabinty Bangura to loving parents in the midst of a civil war in Sierra Leone. When her father died, DePrince and her birth ...

By Rania Aniftos Michaela DePrince, a powerful ballerina who appeared on Dancing With the Stars and in Beyoncé’s Lemonade film, has died. She was 29 years old. A cause of death was not revealed.

Michaela died before Elaine and Elaine did not know ... Elaine and her husband Charles DePrince adopted Michaela at age 4. They had 11 children – two biological and nine adopted.

As the ballet community and family members continue to reel over the death of famed ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, a devastating twist has emerged. DePrince's mother, Elaine DePrince ...

Ballerina Michaela DePrince died on Sept. 10, the day before her mother passed away. Elaine DePrince, Michaela’s mother, died on Sept. 11 during a routine procedure as she prepared to have surgery.

Michaela DePrince died one day before her mom Elaine died while preparing for surgery. Screengrab from Michaela DePrince's Instagram page A spokesperson for the DePrince family is sharing more ...

Elaine DePrince, the adoptive mother of late ballerina Michaela DePrince, died on Sept. 11, just one day after her 29-year-old daughter’s sudden death. She was 77. The family took to Facebook on ...

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Elaine DePrince, mother of acclaimed ballerina Michaela DePrince, died a day after her renowned daughter, unaware of her death. She was 77. Mother to 12 children, many of them adopted, Elaine ...