While living in an orphanage in her war-torn country, she dreamed of being happy, powerful and successful.

Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone, has died, ...

DePrince's story was inspiring to many. She persevered through hardship on her journey to becoming a celebrated ballet dancer ...

Elaine DePrince, the mother of ballerina Michaela DePrince, died within 24 hours of her daughter, having no idea she had died ...

DePrince was born Mabinty Bangura in Kenema, Sierra Leone, in 1995. She grew up in an orphanage, where she was mistreated for ...

Michaela Mabinty DePrince, a ballerina born in war-torn Sierra Leone and featured in Beyoncé’s Lemonade, has died at the age ...

In an impoverished orphanage in Sierra Leone, she longed to dance ballet. After being adopted by American parents, her improbable dream came true. By Alex Traub Michaela DePrince, an acclaimed ...

Elaine DePrince, the mother of world-renowned ballerina and humanitarian Michaela DePrince, died a day after her daughter’s ...

Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the internationally acclaimed ballet dancer who rose from the ashes of war-torn Sierra Leone to ...

Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who was a principal soloist for the Boston Ballet, has died at age 29, her family shared ...

A day after Boston ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince died at the age of 29, her adopted mother Elaine DePrince died at 77 ...

Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who performed with Beyoncé and was seen by many as a trailblazer, has died at the age of ...