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Trailblazing ballerina Michaela DePrince dies at 29

Trailblazing ballerina Michaela DePrince dies at 29

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Michaela Mabinty DePrince, a 29-year-old ballerina, has passed away. The cause of her death is unknown. Her family has confirmed her passing, and a spokesperson announced the news on her personal Instagram page. A family member, Mia dePrince, has released a statement expressing her grief, stating that her sister is no longer with them.

Misty Copeland
1. Despite being told the 'world wasn't ready for black ballerinas' or that 'black ballerinas weren't worth investing in,' she remained determined, focused, and began making big strides.
Michaela Mabinty DePrince
1. We were ranked as numbers, and number 27 was the least favorite and that was my number, so I got the least amount of food, the least amount of clothes and whatnot.
2. There are practically no Black people in ballet, so I need to speak out.
3. There was Lauren Anderson – I had somebody to look up to. The Houston Ballet. Heidi Cruz, the Pennsylvania Ballet when I was younger. There's also Misty Copeland. There's not a lot of us. But what I always try to think about, and what my passion is, is spreading more poppies in a field of daffodils, so to have more Black and brown dancers.
4. That would be amazing – I'd like to use the money we earn from this book [a memoir, Hope in a Ballet Shoe] to open the school.
5. It'll have to be when I retire from dancing. The arts can change you as a person. Dancing helped me share my emotions and connect to my family – it helped me feel like I was special and not the 'devil's child'. Those kids won't have the same opportunities I had, and I don't think they deserve that.

Trailblazing ballerina Michaela DePrince dies at 29

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