Michaela DePrince - Wikipedia
Born as Mabinty Bangura [1] on January 6, 1995, [2][3] into a Muslim family in Kenema, Sierra Leone, [4][5] she grew up as an orphan after her uncle brought her to an orphanage during the civil war.
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Sep 14, 2024 · Michaela DePrince was born as Mabinty Bangura in 1995 but her parents passed away in the Sierra Leone Civil War. She was adopted by Elaine DePrince and Charles DePrince from New Jersey in 1999 when she was four years old.
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Sep 25, 2024 · Michaela DePrince was a Sierra Leonean-born American ballet dancer known for her technical prowess and tenacious spirit. She was orphaned during Sierra Leone’s civil war and later adopted and raised in the United States. DePrince performed with the Dutch National Ballet and the Boston Ballet.
Michaela DePrince: The war orphan who became a ballerina
Oct 15, 2012 · Although the other girls in the orphanage were encouraged not to play with her, DePrince formed a close friendship with child number 26, also called Mabinty, who was disliked by the Aunties...
The Incredible Rise of a Young Ballerina, Michaela DePrince.
Aug 21, 2013 · Twenty years ago, three baby girls, Mia, Mariel and Michaela, lived in an orphanage in war torn Sierra Leone. Charles and Elaine DePrince adopted them, along with 6 other children, and today, they are all flourishing.
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Feb 24, 2023 · For DePrince, it was a dream come true when she was adopted by a family from New Jersey. DePrince showed her adopted mother the photo, and she enrolled in ballet at the age of four.
From ‘devil’s child’ to star ballerina | Michaela DePrince ...
Nov 28, 2014 · Born Mabinty Bangura in 1995, Michaela DePrince had many identities. One of them was “devil’s child” thanks to her vitiligo. Michaela grew up as an orphan in Sierra Leone during the civil ...
Ballerina Michaela DePrince shares her incredible story - TODAY
Sep 18, 2017 · Meanwhile, in New Jersey, a woman named Elaine DePrince had made plans to adopt a child from Africa — specifically, Michaela’s friend, Mabinty. But ahead of her trip, there was some confusion.
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Feb 19, 2016 · Michaela DePrince was known as girl Number 27 at the orphanage, where she was abandoned at a young age and tormented as a “devil child” for a skin condition that makes her skin appear spotted. But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life.
Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina - Goodreads
Michaela Deprince was born in torn war Sierra Leone and suffered indignities as a child that will bring tears to your eyes. She was adopted by an American family who invested in her love for ballet and she went on to become a member of the world-famous Dutch National Ballet.