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Ballet star Michaela DePrince dies at the age of 29. Dancer with a remarkable story had her beginnings in New Jersey


Ballet star Michaela DePrince dies at the age of 29. Dancer with a remarkable story had her beginnings in New Jersey

The 29-year-old ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince has died. An announcement on DePrince’s Instagram page shared the news of her death on Friday afternoon (see below). DePrince, who gained attention as a teenage dancer in the 2011 documentary “First Position,” made history as the youngest principal dancer in the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She then […]