“Mabinty was just as beautiful on the stage as she was off. She was an advocate for what ballet can be, as a much bigger art form and a much bigger source of inspiration and hope for people,” Hui said. “She was brave in being willing to share not only her artistry but also her story with the world.”
Michaela DePrince was adopted from Sierra Leone and arrived in the U.S. as a child, joining a big family with 10 other siblings, according to her official website biography.
She rose to prominence as a young Black dancer, graduating from American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in 2012 and appearing on “Dancing with the Stars” when she was just 17.

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