![Amazon | Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina | DePrince, Michaela, Deprince, Elaine | Sierra Leone Amazon | Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina | DePrince, Michaela, Deprince, Elaine | Sierra Leone](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/810vwZjz3nL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Amazon | Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina | DePrince, Michaela, Deprince, Elaine | Sierra Leone
![Boston Ballet newcomer Michaela DePrince appeared in Beyoncé's 'Lemonade,' and now stars in 'Coppelia' - The Boston Globe Boston Ballet newcomer Michaela DePrince appeared in Beyoncé's 'Lemonade,' and now stars in 'Coppelia' - The Boston Globe](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/ysjuZ_vQgAGzVPcUAYv91tCG4ew=/960x0/filters:focal(483x395:493x385)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/IFODUIEZQ5CZ3BKVVKLBNENCZQ.jpeg)
Boston Ballet newcomer Michaela DePrince appeared in Beyoncé's 'Lemonade,' and now stars in 'Coppelia' - The Boston Globe
![Michaela de Prince, Dutch National Ballet Soloist, age 14, performing at Youth America Grand Prix - YouTube Michaela de Prince, Dutch National Ballet Soloist, age 14, performing at Youth America Grand Prix - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZmPcPKC8b-0/maxresdefault.jpg)
Michaela de Prince, Dutch National Ballet Soloist, age 14, performing at Youth America Grand Prix - YouTube
![Michaela DePrince: From War-torn Orphanage to Ballerina Superstar | ATOMIC Ballroom | Irvine, CA in Orange County (OC) Michaela DePrince: From War-torn Orphanage to Ballerina Superstar | ATOMIC Ballroom | Irvine, CA in Orange County (OC)](https://atomicballroom.com/wp-content/uploads//2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-21-at-5.16.44-PM.png)
Michaela DePrince: From War-torn Orphanage to Ballerina Superstar | ATOMIC Ballroom | Irvine, CA in Orange County (OC)
Bronze Kingdom - Today we are recognizing Michaela DePrince, Sierra Leone-born ballerina. During the country's decade-long civil war, rebels killed her father, and shortly after her mother died of fever and starvation.
![Madonna to Direct a Film Based on Ballerina Michaela DePrince's Life - Everything We Know About Taking Flight Madonna to Direct a Film Based on Ballerina Michaela DePrince's Life - Everything We Know About Taking Flight](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/gettyimages-148443516-1521054676.jpg)