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Coppélia ballerina Michaela DePrince’s latest Instagram post revealed

Coppélia ballerina Michaela DePrince’s latest Instagram post revealed

Leading professional ballerina Michaela DePrince posted a final post on Instagram weeks before her death was announced this week.

The 29-year-old actress, who starred in the 2021 ballet film “Coppelia,” recently died of undisclosed causes, according to an announcement from her social media account on Friday.

DePrince was seen smiling in Nike gear in her latest post on August 9, captioning both photos with a simple peace sign emoji.

Sierra Leone-born ballerina Michaela DePrince performs the role of Kitri for the first time in the final rehearsals of “Don Quixote” in 2013. Environmental Protection Agency
It is unclear how and when De Prince died. Michael Ed Prince/Instagram

In addition to “Coppelia”, she appeared on “Dancing with the Stars”. During AT&T’s outstanding performance in 2012 And in Beyoncé’s 2016 Emmy-nominated musical “Lemonade.”

DePrince grew up in conflict-ridden Sierra Leone, Africa, and saw her first image of an American ballerina while in an orphanage.

She made her professional debut with the Johannesburg Ballet.

Her family publicly announced her death on Friday. Michael Ed Prince/Instagram

Later, she became the youngest principal dancer at the Dance Theatre of Harlem.

In 2021, DePrince became the second soloist with the Boston Ballet, which helped her land the lead role in “Coppelia.”

The dancer released her memoir, “Flying: From War Orphan to Ballet Star,” in 2016. The book sparked talks of a biopic. Madonna is set to direct..

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