Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the inspirational ballerina who was orphaned in Sierra Leone before being adopted by a New Jersey couple and soaring to the top of the dance world, has died at the age of 29 ...
Early on in her childhood, Anne Benna Sims, the first African-American ballerina to sign a contract with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), wanted to take lessons in dance, but she had to wait a few ...