Ballet dancer Michaela DePrince was born in war-torn Sierra Leone and spent some of her early childhood in an orphanage before being adopted by a couple from New Jersey. After taking ballet classes as a child, she went on to become one of the dance world’s biggest stars.
A star ballerina who appeared in Beyonce’s Lemonade video and on Dancing With The Stars has died at the age of 29.
Michaela DePrince’s death was announced on her Instagram page and confirmed by her family on Facebook, where they paid tribute to “an unforgettable inspiration to everyone who knew her or heard her story”.