Remembering Michaela Mabinty DePrince

We’re sending our love and support to the family of Michaela Mabinty DePrince at this time of loss. We were so fortunate to know Mabinty; she was a beautiful person, a wonderful dancer, and she will be greatly missed by us all.

Michaela Mabinty DePrince was a second soloist at Boston Ballet from 2021 to 2024. She trained at The Rock School of Dance Education in Philadelphia and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre. In 2012, she joined Dance Theatre of Harlem. A year later, she was invited to join the Dutch National Ballet’s Junior Company. In 2014, DePrince joined the Dutch National Ballet, where she rose through the company and was appointed soloist in 2016.

DePrince’s repertoire included Coppélia, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and George Balanchine’s Tarantella. She also performed in David Dawson’s A Million Kisses to my Skin and Empire Noir. DePrince performed as a guest artist with English National Ballet as Myrtha in Giselle. She was featured in the ballet documentary First Position and appeared on ABC TV’s Dancing with the Stars.

DePrince championed disadvantaged young people, with whom she shared her message of hard work, perseverance, and hope, to encourage them to strive for their dream. In 2016, DePrince was named an Ambassador for WAR CHILD HOLLAND. Learn more about her story HERE.

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