{"id":923,"date":"2017-02-07T19:58:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T19:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=923"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:31","slug":"michaela-deprince","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2017\/02\/07\/michaela-deprince\/","title":{"rendered":"Michaela DePrince"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michaela DePrince <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dance Theatre of Harlem (2014-2015)<\/strong>
\nDutch National Ballet: \u00c9l\u00e8ve (2014-15), Coryph\u00e9e (2015-16), Grand Sujet (2016), Soloist (2016-2021)
\nBoston Ballet: Second Soloist (2021-present)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Michaela DePrince trained at The Rock School of Dance Education in Philadelphia, PA 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\u2019s Junior Company. In 2014, Michaela joined the Dutch National Ballet, where she rose through the company and was appointed soloist in 2016.<\/p>\n

DePrince\u2019s repertoire includes\u00a0Copp\u00e9lia<\/em>,\u00a0The Nutcracker<\/em>,\u00a0Swan Lake<\/em>, and George Balanchine\u2019s\u00a0Tarantella<\/em>. She also performed in David Dawson\u2019s\u00a0A Million Kisses to my Skin<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Empire Noir<\/em>. DePrince has performed as a guest artist with English National Ballet as Myrtha in\u00a0Giselle<\/em>. She was featured in the ballet documentary\u00a0First Position<\/em>\u00a0and appeared on ABC TV\u2019s\u00a0Dancing with the Stars<\/em>.<\/p>\n

DePrince champions disadvantaged young people, with whom she shares her message of hard work, perseverance, and hope, to encourage them to strive for their dreams. In 2016, DePrince was named an ambassador for War Child Holland.<\/p>\n

She joined Boston Ballet as a second soloist in 2021.<\/p>\n