![]() But before she was Michaela DePrince, she was Mabinty Bangura, or rather “number twenty-seven” – her identity in an orphanage in Sierra Leone. This is a book about Michaela DePrince – a ballet dancer who holds the distinction of being the youngest professional prima ballerina, at age seventeen. I am neither Mabinty Bangura nor Michaela DePrince. A professional ballerina…is that really me? Then the music starts and I step on to the stage. ![]() I flex my feet at the ankles one at a time, extend my legs and point my toes to check that the ribbons of my pointe shoes are securely tied and tucked. A silver tiara studded with crystal rhinestones crowns my hair. “I stand in the wings, dressed in a lush black tutu embellished with black feathers and blood-red flowers. ![]() Authors – Michaela DePrince and Elaine DePrince ![]()
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