Professional ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who once performed alongside Beyoncé, has died. She was 29. "With pain in our hearts, we share the loss of star ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince,

The unexpected death of Sierra Leonean American ballet dancer Michaela DePrince at the age of 29 was announced on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

Elaine DePrince, 77, had not been made aware of her 29-year-old daughter's death when she began preparation for her own surgery.

DePrince died less than 24 hours before her mother, Elaine DePrince, died while undergoing a "routine procedure." The family says it's a tragic coincidence.

Renowned ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince and her adoptive mother died within one day of each other, their family confirmed to ABC News this week.

Elaine DePrince, the adoptive mother of late ballerina Michaela DePrince, passed away on September 11, just one day after Michaela’s sudden death at age 29. PEOPLE reports that Elaine died on Wednesday,

Elaine DePrince died a day after her daughter Michaela passed away. "Grieving two family members who died within a 24 hour period is tragic and devastating," a family spokesperson wrote on social media.

Michaela Mabinty DePrince was a trailblazer in the ballet world before her tragic death at age 29. News broke of the dancer's death in September 2024, but a cause was not immediately revealed. "With pain in our hearts,