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The Bloofer Lady lures a young child into her thrall in the dead of night.

from the Milwaukee Ballet's production of Michael Pink's Dracula Luz San Miguel as The Bloofer Lady

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ballet gif pack ♡

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michaela mabinty deprince (1995-2024)

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today, september 13th, 2024, the ballet world lost an extraordinary dancer and woman.

michaela mabinty deprince was born on january 6th, 1995, as mabinty bangura, in sierra-leone. she was orphaned, her parents passing to due to both direct and indirect causes of the civil war in her home country. she was demonized by her caretakers for her vitiligo, being called a “devil’s child”, and suffering from other forms of neglect and abuse. in 1999, deprince was adopted by an american couple along with another girl, and they were taken to new jersey, united states of america.

her hopes of becoming a ballerina had been planted when she found a ballerina on a magazine cover in her home country. she didn’t know of ballet at the time, but treasured the picture and dreamed of dancing. this dream blossomed into truth when she moved to the states, being put into ballet lessons soon after her arrival. deprince was a four-time participant in youth america grand prix, one of the largest ballet competitions in the united states. she was awarded a scholarship to study at the jaqueline kennedy onassis school of ballet, the associate school of american ballet theatre.

despite facing racial discrimination and other hardships in and out of the industry, deprince persisted in her dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer. in 2012, at the age of 16, she became the youngest member of dance theatre of harlem, and the next year, she joined the junior company of the dutch national ballet. she soon rose through the ranks, joining the main company and attaining the rank of soloist. she was the first dancer of african origin to ever join the company, and a shining advocate and role model for black women in ballet.

her other accomplishments include being an ambassador for war child holland, a dutch organization working to improve the wellbeing and resilience of children directly affected by war. she visited uganda and lebanon through the organization. she also appeared in beyoncé’s 2016 music video for ‘freedom’.

she will dance among all the stars in the sky. rest in peace beautiful michaela mabinty, you are already so missed. ♡

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The Red Shoes (Michael Sporn, 1990)

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Milwaukee Ballet's 2018 production of Dracula directed and choreographed by Michael Pink (full recording available at the Internet Archive)

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pacific northwest ballet; waltz of the snowflakes ♡

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Lucy dances with Arthur and Quincey at the Pop

from the Milwaukee Ballet's production of Michael Pink's Dracula Luz San Miguel as Lucy Westenra Parker Brasser-Vos as Quincey P. Morris Timothy O'Donnell as Arthur Holmwood

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Sae Maeda as Clara in The Nutcracker (Royal Ballet 2022)

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swan lake (1957)

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maya plisetskaya, prima ballerina of the bolshoi ballet, as odette, the swan princess

dir. by zoya tulubyeva, choreo. by aleksander gorsky

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ICONIC KISSES IN SIR KENNETH MACMILLAN BALLETS

ROMEO AND JULIET {premiere in 1965, footage from 2019}

MANON {premiere in 1974, footage from 2018}

MAYERLING {premiere in 1978, footage from 2018}

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