What I need to survive is food, water, shelter, love and ballet. If I didn't have any one of them I'd probably… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
I love John Legend and Alicia Keys and watching 'Castle' and 'Big Bang Theory.' — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
I absolutely love ballet. It gives me a chance to act like a princess in a fairy-tale world. — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
My American mother and father dedicated their lives to their children. It is with their love and guidance that I adjusted to… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
What I love most about ballet is being able to express my emotions through dance, and to be able to bring others… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
My mom is strict of course, but she just wants to make sure we're doing what we love and enjoy and she… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
Being adopted by the DePrince family has brought me everything I have in life. It has given me love, hope, and the… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
I'd love kids of my own, but if that's not possible I'd definitely adopt. The fact that it's becoming so hard to… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
I hated it because that's what made people hate me. But now I actually love my spots. It's what makes me different,… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
I want to be able to show people that it's OK to have these different things about yourself. It's OK to have… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
I love TV and movies - anything that can help me stop thinking about dancing for a bit, because it can really… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
Our household in southeastern Sierra Leone, West Africa, was not typical. First, my parents married for love and my father refused to… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share Image
I know it is easier said than done, but you have to find a way to surround yourself with positivity. — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
What I love most about ballet is being able to express my emotions through dance, and to be able to bring others joy through… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
No matter what people tell you, you should focus on your goals and you should do what you want to do, especially if you… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
I didn't really think I would ever make it out of Africa. I dreamt about it, but I didn't think it would happen. — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
There is no way that anyone could experience a war and witness all the horror that it brings without gaining a greater respect for… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
I've always wanted to prove people wrong, and that's what drives me. I've been like that since Sierra Leone, when everyone said, 'Nobody is… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
No matter how much talent and drive I had, I know that I could not have made it without the parents who adopted me… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
The thing is for me, I've accepted the way I look and I don't think what anybody says is gonna change what I think… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
Studying ballet is an expensive endeavor. I know I could never have done it without the generosity and sacrifice of my parents, but not… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
Dancing has changed my life. It gave me hope and helped me to deal with my anger about all the things that have happened… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
I want to change the way people look at black ballerinas and how they think about adoption. I want to become a role model… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
I'm fortunate I was able to have my parents show me that it's OK to be proud of my skin color. Loving my black… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
There's a lot of stereotypes saying that if you're a Black dancer, you have terrible feet, you don't have extension, you're too muscular, you're… — Michaela DePrince Copy Share
