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> [I want to change the way people look at black ballerinas and how they think about adoption. I want to become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/i-want-to-change-the-way-people-look-at-black-ballerinas-and-how-they/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/michaela-deprince-5344_change_i-want-to-change-the-way-people-look-at_356503.jpg)

> [When I first saw Lauren Anderson I was like 'Oh my god there are black ballerinas!' I was very surprised because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/when-i-first-saw-lauren-anderson-i-was-like-oh-my-god-there-are-black/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/michaela-deprince-5344_black_when-i-first-saw-lauren-anderson-i-was-l_579732.jpg)

> [The fact that black young dancers consider me to be a role model is incredible. I hope that they can continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/the-fact-that-black-young-dancers-consider-me-to-be-a-role-model-is/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/michaela-deprince-5344_black_the-fact-that-black-young-dancers-consid_3205654.jpg)

## More by Michaela DePrince

> [I know it is easier said than done, but you have to find a way to surround yourself with positivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/i-know-it-is-easier-said-than-done-but-you-have-to-find-a-way-to/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [What I love most about ballet is being able to express my emotions through dance, and to be able to bring others joy through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/what-i-love-most-about-ballet-is-being-able-to-express-my-emotions/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [I was born in 1995 in Sierra Leone, in the middle of a war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/i-was-born-in-1995-in-sierra-leone-in-the-middle-of-a-war/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [No matter what people tell you, you should focus on your goals and you should do what you want to do, especially if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/no-matter-what-people-tell-you-you-should-focus-on-your-goals-and-you/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/i-didn-t-really-think-i-would-ever-make-it-out-of-africa-i-dreamt/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [There is no way that anyone could experience a war and witness all the horror that it brings without gaining a greater respect for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/there-is-no-way-that-anyone-could-experience-a-war-and-witness-all/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/i-ve-always-wanted-to-prove-people-wrong-and-that-s-what-drives-me-i/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [No matter how much talent and drive I had, I know that I could not have made it without the parents who adopted me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/no-matter-how-much-talent-and-drive-i-had-i-know-that-i-could-not/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/the-thing-is-for-me-i-ve-accepted-the-way-i-look-and-i-don-t-think/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [Studying ballet is an expensive endeavor. I know I could never have done it without the generosity and sacrifice of my parents, but not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/studying-ballet-is-an-expensive-endeavor-i-know-i-could-never-have/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [Dancing has changed my life. It gave me hope and helped me to deal with my anger about all the things that have happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/dancing-has-changed-my-life-it-gave-me-hope-and-helped-me-to-deal/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [I want to change the way people look at black ballerinas and how they think about adoption. I want to become a role model…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/i-want-to-change-the-way-people-look-at-black-ballerinas-and-how-they/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [Never be afraid to be a poppy in a field of daffodils.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/never-be-afraid-to-be-a-poppy-in-a-field-of-daffodils/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/i-m-fortunate-i-was-able-to-have-my-parents-show-me-that-it-s-ok-to/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-deprince/there-s-a-lot-of-stereotypes-saying-that-if-you-re-a-black-dancer-you/)

[Michaela DePrince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-deprince/)

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