Tag: michaela deprince

Um, You Guys: MADONNA Is Directing the Michaela DePrince Movie

Remember back in 2015, when it was first announced that the extraordinary memoir of extraordinary ballerina (and Dance Spirit cover star) Michaela DePrince would be made into a film? Remember the happy dance you did upon hearing that news? Well, take that happy dance, multiply it by 10, and add some fierce voguing moves to […]

Michaela DePrince's Chase Commercial Is Everything

Gorgeous Dutch National Ballet soloist Michaela DePrince is no stranger to fabulously dancey ad campaigns. (Hello, Jockey.) But her new spot for Chase QuickPay—which you probably noticed during the Grammy Awards Sunday night, and about every five minutes since—might be our favorite Michaela ad to date. Why? First, because we get to see her in […]

The Dance We're Thankful for This Year

Happy Thanksgiving, dance friends! Since today is a day for reflection and gratitude (and eating…so much eating), I asked my fellow Dance Spirit editors to tell me the dance-world things they’re most grateful for. Here’s what they had to say: Courtney Bowers, managing editor: “I’m thankful for Jennifer Garner’s hilarious ballet memes, Michaela DePrince’s super-cool […]

Michaela DePrince + Nike + "Vogue" = 😍👌✨

We’ve been captivated by former cover star Michaela DePrince since her teenage days, when she was starring in First Position and turning heads at The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre. (She was featured in our You Should Know column way back in 2012!). These days, she’s all grown up and shining at […]

Michaela DePrince Stuns at Women in the World Summit

Can’t get enough of our September 2015 cover girl, Michaela DePrince? #Same. Well, luckily for everyone, DePrince recently performed at the 2015 Women in the World summit in London, and a video of the performance was made available to the public! She said to the crowd, “I dance to bring joy to the audience. I never […]

Michaela DePrince's Next Chapter

Chances are, you’re already obsessed with Michaela DePrince. The 20-year-old has been a bona fide star ever since her appearance in the 2011 documentary First Position. She’s ferociously talented, for starters, and fans can’t get enough of her knockout facility and relentless drive. But her story—as detailed in the recently released Taking Flight, which she […]