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Michaela DePrince’s Health: The Late Ballerina Died Within 24 Hours of Her Mother

Michaela DePrince was revered for her impeccable skills as a dancer. Following the news of her untimely death, it was revealed that her mother, Elaine, died within 24 hours of Michaela, though thei…

“If I hadn’t ruptured my Achilles, I don’t think I would have had the time and space to be able to know how important my mental health was,” she told Pointe magazine in November 2021. According , Michaela’s spokesperson, Jessica Volinski, noted that the late dancer died just one day before her mother, Elaine, passed. “Her mother Elaine died during a routine procedure in preparation for a surgery on September 11,” a statement from the spokesperson read, per NBC.

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