The Most Famous
DANCERS from Sierra Leone
This page contains a list of the greatest Sierra Leonean Dancers. The pantheon dataset contains 116 Dancers, NaN of which were born in Sierra Leone. This makes Sierra Leone the birth place of the 0th most number of Dancers.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Sierra Leonean Dancers of all time. This list of famous Sierra Leonean Dancers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Michaela DePrince (1995 - 2024)
With an HPI of 35.65, Michaela DePrince is the most famous Sierra Leonean Dancer. Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Michaela Mabinty DePrince (born Mabinty Bangura; January 6, 1995 – September 10, 2024) was a Sierra Leonean–American ballet dancer who danced with the Boston Ballet, the Dance Theatre of Harlem, and the Dutch National Ballet. DePrince rose to fame after starring in the documentary First Position in 2011, which followed her and other young ballet dancers as they prepared to compete at the Youth America Grand Prix, where she won a scholarship to the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre. In 2012, DePrince danced with the Dance Theatre of Harlem as the youngest dancer in the history of the company. From 2013 to 2020, she was with the Dutch National Ballet. With her adoptive mother, Elaine DePrince, she authored the book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina (2014). From 2016 to 2024, she was a goodwill ambassador with the Amsterdam-based organization War Child.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Sierra Leonean dancers born between 1995 and 1995. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Sierra Leonean dancers include Michaela DePrince. As of April 2024, 1 new Sierra Leonean dancers have been added to Pantheon including Michaela DePrince.
