17 year-old Michaela DePrince made the incredible journey from Sierra Leon, where she was orphaned at 3 years old, to the US where she is now pursuing her dream to the top of the NYC ballet scene. Ballet Dancer is a beautiful portrait of a determined girl, inspired by one simple image in a magazine as a child, to overcome all odds and create a new life. Overcoming immense conflict racial discrimination and ridicule for her skin condition Vitiligo Michaela is a beacon of inner beauty.
