Mother of Michaela DePrince dies a day after ballerina’s death

Elaine DePrince, 77, died of unrelated illness less than 24 hours after trailblazing ballerina’s death aged 29

The adoptive mother of ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who died suddenly at age 29 last week, died less than 24 hours later of an unrelated illness. Elaine DePrince died on 11 September during “a routine procedure in preparation for a surgery”, according to a statement from family spokesperson Jess Volinski. She was 77.

“The last few days have been even more difficult than most people realize because the family has also been dealing with the death of Michaela’s adoptive mother Elaine DePrince,” Volinski wrote in a statement on Facebook.