In July 2013, she joined the junior company of the Dutch National Ballet, based in Amsterdam. In August 2014 she joined the Dutch National Ballet as an éleve (student). In 2015 she was promoted to the rank of Coryphée. In 2016 she was promoted to the rank of grand sujet, and then to soloist at the end of the same year."Michaela DePrince CV", Nationale Opera & Ballet. When she first joined the Dutch National Ballet she was the only dancer of African origin. In 2016, she performed in the "Hope" sequence of Beyoncé's Lemonade.Klein, Alyssa, "Meet The Sierra Leonean Ballet Star From Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’", OkayAfrica, April 29, 2016.
