‘Ballet Here She Comes’: Masika Kalysha’s Daughter Gets Her Misty Copeland on

Masika Kalysha‘s daughter Khari Barbie Maxwell might have a career in professional dancing in her future!

The reality TV star’s adorable 4-year-old daughter with rapper Fetty Wap channeled professional ballerina Misty Copeland in a recent video.

Kalysha looked on and encouraged Khari in the background as the little cutie danced her heart out to a song from Disney’s “Descendants 3” soundtrack. She went in so hard she appeared to hurt her head, rubbing it at the end of her performance.

“I bumped my head a little but @alvinailey dancers here I come 🥰 ☺️,” Masika captioned the post of little Khari feeling the beat.

The video received 152,000 views, and fans loved seeing the cutie freestyle to her G-rated jam.

“The way she effortlessly mixed contemporary dance with breaking and a hint of crumping… 😍😍😍,” wrote one fan.

“Ballet here she comes❤️❤️❤️,” a second predicted.

“The way u always be gassing her is everything lol I be cracking up. Too cute!” a third exclaimed.

“It was the split with the bump up for me 😂😂 cute💯,” laughed a fourth.

Some of Kalysha’s followers still aren’t prepared to let go of her most recent social media drama, however, which she appears to be trying to move on from.

“Let me post my child for sympathy “strategy” 😂😂😂😂😂😂,” clowned one commenter.

“Masika tryna act like she’s unbothered 😂😂 she know she feel dumb as hell,” a second wrote.

“Damn should have acted like a booked actress and not thirsty to show everyone you finally got a Role. Imagine fumbling your own bag like this 😭,” called out a third.

Kalysha got into a very public social media confrontation with R.O.S.E. Organization founder Toni D. Rivera after posting a fake kidnapping video in what Masika said was an effort to raise awareness for the organization, which offers assistance to victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation — but only after she initially asked fans to subscribe to her OnlyFans page.

The video and subsequent explanation didn’t go over well with fans, Rivera, or the show she was on set filming at the time, “Double Cross,” which reportedly has since fired her as a result of the stunt.

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