1. Irina Mikhailovna Baronova FRAD was a Russian ballerina and actress who was one of the Baby Ballerinas of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, discovered by George Balanchine in Paris in the 1930s.
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Irina Baronova created roles in Leonide Massine's Le Beau Danube, Jeux d'enfants, and Les Presages ; and in Bronislava Nijinska's Les Cent Baisers.
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In 1927, at the age of seven, Irina Baronova began taking her first ballet lessons from a former corps de ballet member of the Mariinsky Theatre Ballet.
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When Irina Baronova was 10 years old, the family moved to Paris to provide her with professional training.
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Irina Baronova made her debut aged 11 at the Paris Opera in 1930.
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Irina Baronova then joined the Ballet Theatre in the USA, under the patronage of Sol Hurok.
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Between 1940 and 1951, Irina Baronova appeared in several films, including Ealing Studios Train of Events and worked as ballet mistress for the 1980 film Nijinsky.
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In 1967, Cecil Tennant was killed in a car accident, and Irina Baronova moved to Switzerland.
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Irina Baronova returned to teaching classes in the United Kingdom and United States in 1976.
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Irina Baronova was vice president and a fellow of the Royal Academy of Dance.
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Irina Baronova was a patron of the Australian Ballet School.
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Irina Baronova died in her sleep at Byron Bay on 28 June 2008.