Aleksandra Lange Baryshnikov is the daughter of ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and actress Jessica Lange.
12 Facts About Shura Baryshnikov
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Shura Baryshnikov is of Finnish descent through her maternal grandmother, of Russian descent through her father, and of German descent through her maternal grandfather.
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Shura Baryshnikov has five half-siblings; three on her father's side, including actress Anna Baryshnikov, and two on her mother's side.
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Shura Baryshnikov trained in classical ballet as a child, and grew up accompanying her mother to different filming locations.
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In high school Shura Baryshnikov competed in diving, ran track, rode horses, and played field hockey.
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Shura Baryshnikov went on to attend Marlboro College in Vermont, where she majored in American studies and studied theatre and contemporary dance.
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Shura Baryshnikov has worked as a choreographer and movement consultant for Trinity Repertory Company, The Wilbury Theatre Group, and Elemental Theatre Collective.
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Shura Baryshnikov has danced with Aerplaye Dance, American Dance Legacy Initiative, Festival Ballet Providence, Bridge Rep of Boston, Elemental Theatre Collective, and Lostwax Multimedia Dance.
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Shura Baryshnikov is on the faculty at Festival Ballet Providence School and has taught movement at Earthdance in Plainfield, Massachusetts, and at Salve Regina University, Connecticut College, Dean College, Rhode Island College, and MIT.
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Shura Baryshnikov is a dance teacher at the Moses Brown School.
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Shura Baryshnikov trained in Viewpoints improvisational techniques with the SITI Company under Anne Bogart.
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Shura Baryshnikov is the co-founder, along with Danielle Davidson, of the Doppelganger Dance Collective.