Shura Baryshnikov
American dancer and choreographer
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Shura Baryshnikov's Degrees
- Bachelors Dance Juilliard School
- Masters Choreography New York University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Aleksandra "Shura" Lange Baryshnikov is an American dancer, choreographer, dance educator, and actress. Early life Aleksandra Lange Baryshnikov is the daughter of ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and actress Jessica Lange. She is of Finnish descent through her maternal grandmother and of German descent through her maternal grandfather. She has five half-siblings; three on her father's side, including actress Anna Baryshnikov, and two on her mother's side. Baryshnikov trained in classical ballet as a child, and grew up accompanying her mother to different filming locations. In high school Baryshnikov competed in diving, ran track, rode horses, and played field hockey. She went on to attend Marlboro College in Vermont, where she majored in American studies and also studied theatre and contemporary dance. While at Marlboro she was a member of the student a cappella group Five-O'Clock Bells.
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