Background
Baronova, Irina was born on March 13, 1919 in Petrograd.
Baronova, Irina was born on March 13, 1919 in Petrograd.
Pupil of O. Preobrazhenskaia in Paris.
Moved with her family to France after the October Revolution 1917. With Les Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, 1932, and the Ballet Theatre, 1941-1942. Soloist in Leonid Miasin’s productions, and also with Bronislava Nizhinskaia and Mikhail Fokin.
Performed with Ballets Russes High Lights, 1945 and the Original Ballet Russe, 1946. Starred in films and musicals, 1942-1946. Member of the Royal Academy of Dance, London.