Irina Dvorovenko

Irina Vladimirovna Dvorovenko (born August 28, 1973) is a retired ballet dancer and actress. She was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.

Early life Dvorovenko was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine) and is Ukrainian-American. Her parents are dancers. She started with gymnastics before entering the Kyiv Ballet School at the age of ten.

Career Ballet In 1990, Dvorovenko joined the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kyiv as a soloist, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1992. She also runs a ballet intensive with Beloserkovsky.

Acting In May 2013, she made her acting debut as Vera Baronova in the Encores! production of On Your Toes at New York City Center. Her performance received positive reviews.

In 2015, Dvorovenko starred in Starz TV series Flesh and Bone, as Kiira, an aging prima ballerina. The show was choreographed by Dvorovenko's former ABT colleague Ethan Stiefel.

In 2017, Dvorovenko appeared as a recurring character in the fifth season of The Americans. She played a Soviet émigré, Evgheniya Morozova.

In March 2018 Dvorovenko returned to Encores! as Elizaveta Grushinskaya in Grand Hotel.

She has also appeared in the television series Forever, The Blacklist and Power.

She is set to star in the upcoming romance thriller Verity.

Personal life Dvorovenko is married to Maxim Beloserkovsky, a fellow ABT principal dancer. They have a daughter, Emma Galina, born in 2005. Dvorovenko is a naturalised American citizen.

Selected repertoire

Terpsichore and Polyhymnia in Apollo Mathilda Kchessinska and the Tsarina in Anastasia Nikiya and Gamzatti in La Bayadère The title role in Cinderella Swanilda in Coppélia Medora in Le Corsaire Kitri and Mercedes in Don Quixote Giselle, Myrtha and the peasant pas de deux in Giselle Hanna Glawari and Valencienne in The Merry Widow The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker Tatiana in Onegin The Paquita pas de deux The title role in Raymonda

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet The Lilac Fairy and Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty Odette-Odile in Swan Lake The first and second movements in Symphony in C The Sylvia Pas de Deux Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux Leading roles in Études Petite Mort Les Sylphides

Created roles The Brahms/Haydn Variations

Awards Diploma and the Grand Prix in the Junior Division of the Ukraine Ballet Competition, 1987 Diploma in the Junior Division of the Moscow Ballet Competition, 1988 Silver Medal at the Jackson International Ballet Competition, 1990 Bronze Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Osaka, Japan, 1991 Gold Medal and the "Anna Pavlova" Prize at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow, 1992 The Grand Prix at the International Ballet Competition Serge Lifar in the Ukraine, 1994 Source: