Biography

Iryna Volodymyrovna Dvorovenko, born August 28, 1973, is a Ukrainian-American retired ballet dancer and actress, known for her roles in Flesh & Bone and The Americans. She was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. Dvorovenko was born in Kyiv, Ukraine during the Soviet period. Her parents are dancers. She started with gymnastics before entering the Kyiv Ballet School at the age of ten.