Dancer's Survival Handbook

Shura Baryshnikov and I met at Seattle International Dance Festival last summer and I was so excited (albeit nervous) when she agreed to be on the show! Shura is a classically trained dancer and actor. Not wanting to put a label on herself as a specific kind of artist, she went into various desk jobs but soon realized that she was not happy sitting behind a desk. Her company, Doppelganger Dance Collective, is still fairly new. She met her collaborator, Danielle Davidson, in a technique class. They hit immediately hit off and decided to make a dance together. Their project snowballed and turned into Doppelganger Dance Collective was born. Although Danielle and Shura have different backgrounds, their trainings compliment each other. Shura is a Viewpoints practitioner and is more focused on improvisation, while Danielle has a more classical style. They are both co-directors of Doppelganger and make all the company decisions together. Two artists with different ideas and opinions running a company together can so