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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov
(; born January 28, 1948), nicknamed "Misha" (Russian diminutive of the name "Mikhail"), is a
Russian-American
dancer
,
choreographer
, and
actor
born in
the Soviet Union
, often cited alongside
Vaslav Nijinsky
and
Rudolf Nureyev
as one of the greatest
ballet
dancers in history. After a promising start in the
Kirov Ballet
in
Leningrad
, he defected to
Canada
in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance. After freelancing with many companies, he joined the
New York City Ballet
as a principal dancer to learn
George Balanchine
's style of movement. He then danced with the
American Ballet Theatre
, where he later became artistic director.
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