"Mikhail Baryshnikov" Ballet Dance has become an even greater cultural boom in America with Russian defector Mikhail Baryshnikov. This dance mega-star, soon had the United States training as many if not more ballet dancers than the Soviet Union, due to his popularity and charisma.
Baryshnikov has admitted that he enjoys the creative process almost more than performing. In competition with his own reputation Baryshnikov would rather work on something new than dance hundreds of Giselles and Romeos. Ironically, his star shines most when he dances.
Ballet Dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov will bring you to tears with his performance in Hollywoods film "White Nights!" You will be thrilled and moved by his uncommon skill dancing through out this film. One of my favorites is the dance solo pictured above. White Nights may not draw the Rambo crowd but that will be their loss. Below Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines in another magnificent dance scene from "White Nights." Baryshnikov's debut on film in 1977 was in another of Ballet Dancers favorite's, the movie "The Turning Point."
Baryshnikov's overall success has been as a performer. Perhaps he was meant to be on stage instead of behind the scenes.
Born in 1948 and dancing by the age of 9, Misha, as he was nicknamed became the Principal Dancer in the Leningrad Kirov Ballet by the age of 21. Mikhail has toured the world, performed on Broadway and received many awards including the Kennedy Center Honor. His strength, described as strong as a bull, his gracefulness described to be as graceful as a swan and his leaps which never seem to touch ground has made "Misha," Mikhail Baryshnikov to be considered one of the Greatest Male Dancers in the world.
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