Baryshnikov

[ buh-rish-ni-kawf, -kof; Russian buh-rish-nyi-kuhf ]

noun

1. Mi·kha·il [mi-, keyl, myi-, kh, uh-, yeel], born 1948, Latvian-American ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Soviet Latvia: U.S. citizen since 1986, and dual U.S.-Latvian citizen since 2017.

Baryshnikov

/ bəˈrɪʃnɪkɒf /

noun

1. BaryshnikovMikhail1948MUSRussianDANCE: ballet dancer Mikhail . born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre

Example Sentences

He was born Feb. 9, 1985, in Leningrad and was a graduate of the distinguished Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, whose notable male alumni also include Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolf Nureyev.

From Los Angeles Times

She often appeared as a guest artist with companies around the world and performed memorable pieces, including 1976’s “Pas de Duke” with ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov.

From Los Angeles Times

The superstar athlete, dubbed the “Baryshnikov of diving,” had originally planned on retiring after earning two gold medals in Los Angeles in 1984, to go along with the silver he won in Montreal in ’76.

From Salon

Anna Baryshnikov, whose blue eyes are just like those of her famous father Mikhail, gives a wonderfully sly turn in a small but key role.

From Seattle Times

Can we laugh at Baryshnikov’s infatuated ninny with her bottom row of rotting orange teeth?

From Los Angeles Times