Baryshnikov

Baryshnikov
biographical name Mikhail 1948- American (Latvian-born) ballet dancer

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  • Baryshnikov — Mikhail Baryshnikov (2007) Mikhail Baryshnikov (russisch Михаил Николаевич Барышников, Michail Nikolajewitsch Baryschnikow; * 27. Januar 1948 in Riga, Lettische SSR) ist ein US amerikanischer Ballett Tänzer, Choreograf und Schauspieler …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Baryshnikov — noun Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948) • Syn: ↑Mikhail Baryshnikov • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dancer, ↑professional dancer, ↑terpsichorean, ↑choreographer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Baryshnikov, Mikhail — ▪ Russian American dancer in full  Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov  born Jan. 28, 1948, Riga, Latvia, U.S.S.R.    Soviet born American ballet dancer who was the preeminent male classical dancer of the 1970s and 80s. He subsequently became a… …   Universalium

  • Baryshnikov — /beuh rish ni kawf , kof /; Russ. /bu rddish nyi keuhf/, n. Mikhail /mi kayl /; Russ. /myi khu yeel /, born 1948, Russian ballet dancer, born in Latvia, in the U.S. since 1974. * * * …   Universalium

  • Baryshnikov — Ba|rysh|ni|kov, Mi|khail (1948 ) a Russian ↑ballet dancer and choreographer (=someone who decides what movements dancers will do to a piece of music) who left the Soviet Union and came to live in the US …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Baryshnikov — Ba•rysh•ni•kov [[t]bəˈrɪʃ nɪˌkɔf, ˌkɒf[/t]] n. big Mikhail, born 1948, Russian ballet dancer, born in Latvia, in the U.S. since 1974 …   From formal English to slang

  • Baryshnikov — /bəˈrɪʃnəkɒf/ (say buh rishnuhkof) noun Mikhail Nikolaievich /ˈmɪkaɪˌil nɪkəˈlaɪəvɪtʃ/ (say mikuy.eel nikuh luyuhvich) (Misha), born 1948, Russian ballet dancer in the US …  

  • Baryshnikov,Mikhail Nikolayevich — Ba·rysh·ni·kov (bə rĭshʹnĭ kôf ), Mikhail Nikolayevich. Born 1948. Soviet born ballet dancer and choreographer who, after performing with the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), defected to the United States (1974), where he danced… …   Universalium

  • Baryshnikov, Mikhail (Nikolayevich) — born Jan. 28, 1948, Riga, Latvia, U.S.S.R. Latvian born U.S. dancer. After entering the Kirov Ballet s training school in St. Petersburg in 1963, he joined the company as a soloist in 1966. There he quickly became popular with Soviet audiences,… …   Universalium

  • Baryshnikov, Mijaíl (Nikoláievich) — (n. 28 ene. 1948, Riga, Letonia, URSS). Bailarín estadounidense de origen letón. Después de ingresar en 1963 a la escuela del Ballet Kírov de Leningrado, en 1966 se incorporó a la compañía como solista. Se hizo rápidamente famoso ante el público… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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