Baryshnikov
[ buh-rish-ni-kawf, -kof; Russian buh-rish-nyi-kuhf ]
/ bəˈrɪʃ nɪˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf; Russian bʌˈrɪʃ nyɪ kəf /
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noun
Mi·kha·il [mi-keyl; Russian myi-khuh-yeel], /mɪˈkeɪl; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil/, born 1948, Russian ballet dancer, born in Latvia, in the U.S. since 1974.
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How to use Baryshnikov in a sentence
The grainy footage of Tharp in a rehearsal room with a young Baryshnikov in the mid-1970s gives way to clips from Milos Forman’s film adaptation of “Hair,” for which she devised the dervish-like movement.
There’s no stopping Twyla Tharp, even as she approaches 80|Peter Marks|March 18, 2021|Washington PostNot since that 1985 Mikhail Baryshnikov cinematic embarrassment has the term “white knight” so polluted the public discourse.
GOP Still Desperate for White Knight Despite Romney’s Michigan, Arizona Wins|Michelle Cottle|February 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for Baryshnikov
Baryshnikov
/ (bəˈrɪʃnɪkɒf) /
noun
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
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