Baryshnikov, Mikhail
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBaryshnikov, MikhailMikhail BaryshnikovBa‧rysh‧ni‧kov, Mi‧khail /bəˈrɪʃnɪkɒf $ -kɔːf, mɪˈkaɪl/ (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 to live in the US