Baryshnikov

[ buh-rish-ni-kawf, -kof; Russian buh-rish-nyi-kuh f ]
/ bəˈrɪʃ nɪˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf; Russian bʌˈrɪʃ nyɪ kəf /

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.

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