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I did not know Baryshnikov had defected!

Damn! I LOVED this! Thanks very much. It was really helpful. Bravo to YOU!!! I have subscribed.

Beautiful grand jetés, split jump movement ❤

PARKER CAN DO IT!!!

Thank you ❤

Terrific 😊

Great Mikhail!

I could never get my step son to take ballet. He was 10 Yrs. He was very clumsy and alward, always falling. I tried to tell him and his dad that ballet would help with those issues. What got in return from him and his dad was it's sissy. People would make fun of him. I wonder what Makhail would have said?

When Baryshnikov was in training, he asked his teacher how he could improve his leaps. His teacher said he should stay in the air longer. Mikhail instinctively knew what he meant and understood how to achieve it.

Екатерина Максимова!

Alexander Godunov is very cool.

Someone like Baryshnikov only comes around once. Like a miracle.

Большое спасибо за этот фильм. Просто невероятный магнетизм и пластика. А эти прыжки с парением в воздухе и мягкое и точное приземление! Услада для моих глаз! Мечта его сбылась, и талант Годунова увидел весь мир. Я уверена, что он был счастлив в Америке, ведь его мечты сбылись.

Сколько труда стоит за такой красотой!

He is handsome and always smiley on interviews. Very entertaining dancer.

As for substance abuse and addiction - can you please specify the source of this information? I guess it's the tabloid press.

Thank you for this film. Godunov is a great dancer. As for 'his own PBS TV show" - was it a TV program he presented regularly? Does it have the same name as a documentary by Peter Rosen about Godunov?

Russian ballet is a gift to mankind

This would make an interesting double-feature with Moscow on the Hudson, almost entirely forgotten now. Robin Williams plays a Russian musician who defects during a trip to NY.

There were quite a few leftist African-Americans who moved either permanently or temporarily to the USSR starting in the 1930s. I don't know of any specific cases of Black Vietnam vets doing so, but there were a few US service and intelligence personnel who wound up in the Soviet Union or even North Korea in the 50s and 60s. So to a movie audience during the Cold War, Gregory Hines's character wouldn't really be much a stretch.

Yes, you could smoke in hospitals back in the day.

He was remarkable for sure. No one near his ability since.

One of my Top 10 favorite movies-my Grandma introduced me to it, as a child. This movie does not get nearly the attention it deserves either back in the day in 1977 or in the modern day, today. Stellar performances by all in every aspect & i loved that it was an on-location shoot in NYC which lended more authenticity to the lives in the story. (So sick of that CGI cr@p they use today, you never know whom or what is really present or not.) It was so magical to see a Real entire Audience applauding Real Ballet Dancers. Transported. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I love this condensed analysis. You speak about dance beautifully! I'd love a Misty Copeland video... because I'd like to learn about what makes her such a beautiful dancer technically ❤🩰

Sasha could also dance everything - both lyric and drama. Godunov made an excellent ballet career in the USA. He danced in Raymonda, Don Quixote, Giselle, Swan Lake, Ravel's Bolero, Afternoon of a Faun, The Moor’s Pavane, Paganini, Carmen, The Death of the Rose, Nutcraker. Also specially directed for him by Alvin Eiley and Roland Petit. And no, he didn't think about his ex-wife and Russia. He loved the United States, was proud of his American passport, and loved other women. And he did not die of alcoholism. His death requires a police investigation.

Alexander Godunov is the most versatile classical ballet dancer of 20th centure. Not early 1980. He stopped dancing in 1985 and remained in excellent shape. Neither Nureyev nor Baryshnikov were allowed close to the Bolshoi Theater. They did not have a masculine style and could not dance either Spartacus or Ivan the Terrible. Sasha could also dance everything - both lyric and drama. Godunov made an excellent ballet career in the USA. He danced in Raymonda, Don Quixote, Giselle, Swan Lake, Ravel's Bolero, Afternoon of a Faun, The Moor’s Pavane, Paganini, Carmen, The Death of the Rose, Nutcraker. Also specially directed for him by Alvin Eiley and Roland Petit. And no, he didn't think about his ex-wife and Russia. He loved the United States, was proud of his American passport, and loved other women. And he did not die of alcoholism. His death requires a police investigation.

I am so happy to see this video and subscribe to Ballet Focus. Thank you so much for all your effort.

The best of the best right there

I first saw Baryshnikov in 19 70 when he was still with the Kirov. He and Makorova were dancing Swan Lake. It was magnificent.

A great dancer with a magnetic stage presence. Compared with other dancers from the same years, his technique is a little bit what I might term "rough" (fifths, preparations, a low relevé in turns). He has beautiful feet and hands, and his bravura style is so energetic. Did he ever dance contemporary/neo classical roles - Roland Petit, Neumeier, Macmillan, etc? I feel he would have been superb. Just tragic that he died so young. Thank you for this look at a wonderful dancer

He was always perfect! I have so many feelings when I see him dancing!

The greats walk in their own light, make dance seem effortless, light as air, they are Recipients of a gift of dance , grace, and a something extra we are privileged to witness ,& admire. Thank you for this gift of a tribute of Bolle bravo.

Hi Kent! Always good to see a new video coming from you! Godunov is truly a fascinating dancer. But question about your opening thumbnail: Is the male dancer featured in the center actually you? I look at him and sometimes I think he looks more like Peter Strauss. Just curious.

I look forward to videos from this channel so much, thank you

He was the BEST!!

Thank you for covering this gorgeous dancer!

he was a great dancer , it was a pity that he had alcohol addiction. I think he did not find a good reception at the ABT and he was disappointed.

Wow! I loved him in The Money Pit. That's one of my all time favorite movies and he was hilarious in it. I didn't even realize he was a dancer! Thanks for sharing this. This channel never dissapoints. ❤

Seeing as Ballet began in Italy but formalised in France, id love to know how these movements would sound in Italian. I mean opera. Is Italian. Virtually most of Shakespeare’s stories came from Italian writers in Venice. Italy ( Italia) So we have so much to be grateful for . On another note i much prefer Italian food to French cuisine lol. But i must end on the absolute mind blowing power and grace of Mikhail Baryshnikov. 🦢 (my favourite dancer.)

Thank you very much for this video.

What a tremendous athlete and yea total rock star. He was awesome in Die Hard.

Not your everyday dancer. Alexander Boris Godunov was enormously gifted. Such an interesting life but much too short. Thanks, Kent. Another fine bio highlight/video. Again, we thank you! #I❤🩰

Omg Awesome!🇨🇦

Thank You Kent! This is my introduction to this beautiful dancer.

Gawd, WHAT a dancer! Absolutely incredible the way he hurled himself into the air and across the stage! Stunning, astounding, amazing! A great, great pity that he died so young.

I remember when Godunov defected, because the Bolshoi was in NY, and I had a ticket to see the company in Swan Lake, a performance he was supposed to dance in. But, having defected just a few days before, he obviously didn't appear. The performance was delayed in starting; an announcement was made from the stage that the delay was due to the U.S. authorities holding the plane (literally on the runway) that was to take Godunov's wife back to Moscow. Very dramatic. I also saw Godunov dance Albrecht to Cynthia Gregory's Giselle at ABT. He brought a powerhouse persona and, even then, an actor's sensibility to the role--I vividly recall his look of aristocratic scorn when confronted by the Wilis! I also heard Baryshnikov made the decision to fire Godunov from ABT. Baryshnikov had recently taken over as its director and, from what I understand, he wanted to reshape the company, make it more classical and refined, more 'Maryinsky'-like in style. Godunov (along with some other dancers) didn't fit the bill, so he was dismissed. At least Godunov had a successful film career. He's so enjoyable in Die Hard, bringing a nice tongue-in-cheek touch to his role.

Just freaking amazing!!! He had more to give💔

He was marvelous ❤

he was my favorite of the three. more power, more expression, more humor.

Thank you so much. He was the most marvellous dancer. So sad he passed so young. 🩰🩰🩰🙏🙏👵🇦🇺