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How did Mikhail Baryshnikov begin his career?

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He studied in Riga and performed with the Kirov Ballet (1966-74). Although highly respected and extremely popular in the Soviet Union, he defected to the West in 1974, where he danced with the American Ballet Theatre (1974-78) and the New York City Ballet (1978-79).

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