2. Mikhail Baryshnikov Photo copyright Annie Liebowitz

3. Growing up Born: January 28, 1948 Latvia, Soviet Union Russian Studied Vaganova style under Aleksander Pushkin “Work hard and live life to the fullest”

4. Milestones Mikhail became a soloist at the Kirov Ballet in 1968 His film debut was in “The Turning Point” in 1977 He also formed the White Oak Project with Mark Morris in 1990 Baryshnikov Dance Foundation opened the Baryshnikov Arts Center in November of 2005

5. Giving Back to Society Baryshnikov Dance Foundation in 1979, non-profit organization Baryshnikov Arts Center in 2005, so people have a place to go an collaborate

6. Interesting Fact Mikhail Baryshnikov acted on Sex and the City for the last season as Carrie Bradshaw’s boyfriend

7. “Dancing is my obsession. My life.”

8. References Baryshnikov Dance Foundation http://www.baryshnikovdancefoundation.org/ http://www.baryshnikovdancefoundation.org/ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts http://www.kennedy- center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndivi dual&entitY_id=3693&source_type=A Brainy Quotes http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mikh ail_baryshnikov.html

9. Picture References San Diego Blog http://sandiegoblog.com/wordpress/wp- content/uploads/2007/03/mikhail-baryshnikov.jpg Myspace Blog http://i.blog.empas.com/nikiya/4665468_490x600.jpg Body Tuning and Therapy http://www.bodytuning.us/images/Appreciations/Kolpakova.jpg Toronto Magazine http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/99autumn/baryshnikov.gif The Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000864/