Tag: mikhail baryshnikov

Every now and then, one of my non-dance friends will see a picture (or, better yet here in NYC: a real-life sighting) of Mikhail Baryshnikov, and she’ll say, “It’s the guy from Sex and the City!” I mean yeah, OK. But also, it’s Mikhail Baryshnikov! Only one of the greatest dancers of all-time. He did […]

Today the BBC is airing an interview with choreographer extraordinaire Wayne McGregor, who talks about how John Travolta’s smooth moves first got him interested in dance. “I grew up in the ’70s, John Travolta time—Grease, Saturday Night Fever, those were the movies in the cinema, and those were the kinds of dances I wanted to […]