User:Propaniac/bsc/Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Russian-American ballet dancer born in 1948.

In 42, Jessi looks for comfort at a framed picture of Mikhail Baryshnikov that hangs above one of the dressing room sinks at the Stamford Ballet School, and mentions that he is her favorite dancer of all time (which is why she feels okay calling him by his nickname "Misha"). She thinks she hears him respond to her self-pity, "Oh, Jessi, lighten up. So you can't dance for a few days. If that’s the worst that happens, that’s not so bad."

In 55, Jessi again names Misha Baryshnikov as one of her heroes (for his fabulous tour jetes).