Premise: Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov (Russian: Михаи́л Никола́евич Бары́шников , Latvian: "Mihails Barišņikovs" ; born January 27, 1948), nicknamed "Misha" (Russian diminutive of the name "Mikhail"), is a Soviet and American dancer, choreographer, and actor.
Hypothesis: Misha joined the New York City Ballet in 1948.