Complex sentence: DeeDee's daughter, Emilia (Leslie Browne) is invited to join the company at Emma's request and starts an affair with a big-name Russian ballet defector (Mikhail Baryshnikov).
Split into simpler sentences: DeeDee's daughter, Emilia (Leslie Browne) is invited to join the company at Emma's request. Emilia starts an affair with a big-name Russian ballet defector (Mikhail Baryshnikov).