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Question:For technical prowess, Baryshnikov. For emotive movement and sex appeal, Nureyev


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: For technical prowess, Baryshnikov. For emotive movement and sex appeal, Nureyev

Technically,ther were equals on the stage.However,Nureyev was the more"bravura" type of dancer while Barishnikov relied on his sex appeal as well as his atounding technique

Barishnikov

Misha....even Balanchine who generally had little use for male dancers except as "props" for his ballerinas admitted that Baryshnikov had "good feet".