Who is the best dancer of all time?
Well?
shareMikhail Baryshnikov
shareSounds Russian
shareYep, Russian. Baryshnikov is considered one the best ballet dancers ever.
shareVery likely the best ballet dancer ever, but we'll never know as nobody alive ever saw Nijinsky and there's no film of him, but ballet isn't the only genre of dance.
Who's the best tap dancer? The best hip-hop dancer? The best jazz dancer? The best Bharatanatyam dancer in India? So maybe Fred Astaire was the best ballroom dancer ever and Baryshnikov is the best ballet dancer ever, how the hell can you compare them.
You make a good point. Asking who is the best dancer is the same as asking what the best movie is or who is the best heavy metal band. You will end up with many different opinions.
shareWell, it's more like asking who is the best *band*, not the best heavy metal band. I mean, who's a better band - Count Basie's Orchestra, Led Zeppelin,or BTS?
You can't really compare dancers from hugely different genres, you can only enjoy them.
You don't know who Mikhail Baryshnikov is? The only excuse for that is being under 35.