The
great “leap to freedom” in the dance world refers to Rudolf Nureyev’s
daring escape from the Russian KGB at Le Bourget airport in Paris in
1961. 
After defecting to the West, Nureyev quickly became a superstar of
ballet, receiving wild acclaim on par with other counterculture heroes
of the time, like Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol. He joined London’s Royal
Ballet and partnered with Margot Fonteyn, giving new life to such
classics as Giselle and Swan Lake. He died of AIDS complications in
1993.
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