Word: aerially
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Audiences watching the aerial ballets, lightning swordplay and Astaire-worthy foot fights in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon may gasp with childlike wonder and delight. Who is brilliant and daft enough to choreograph these nonstop battles? The answer is Yuen Wo-ping, stunt master supreme and, not incidentally, the director of a couple of dozen films--among them some of the most exciting in Hong Kong movie history. "He's directed more movies than I have," says Ang Lee. "And better ones...
...Among the exceptional acts are the Kabanov, Russian aerial acrobats who perform flips and drops from a swaying platform. Breaking with the circus convention of aerial acts defying gravity, the Kabanov embrace it, turning somersaults as they fall from a high moving perch, always landing safely on the tent floor...
HANOVER, N.H.--Mother Nature grounded Harvard's aerial attack Saturday, so Harvard simply controlled the ground...
...Green's aerial efforts resulted in two picks, both setting up Harvard scores. Mann's first interception of the quarter led to Balestracci's first touchdown return. Late in the half, his first-down slant pass was picked off by junior free safety Eric LaHaie at the Dartmouth...
...dances and beautifully constructed sets and costumes by Sergiy Spevyakin dominate the second act, delivering a full offering of the company's diverse talents. The divertissements, although all delightfully and correctly danced, lack any real display of virtuosity. In the role of the Golden Idol, Christopher Budzynski's aerial jumps are imbued with a natural sense of grace but lack any dynamic in movement or musicality. Alexandra Kochis's charming performance as the whimsical Manu also seems to fall just short of true technical precision. But commendations go to the male ensembles for clean, effortless dancing and solid formations...