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...After he moved to the U.S. in 1933, he enthusiastically embraced all things American. He liked to boast that despite his Russian upbringing and European background (he had danced and choreographed in Germany, France, England and Denmark), ?I?m more American than anybody.? He set ballets to the music of Charles Ives, George Gershwin and John Philip Sousa. He choreographed dances for Hollywood movies (notably the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue sequence in On Your Toes, 1936) and Broadway musicals (including The Boys from Syracuse, 1938). He even famously devised a polka for the elephants in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Balancing Balanchine | 3/26/2004 | See Source »

Harvard students are known for leaving college with a lot of experience and accomplishments under their belt. But few can boast the resume with which women’s hockey co-captain Angela Ruggiero will graduate...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ruggiero's Legendary Career Almost Over | 3/11/2004 | See Source »

Three small labs, which boast some of the field’s most impressive technology, are now the home of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) 100, a new class that throws undergraduates into the trials and tribulations of laboratory research...

Author: By Alexandra N. Atiya, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bio Class Provides Research Exposure | 3/9/2004 | See Source »

...Crimson—which outshot the Bulldogs by 26—had many more near-goals than the Elis could boast. Time after time, Harvard generated quality offensive flurries, but time after time Love came up big with a save...

Author: By John R. Hein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Triumphs Despite Love's Superhuman Effort | 3/8/2004 | See Source »

...first annual Ghungroo was performed in a room backstage of the Agassiz Theater House with a cast of around 40 students; today, we perform on stage in the Theater for four sold-out shows and we boast a cast size of over 100 students, making us one of the largest student-run productions at Harvard. However, Ghungroo would not be this successful or enjoyable for everyone involved if it were not for its willingness to involve everyone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spotlight | 3/5/2004 | See Source »

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