Word: contraposto
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...have never seen a picture of Joey with his long legs straight; they were always bent in punk contraposto. When he sang his stance was unique: one hand always wrapped around the mic, which was always on a stand, the stand usually bent toward the audience. The other hand was held close, fist clenched, or up and moving in tight gestures that never strayed far from Joey's side. One leg would be thrown forward, Joey's whole frame resting on it, looming over the edge of the stage, over the heads of the fist-pumping fans...
While sculpting, they examine the David sculpture's pose. McVearry explains the style is called "contraposto" because it looks as if the figure is shifting his weight...
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