Word: dimly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...picture Kirkland paints of the dance world is a dim one. In the New York City Ballet, dancers commit their bodies and hearts solely to their art. The late George Balanchine--the undeniable father of American ballet--insisted that his dancers be reed thin, without hips or breasts to detract from the line of the arms and legs...
Perry's weight fluctuates from mildly incredible to phenomenally spectacular and has risen far enough above 300 lbs. to dim the defensive tackle's offensive sidelight, which had been so symbolic of Bear dominance. Ditka, who for the moment acknowledges the New York Jets as the N.F.L.'s foremost team, has pledged Perry will carry the ball again "as soon as his weight gets a little nearer to a vicinity we'd like." Asked what vicinity it occupies now, Ditka replies, "Chicago." This season's odd shadow is being cast by Doug Flutie, the 5-ft. 9-in. quarterback from...
...links Cornish, N.H., with Windsor, Vt., leaping the brown, swirling waters of the Connecticut River in two giant spans joined by a pier in the center of the stream. There is bright sunshine outside, and the fall foliage is brilliant with color, but inside the bridge there is only dim light from the small windows spaced along the sides. Some motorists turn on their lights...
...light above the bar, where they root for the Giants or the Jets or, only rarely, the Patriots. They comment on the unfolding action, not with a fan's admiration but with an insider's cynical expertise. They see on the television screen a flash from their past, a dim, half-remembered moment from their athletic youth. They call that moment into focus at the bar, embellishing it. An argument ensues. "In your dreams," someone says. They laugh. The bar door opens. A big, shambling man with a droopy mustache enters with the tender-kneed, left-right stride...
...house lights dim. The chatter pauses as the room falls into darkness. Suddenly the stage is assaulted by a wash of brilliant, clashing colors, the air throbs with musical tension and five college-age students leap onto the stage, armed with their instruments. The band, The Rhythm Method, has arrived...