Word: effortlessness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...strain, as Kwan last month won the U.S. national title and the honor of leading America's women figure skaters to the Olympics next week. It was a victory that gave no evidence of the pain that shoots through her left foot when she lands one of those seemingly effortless triple jumps. The only expression on her face was that beatific smile, won by defiance of every sort of gravity, not just the earth's but the body's and the mind's as well, dangerous forces that cannot just bring a skater down but keep her down...
...give C's.) How? By FACTS.' Any kind, but do get them in. They are what we look for--a name, a place, an allusion, an object, a brand of decodorant, the titles of six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading, and this is what gets A's. Underline them, capitalize them, insert them in outline form; be sure we don't miss them. Why do you think all the exams insist at the top, "Illustrate, "Be specific;' etc.? They mean it. The illustrations, of course, need not be singularly...
...crowded shopping malls, here it retains some of its magic when accompanied by dancers gracefully simulating the opening and closing of flower petals. In the final pas de deux of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, Jennifer Gelfand and Robert Wallace were both excellent. Gelfand's solid technique, effortless jumps and unmatched turns made her variation a joy to watch, reaching a high point when she completed four and five rotations after her fouette turns--a feat seldom seen on stage. Wallace was a refined and dignified Cavalier, well matched to Gelfand in technique and artistry...
...reappearance of Hodgkinson was well-received, too, as the interludes between full-orchestral sections allowed the spotlight to fall on Hodgkinson's effortless technique: his hands, often motionless, hovered over the keyboard while his fingers whirred underneath. Whether the cascading piano notes meshed with the backdrop provided by the orchestra or disappeared beneath them entirely, the combination was perfectly engineered. The audience showed its approval in wild applause, delaying intermission until Hodgkinson and Yannatos had been brought back three times...
...frosted windows, revolving door and all--whose startling multi-utility reveals itself in the Mikado's impressive entrance. The orchestra, under music director Bradford Chase and concertmaster Christina J. Hodge '98, is in good alignment with the stage performance, and handles the swift, tripping rhythms of the music with effortless precision. And for the sheer amount of continual clowning and motion on stage, choreographer Lorraine Chapman surely deserves plaudits as much as does stage director Zayas; the density of dancing, movement and inspired stage business during some of the ensemble numbers makes it difficult to believe that so many people...