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...Astaire had biceps? Was there even a body inside those elegant clothes? If there was, it Astaire seemed relaxed; Kelly?s body was tense, like an Olympic skater planning the big jump and knowing how much was at stake, how much to be lost. Astaire, who never appeared to entertain the possibility that he could lose, had a magnificent diffidence, polar opposite to the neediness Kelly suggested. Gene?s trademark - the outstretched arms, grasping for a connection with the little people out there in the dark - hinted at the overachieving of a fellow who begged, demanded to be loved...
...parent sending three daughters to camp, I'm envious of Heather Hill's commitment to a laid-back summer. "At camp, your day is planned for you," says Fortunata Kusik. "My kids have to learn to entertain themselves...
...first act, a peasant couple entertain local nobility. The wife, portrayed by Sarah Lamb, must perform a series of difficult, technical maneuvers: She hops across the stage en pointe while performing a ronde de jambe. Such flawless, joyful execution is simply awe-inspiring...
...with friends. The odds are that at least one of them, and probably two or three, related to questions de l’amour, whether you were recounting your trysts or salivating over another’s. We ask for advice, seek commiseration or just attempt to entertain. If you’re like some people I know (ahem), you get filled in on the gossip of everyone else...
...typically are unassuming types. Unlike pop performers, who have to entertain a crowd visually as well as musically, DJs are only responsible for sonically facilitating as much posterior shaking as possible on a dance floor of limited size. Even so, their job is arguably more difficult: because they have no flashy costumes or choreographed routines, they must hold the audience’s attention exclusively with their beats...