Word: footwork
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Minus the services of many of last year's lettermen and Freshman stars, Coach Wes Fesler sent his hoopsters through the first scrimmage of the season yesterday afternoon. Stressing passing and footwork, Fesler seemed determined to put an aggressive team on the floor by Christmas vacation...
...gave an exciting exhibition of forensic footwork to 500 conferees of the 1935 Mobilization for Human Needs. Two months ago national charitarians had cried "Foul!" when, discussing the tax bill with newshawks, the Champion had scorned corporation gifts to charity as a crass method of buying public goodwill. With an artful shift, the Champion now declared that such donations "must come from all those whose developments have accentuated the congestion and the problems of community life...
Waldemar Wysocki in the 175-pound class, and Ed Whitney at 135 pounds, each took quite a beating to lose decision to Danielson and Linthicum. Henry Sherlock, 125-pounder, used agile footwork and wide hocks to win a decision over Bailley, while Don Sleeper defeated Thompson, Yale's 115-pounder after knocking him down in the second round...
...dancers in richly colored furbelows. Les Presages, done to Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, was more obscure but in it Irina Baronova and David Lichine did a memorable passion dance. Le Beau Danube had an amazing mazurka done by Leonide Massine and Tatiana Riabouchinska (see cut}. Their footwork was incredibly swift and sure. But all the leading dancers were so expert that they made the most marvelous spins and leaps seem incidental. That was the way of the old Russian Ballet which Serge Diaghilev brought out of St. Petersburg into Europe. He built up its reputation to top-notch...
...dance as he had danced many times in the streets and cafés of Spain. There was nothing ingratiating about Escudero's performance that evening. He strutted about like a cock in smart, skin-tight costumes which Artist Pablo Picasso had designed for him. He did amazing footwork to a dozen complicated rhythms. He conversed with his castanets, brutally, insolently, insinuatingly. He swelled out his chest and shot meaningful glances at his partners, Carmela and Carmita. He clucked with his tongue, sniffed with his nose, even snapped a fingernail accompaniment to one of his dances...