Word: footwork
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...clear to all in attendance that the Dominican squad did not know the fundamentals of rugby. In all fairness to the hosts, it must be pointed out that most of the Dominicans were converted soccer players, used to more footwork and less bone-crunching...
...away with committees and claptrap," he says. He regained Eastern's reputation for punctuality by rearranging some schedules, dropping others, and improving baggage handling. He has also started "friendliness" classes for some 9,000 Eastern employees who deal with the public. Says Borman: "There's no fancy footwork, no easy way. You've got to go out and operate a good service company...
...Foreman's verbal acrobatics seem hopelessly square. "Do you know the Pledge of Allegiance?" he will ask someone for fun. Or Foreman may test a visitor by asking him to recite the Lord's Prayer. Ali may soon lose his claim to being No. 1 in fast footwork. Last winter, when Foreman was living in Los Angeles, he studied ballet. Though he demonstrates pliés only when photographers' backs are turned, Foreman says, "I took up ballet after seeing a dance show in Las Vegas. You know, I enjoyed it. I didn't think...
...most Midwestern rinks, many physical fitness buffs have taken to the sport, which is easier on the ankles than ice-skating. Says one enthusiast: "You can roller skate for five hours without getting tired." Gutsy oldsters are also gradually invading the rinks, eager to brush up on fancy footwork learned back in the '30s-notably the "spread eagle" and the "mohawk," turning movements used to reverse direction. The management often obliges by playing such nostalgic tunes as Tea for Two, Rambling Rose and Heart of My Heart...
...excerpt from her interview in "Footwork," a chapter in "Working...