Word: footwork
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recent afternoon at the O-Town complex, C-Note is huddled inside a sound room harmonizing with a vocal coach, while down the hall, Take Five, a younger-than-'N Sync quintet for pre-preteen fans, is practicing footwork with a choreographer. Pearlman comes in to take a look, and the kids stop to give him hugs and shake his hand. "What's up, Big Poppa?" one of them asks (they actually call him that). "Did you get a haircut, man?" "You look like Tom Cruise," jokes another. Big Poppa beams...
Ewing displayed improved footwork in the post and for the first time provided a viable second option to senior captain Paul Fisher in the paint...
Fellow teammates and fans know they have been lucky these four years. Never again will we see the catlike quickness of Meredith Bagley, the hard tackles of Brynne Zuccaro, the bullet shot of Naomi Miller, the intensity of Jen Burney, the fancy footwork of Emily Stauffer, the left footed cross of Ashley Marynick, the patented spin-turn of Devon Bingham, the desire and determination of Jaime Chu. They have been our leaders, our teachers, our friends...
Freshman Nick Lenicheck sparked the first goal with some nifty footwork on the left flank eight minutes into the game. He cut the ball back on his defender just inside of the sideline and then found junior Armando Petruccelli free at the top of the 18-yard box. From there, Harvard's leading scorer smashed home his seventh goal of the season...
Workout: So what does one DO at fencing practice? It goes like this, according to Coach: the afternoon begins with a good half-hour of calisthenics, fancy footwork, warm-ups and stretching. After that comes time dedicated to "working with the weapon," then a period of partner work. Next is a lesson on the particular skill or technique of the day, and the final touch is a few good rounds of actual bouting. In addition to the cardiovascular demands, the skills of the foil are impressive and hard to attain. Perhaps the sabre team has a future as Jedi stunt...