Word: kids
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Gretzky says. "In my mind Gordie Howe is the best player who ever played hockey and the best man who ever played sports. Then others say Bobby Orr was better than Howe. There'll never be another Howe. There'll never be another Orr. But there'll be another kid to compare them...
...games tempt him. Meanwhile Bird is embarrassed to admit, "Last summer I caught myself shooting around for five hours. I thought, 'What's wrong with me?' It's like I get this guilty feeling that I'm not playing enough, that someone is playing more." Dr. J? Magic? "Some kid in the sixth grade...
...lasted 24 days. A common and logical assumption is that he was terrorized by the undisciplined disciplinarian Bobby Knight, a coach who orders haircuts while throwing furniture. In fact, it was a roommate's brimming closet wardrobe that daunted Bird, an embarrassment of clothing. "I was a homesick kid who was lost and broke," he says. "If I knew then what I know now, I'd have run right back. Coach Knight and me wouldn't have had no trouble. He'd have loved my game...
...exploration of the sociological problems of a lower-class family. Although there is some genuine tension portrayed, the choreography becomes self-conscious and vague. We are never sure exactly what the troubles of this blighted family are. More successful, however, is the dance "Night Out/Nightmare," in which a kid's experience of street life becomes a haunting, expanding dream...
...Harvard undergraduate performers are a diverse and interesting bunch. While some seem almost saw, though not ineffective, others have obvious balletic or jazz training. Alan Shaw, as the shadow in "Kid and Shadow," tenses Eduardo Fuentes with both his dazzline footwork and his impish grin. Throughout the program, Stanford Makishi exudes charisma with every step, strut and slide. In both "Classroom" and "Library Tour" Catherine Musinsky is particularly expressive. As her face registers the gamut of feelings from surprise to confusion, she dances with a soft, musical bouyancy. While CityStep is partially a showcase for these indented Harvard dancers...