Word: nureyev
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Margot Fonteyrt has talked of retiring for several years. But each season, when the Royal Ballet makes its regular visit to the U.S., there is Dame Margot, with Fellow Superstar Rudi Nureyev, nearly as captivating as ever. During the current tour, for instance, she may have looked a shade worn to be doing The Sleeping Beauty. But her Juliet was so youthfully supple that she seemed to yield to Nureyev's lifts like some delicately submissive scarf of chiffon...
English Charm. Fonteyn and Nureyev have been dancing a great deal in New York. But many of the major roles and productions have also been performed by dancers other than the leading couple. Circumstances in the company, too, have encouraged an assessment of the Royal Ballet's talent and future-with or without Fonteyn...
...Walking directly behind somebody is usually saved for congested sidewalks, when the person ahead is used as a sort of blocking guard. Hurrying through a crowd alone is often more tiring than timesaving. "To beat the rush-hour mob in New York," says Wolff, "you have to dance like Nureyev...