Word: skillfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...York Cosmos high-scoring striker, has an adversary's appreciation of the U.S. talent: "There is a nucleus of goalkeepers that are not good-they're exceptional. They could play in Europe now." And Americans have translated the physical aggressiveness of football into near world-class skill on defense...
...score. Though some in those days found her work rather cold, reservations never centered on her talent. The question was not whether she could make it to the top but whether she would self-destruct first. For her fame within dance's inner circle rests not just on her skill but on her ability to take a hard road and make it much, much harder. "I was a compulsive worker," she says, "even at eight...
Bright stars illuminate the outlines of their constellations. Similarly, Gelsey Kirkland's brilliance has drawn attention to a whole new generation of American-born dancers. In their early 20s, they are poised at the turning point between skill and mastery. Though the rigors of training typically lend a certain sameness to ballet performers' lives, the new U.S. dancers show a surprising diversity. Six of the most promising...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra has shown a great deal of growth and improvement since last year, particularly in its most recent concerts. The coordination between the players and with the conductor has increased noticeably, as the orchestra performed impressively some especially challenging works requiring ample technical and interpretive skill...
...nation's chief diplomat 15 months ago?quite a bit of traveling (to 28 countries) for a man who once vowed to stay close to his office. But the problems that the U.S. now confronts in its relations with Africa, and with the Soviet Union, demand every bit of skill, intelligence, dedication and finesse that Cy Vance can bring to them...