Word: successful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Three economists disagreed last night over the success of President Carter's policies to cut unemployment in America...
...then it's no more fun." He literally stumbled into ballet. Coaxed by a third-grade classmate into a tap class, he found he could not keep his balance; his father, a Vermont meat-packing company owner, suggested that he try ballet as a remedy. Even after achieving success in showpieces like Balanchine's Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, McKenzie is modest: "If I had to compare myself to Baryshnikov, I'd give up and take up carpentry." But not too modest. His aim? "To become the next Kevin McKenzie...
...Ballet West in Salt Lake City (1,000) have doubled in size. Male students, once rare, are becoming more common. Says Charles Fischl, general manager of the Atlanta Ballet: "Americans are more interested in motion and fitness. Ballet is grueling, and people have always admired athletic ability." The success of the film The Turning Point will doubtless bring more recruits; one Chicago school reported a 25% rise in applications after the movie opened there...
...problem with such a style is that American audiences comprehend only the diluted version of a pure art form. There are Indian musicians in the U.S., such as sitarist Ravi Shankar and sarodist Ali Akbar Khan, who play unadulterated classical Hindustani music. But they seem more concerned with commercial success than with upholding the ancient secular and philosophical traditions that are an integral part of Indian classical music...
...freshman heavies enjoyed the lone success of the day with a thrilling comeback victory over the Yale freshmen. After carrying a six-seat lead through the middle section of the contest, the Radcliffe eight caught a boat-stopping crab and dropped three seats behind the Eli shell...