Word: toe
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...birthday between childhood and adulthood, between the parents whose presence she acknowledges reverently and the four suitors who dance with her in turn, between the festive court around her and the unfolding self-awareness within. Twice during the course of the Adagio, the ballerina must balance on one pointed toe for several minutes as she takes each partner's hand in turn, holds it for a moment, releases it to raise both arms, then graciously takes the hand of the next waiting suitor. In the end, she releases the fourth partner's hand to bloom into an unsupported arabesque...
Sanchez, who played two five-game matches on Sunday, acquired a blister on his toe which led to an infection and when doctors gave him an injection of penicillin, his troubles really began. Either a reaction to the medication or a popped blood vessel from the shot itself forced Sanchez to seek medical advice just prior to taking to the courts. Much to the dismay of Desaulniers and the assembled squash mavens (not to mention Sanchez), the doctors recommended that he not play for fear of permanent injury...
...mechanical routine. In April, Telesensory Systems Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif., will start marketing a game center consisting of eight games for the unsighted; oscillating tones will replace the screen markings for contests like paddle ball; and synthesized speech will be used for other games such as tic-tac-toe, blackjack and skeet shoot...
Some of the moves Estey will have to perfect for the judges include double and triple toe jumps, double flip jumps, loop jumps, flying camels, flying sit spins, triple salchows, cross foot spins and a serpentine footwork sequence...
...play ends happily- a pact Simon always keeps with his audience. When will he choose to keep the compact he seems to want to make with himself - to plunge hip-deep-bold instead of toe-deep-scared into the consciousness stream of the real Neil Simon? - T.E. Kalem