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...formal rhythms, notably in the serpentine, body-entangling duets of Patricia McBride and Helgi Tomasson, which are to the sophisticated eye more erotic than anything in Oh, Calcutta! Small human touches abound: John Clifford, as the leader of a group, suddenly stands motionless in seeming awe as dancers twirl and leap around him; an acrobatic quartet of male dancers cartwheels and somersaults like refugees from the Moiseyev Dance Company. Robbins, however, never loses the architectural contour of the piece. More often than not, soloists are displayed, not for and by themselves, but in relationship to other dancers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Classic Achieved | 6/21/1971 | See Source »

...satisfaction in the pleasure it provides others. Or, if he prefers, just forget about it. Not in New York City. Millionaire George T. Delacorte (Dell Publishing Co.) financed an Alice in Wonderland sculpture for Central Park, then watched vandals assault it. He spent thousands on the mechanical animals that twirl in the park's zoo clock tower-and then much more on crews to repair the almost weekly breakdown of the machinery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: It Is Not Always Better to Give | 4/26/1971 | See Source »

...Sophisticate Blond Beauty." Audiences paid $25,700 for the show. Highlight of the evening's entertainment: Cece Ingram, a top-heavy lass billed as Satan's Angel. Satan's little darling stripped down to a G string and tassels, which she set aflame and proceeded to twirl in opposite directions. Sighs Cece: "It wrecks the breasts, but I've stayed in the business because-well-burlesque is my home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Grinding to a Halt | 4/27/1970 | See Source »

Watching Cavett's show is not always easy. It takes a certain amount of concentration to watch anyone speak for twenty minutes-especially on television, which is not geared for unbroken action or conversation (as Carson must well know). Most people who twirl the midnight dial are probably looking for an easier-to-watch show like Carson's before dozing...

Author: By Jeremy S. Bluhm, | Title: The Tube Dick Cavett | 1/13/1970 | See Source »

Cameraman have knobs and buttons to twirl. Reporters drink water and talk...

Author: By Timothy Carlson, | Title: At the Gates of God-Drunk but Unafraid | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

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