Word: unevennesses
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...gave a truly insipid performance of the “Russian Variation,” lacking flair and rhythm on the stage. “Neopolitan Dance” and “Swan Pas de Trois” were both charming but often sloppy and uneven.“Dance of the Four Cygnettes” was particularly disappointing. Though one of the most difficult pieces in the “Swan Lake,” the four dancers began strongly. With interlaced arms, they performed the same quick footwork beautifully. Soon, however, they fell out of line, lacking...
...resist the fast-forward button after a didactic five minutes leaves listeners with nothing to look forward to beyond six more of the same.“Saturdays=Youth” is a triumph in the way Gonzales probably intended it to be. It’s a fractured, uneven work, with vaguely discernable intentions and vaguely decipherable clues about Gonzales himself lurking somewhere in the crystalline murk. The album, like its titular equation and like Gonzales’ work in general, is abstract and broken, to be enjoyed at a distance, where the somewhat vapid fragments take...
...result is a stream of new ideas and unexpected discoveries. On the giant bulletin board, strands of jewel-toned Mardi Gras beads dangle over journal articles and newspaper clippings. Tucked among his framed photographs is a picture from his meeting with the Dalai Lama. Rows of uneven books, different sizes and colors, line his shelves, but many are translations of the same one: his New York Times-bestseller, “Stumbling on Happiness...
...hours we train, it's a lot for your body, and there are going to be times when you get hurt." Such injuries can sometimes be life-threatening: last summer, Wang Yan, a Chinese Olympic gymnast who was competing at her national championships, fell head-first from the uneven bars and broke her neck; in 1998, another Chinese gymnast, Sang Lan, then 16 and competing at the Goodwill Games in New York City, fell while performing a warm-up vault and fractured her spine. Both athletes were paralyzed and are not likely to walk again...
...despite the apparently uneven treatment, the night yielded some encouraging stories. Around 75 percent of mothers across all disciplines said that their advisers were “understanding,” according to the report...