Word: unison
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...different numbers together--alternately using the whole company, a couple, and an ensemble of male dancers. Although the sharp turns, leaps and skillful hip and rib isolations of the dancers made a powerful visual impression, in particular the vignettes in which male members of the company moved in unison were most successful. Here Ailey created an atmosphere ringed with the electricity and power of their movements. The effect was a mesmerizing tour de force of the men's energy, strength and technical precision...
These discussion groups, which have the flavor of electronic town meetings, are by far the most popular features on the two biggest networks, CompuServe (272,000 subscribers) and the Source (70,000). Their success has spawned a new crop of conference-oriented services that include BIX, Delphi, GEnie, Unison and the WELL. Hundreds of SIGs (special-interest groups) have sprung up on these networks, organized around topics ranging from science fiction to organic farming. The discussions are freewheeling and spontaneous, and the quality of the information, especially in technical matters, is often first rate. In discussing the merits of specific...
...which led Greer and Connolly to say in unison in the lockerroom after the game, "No more Wally Rutecki...
...There Any More Real Cowboys," the duet with Nelson, marks the biggest wasted opportunity since the parents of the sexpot next door went on vacation and you caught the flu. After a klunky key change halfway through, Neil and Willie join in alleged unison, and their quavery, out-of-pitch voices--so endearing separately--make as attractive a combination as fingernail and blackboard...
...hostage roll call and the border vigil by the diplomats were repeated on Sunday. This time all 39 Americans were together. After a quick calculation to make sure no one was missing, Conwell shouted, "Do you all want to go home?" In unison they replied, "Yeah!" Added Conwell: "O.K., fellows. I think we made it." This time the convoy did roll, and the patience of all of the negotiating parties in the strange deal that no one wanted to admit was a deal had finally been rewarded...