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Bringing sexy back.


I loved the November 2006 issue. David Parker's "Renegades in Birthday Suits" was a great read. As a presenter, I've seen the audience respond to risque ris·qué  
adj.
Suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or impropriety.



[French, from past participle of risquer, to risk, from risque, risk; see risk.]

Adj.
 work. Last year we presented a few companies from Europe, like Deja Donne and Marta Ladjanszki, which include moments of nudity and shocking content. They were surprisingly hard to handle here in the Midwest. Parker was pretty sharp and I look forward to reading it again. I also loved "They Did What?!" The photos were slick and it was fun to learn about some moments in dance history I hadn't known about previously. Thanks again for such a cool issue.

LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed.  FIRST

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LINK VOSTOK

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Thank you for three "Vital Signs" in November: "Feel the Heat," about the show Tango Fire that was featured on the cover; "Burlesque burlesque (bûrlĕsk`) [Ital.,=mockery], form of entertainment differing from comedy or farce in that it achieves its effects through caricature, ridicule, and distortion. It differs from satire in that it is devoid of any ethical element.  to Ballet," about the early days of Nevada Ballet Theatre; and "The Dancing Governor?" about Paul Noel Paul Wendel Noel (born August 4, 1924 in Midway, Kentucky) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'4" forward from the University of Kentucky, Noel played five seasons (1947-1952) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a
 Fiorino, known as "Dancing Paul." We need a dancing politician! Also, thank you for the photo of Zizi Jeanmaire Renée Marcelle Jeanmaire, known as Zizi Jeanmaire, (born April 29 1924) is a ballet dancer and wife of renowned dancer and choreographer Roland Petit. She became famous in the 1950s because of her titular role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949.  in the "Sexiest Dancers" featured in the "Lettters" column. She has been one of my favorite ballerinas since 1956.

DAVID McCLOW

GRANDVILLE, MI
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Title Annotation:Letters
Author:McClow, David
Publication:Dance Magazine
Article Type:Letter to the editor
Date:Feb 1, 2007
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