Eye of the beholder.I was disappointed in the body issue's very superficial superficial /su·per·fi·cial/ (-fish´al) pertaining to or situated near the surface. su·per·fi·cial adj. 1. Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface. 2. coverage. Surely it is possible to dig deeper. Although you mentioned "problem" bodies, every one of the pictures of famous dancers in your timeline showed them buffed to the max. What about Balanchine's impact on the ballerina image? What about dancers with bodies that might be rejected now, like Fonteyn, for instance. Today's hyper-extended giraffes can scarcely manage the "filigree filigree (fĭl`ĭgrē), ornamental work of fine gold or silver wire, often wrought into an openwork design and joined with matching solder and borax under the flame of the blowpipe. steps" that were the hallmark hallmark, mark impressed on silverwork or goldwork to signify official approval of the standard of purity of the metal, also called plate mark. The hallmark was introduced by statute in England in 1300 and enforced by the Goldsmiths' Hall, London. of such terre-a-terre dancers as Fanny Elssler Fanny Elssler (23 June 1810, Gumpendorf bei Vienna - 27 November 1884), born Franziska Elssler, was an Austrian dancer. Daughter of Johann Florian Elssler, a second generation employee of Prince Esterhazy in Eisenstadt. . Judith Judson Washington, DC |
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