Life of the leotard.Regarding "In the Stretch" (September): In the mid-'70s, Robert Joffrey sent my mother, Estelle Estelle - A Pascal extension for formal specification of computer network protocols. Protocols are described by modules which are communicating NFAs. Modules are arranged in a dynamic hierarchy and communicate at named interaction points. EstPC Compiles Estelle into C. petdingo Translates Estelle into C++ Adopted by ITU-T. ISO 9074 (1989). ["The Formal Description Technique Estelle", M. Diaz et al eds, N-H 1989]. Sommers, some new milliskin fabric from DuPont. Estelle and Bill Merriman, a costume designer, designed a unitard pattern for Joffrey. We at the Capezio Dance-Theatrical Stores began to buy it by the bolt for leotards. Estelle and I used to go to the basement of her NYC apartment in the middle of the night, and dye batches of the material in the washing machines there. Some time later, DuPont wove a cotton thread around their lycra--and we created the first cotton stretch dancewear with a sheen to it. Gayle Miller New York, NY |
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