Word: ballroom
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...formals, and if your dancing steps could use a little brushing up, Arthur Murray Dance Studio (364 Boylston) offers an introductory package of three lessons for $10. But if your partner needs more guidance than that give him or her Dance World's extensive $360 12-week course in ballroom dancing...
...wedding was quite the Harvard affair, with a guest list that included the Derek C. and Sissela Bok as well as Radcliffe President Matina Horner. Reverend Peter J. Gomes, minister at Memorial Church, performed the traditional wedding service, which took place in the ballroom of the Agassiz House. About 100 guests were present...
Less gymnastic and acrobatic than pairs skating, ice dancing, which bears more than a passing resemblance to ballroom dancing, works its wonders within a smaller compass. It allows no high lifts, for example, and spins are limited to 1 1/2 turns. "The difference is like that between poetry and prose," says Dick Button, the American skating impresario and Olympic figure-skating star. "They are two different disciplines. Both can be beautiful...
Fellow Britons like Diane Towler and Bernard Ford helped pioneer the ice- dancing form during the '60s. "Because they have a long history of ballroom dancing," says Button, "the British have been the most creative of ice dancers. It strikes a sensitive nerve in them." Soviets like Ludmilla Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov have also left their imprint on the form, but Torvill and Dean may be the first to reach the superstar status of such figure-skating soloists as Dorothy Hamill and Peggy Fleming. "All new skaters will in some way look like Torvill and Dean," says Button. "They...
...PLAY STARTS OFF lightly indeed. Sam (John Keene) and Willie (Timothy Benston), the two employees of the St. George's Park Teahouse, are alone at work, talking and preparing for an upcoming ballroom-dancing competition. With great spirit, they practice the quick-step and kid each other about dance partners. Keene and Benston develop a pleasant, relaxed rapport, and clearly define their characters--Sam is the gentle, wise adviser to the more clownish Willie...