A couple of recent theatrical productions come to mind: Dmitry Krymov's "In Paris," starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, with strict choreographic pacing, or Cate Blanchett's sinewy, awkward-elegant movement in "Uncle Vanya".
Awkward word for such an elegant composer.
For years, the young Waterston was one of our more awkward leading men, skinny and elegant and troubled, with such pronounced features and expressive eyes that you could not look away.
Some look elegant, while others look awkward and clumsy.
His choice came down to "an awkward one-bedroom or a more elegant studio," Mr. Glazer said.
My friends and I started a long e-mail thread about it, riffing that despite its elegant design, it seemed awkward and presumptuous.
Previously, the beautiful girls I had seen celebrated in films were either fluent in the language of social discourse, or adorably awkward in a trying-to-look-elegant-then-falling-down-the-stairs kind of way.
Places like this, elegant as they are, can be awkward if you're on your own.
As for his Paquita, Dorothée Gilbert, it is awkward to say that a dancer so skillful and elegant is also bland, but in that respect she epitomizes the Paris dance manner.
There were gangly, awkward music players before, but the iPod made listening elegant.
It's a process that is awkward and cumbersome to express in words, but appears exceedingly elegant in Dennis' video and photo depictions.
